Coronavirus **personal experiences** thread

Answer: there is no clear evidence answering this question yet. It was not tested during the vaccine trials. Some preliminary evidence produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca claims to show the vaccine might somewhat reduce the probability of a vaccinated person spreading the disease, but they don’t yet know for sure.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-transmission/fact-check-scientists-do-not-yet-know-whether-the-covid-19-vaccine-reduces-transmission-of-the-virus-idUSKBN29N1UH

The bottom line: vaccinated people still need to do the responsible thing - wear a mask and practice safe distancing around other people. If you are exposed to someone who might be infected, you still need to quarantine yourself.

Mother Nature may have another surprise coming:

https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=9711

About the new variant of the virus, the UK variant,

Looks like we need to have another shutdown, a really long and thorough one, so we can Build Back Better. :wink: How else can we reduce CO2 enough to save the planet? :open_mouth:

Yeah, it’s the shared-brain principle. One brain, divvied up between all the participants, IQ similarly watered down.

Like a bunch of years ago, all of a sudden everyone had “gravitas”. No one ever heard that term before, but then flick a switch, and everyone and his grandmother had “gravitas”. Hell, I got “gravitas”…

Does it hurt when you walk?

Nah, only when I wheeze.

I take it you’ve come to accept the conspiracy you faced at the hospital and are looking for new material, huh? Conspiracy around every corner for some folks.

Hi everyone, please be more careful to completely avoid the political side of the coronavirus discussion. Mentioning the name of any political leader or any specific country in an overtly positive or negative light, or veiled references to what you consider to be hidden motives or secret agendas of the authorities is bound to start a fight, so just don’t do it please. Any recent posts to this effect should be deleted by the poster. Thanks in advance.

Yeah it is worrying, at first it was the S.African variant that came into the UK (77 confirmed cases) that was spreading, but recently they found some that had mutated in the UK from the original strain very similar to the S.African one. I can’t find the article, but it was on the news. It seems to be much more easily spread, and although not conclusively proved, more deadly.

Side effects of shutting things down. One school district with 18 suicides since last March which is double their previous rate. Imagine that multiplied across the country. And that's just one side effect.

https://www.ktnv.com/news/coronavirus/ccsd-dealing-with-mental-health-crisis-18-student-suicides-since-last-march

So… a side effect of shutting things down since March. Surely not a a side effect of a raging pandemic that’s killed over 400,000, huh?

Wellp, in the bright(?) side, they can all be counted as corovirus-related deaths… <snark/>

Well, Ok. I guess there is that. I stand corrected.

:laughing:

Beer thirty.

Thanks for making the call. :smiley:

:beer:

Here’s an illustrated guide from the CDC to fakery, counterfeits and lies from mask manufacturers:

Hat tip to: What do coronavirus variants mean for your masks?

Apparently, some good news! Although preliminary!
The new:

The article:
Plitidepsin has potent preclinical efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 by targeting the host protein eEF1A
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/01/22/science.abf4058


Meanwhile, here we had the worst day since this all started. More than 300 deaths and above 16.400 cases in one day…

Also, a thing that should be noted, although still under investigation/research.

In a nursing home, some “clients” and carers were vaccinated with the 1st dose.
Meanwhile, they got infected, although all are asymptomatic.
They are now waiting for the 2nd dose, although I’m not sure if they will take it on the scheduled time or if it will be delayed.
No further information on this, but if relevant I’ll update.

Stay safe folks
:beer: