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WHO's top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta
ozimoron replied to Jeffr2's topic in COVID-19 Coronavirus
European countries are doubling down on pressure campaigns to get people vaccinated just as Republicans continue to wage war — often successfully — against vaccine mandates in the U.S. Why it matters: The starkly different approaches create a sharp contrast between the regions' approaches to vaccination, even as the Omicron variant rapidly spreads around the world. https://www.axios.com/america-europe-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccines-a41663cf-decf-4256-a739-898eb318edff.html -
Ntsakisi Maluleke, a public health specialist in the Gauteng province that includes Tshwane and the biggest city Johannesburg, told Reuters that out of the 1,511 COVID-positive patients in hospitals in the province 113 were under 9 years old, a greater proportion than during previous waves of infection. "We are comforted by clinicians' reports that the children have mild disease," https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/safrican-official-says-number-children-sick-with-covid-19-is-not-cause-panic-2021-12-04/
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A couple of people have pointed out some salient facts here. Firstly, the response to any form of covid is typically mild or asymptomatic anyway. There are children being hospitalised and their reaction has previously been mild to non existent. The numbers are yet small and the average time to death is around 10 to 14 days. I'm not disputing that omicron may be a milder form than delta but it's a bit soon to be declaring victory.
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"Vaccines don't necessarily reduce the chance of getting covid," is misleading and false. The truth is that vaccines reduce the chance of getting covid by as much as 1:5000 compared to the unvaxxed. That figure is so pronounced that if you don't EXPLICITLY point that out with perhaps a qualifier that it is still possible then it really is a lie. Context is everything and your unqualified statement can be construed as an intention to deceive given that contradictory evidence has been provided here many times in the recent past.
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Agreed Agreed Incorrect. Your immune system will atatck the virus wherever it is found in your sysetm. It has been establiished that viral load in the nasal cavities is lower for the vaccinated and the decline is more rapid. Agreed Agreed True True You have skipped the single point of contention, effectively moving the goal posts. You unequivocally stated that vaccines do not work against infection.
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I think we all know this thread is really about covid which I believe is an issue which we can't afford the luxury to not care about. Certainly, when we have done everything we can to fulfill our public obligations we can switch off. However, those who choose to advocate a position one way or another with a goal to influence other people's actions and even their very survival should be forced to adhere to some principles.
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What has he done that's actually evil? Given that he's been wealthy and influential for 40 years now don't you think that would have manifested itself by now? Has he suddenly become evil now that it suits the far right to denigrate him? In what way is he a force for evil? Giving billions to charity, is that evil or good? The only issue here is that the far right need an antichrist to function.
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Have you restarted the laptop? Checked the disk utilities to see if it recognises the devices?
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The basis of the modern conspiracy theories is to make them so wacky that there is no real way to disprove them. Your example is a good one. There is no way to disprove that there is a teapot orbiting Mars so it's perfectly valid to insist one is and shout down anyone who challenges the proposition based on mere critical thinking.
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This is an indication of a descent into a dark period of our recent past when truth didn't matter and lies became the truth. In effect, what you are saying is that lies and misinformation share the same intellectual space as the truth and demands equal time and space and where the concept of unbridled free speech supplants the need for truth and equality. .