Topic: Corona Virus Panic/Discussion Thread

@Keith_Zissou I know a few who were wiped out by jab 2, but personally my arm ached a bit more and that was it. 💪

@Keith_Zissou Dunno, I went out out the Saturday after my 2nd jab and the hangover was a whole lot worse than the after effects of the jab. 😂

@Keith_Zissou I guess I had a similar reaction. The arm was sore for a couple days and I was basically feeling like I hadn't got enough sleep the next day (it was bad enough that I just went to sleep at like 2 p.m.) and that was it.

@Keith_Zissou I’ve had a weird feeling of a lump in my throat since my jab. I got hit pretty bad by it though. Everyone’s experience is different!

@nessisonett It all depends where the tracking device settles in.

@Th3solution Dang, I better call 0800-R1GHT-SA1D-FRED

We're up to 3 separate exposures at my daughter's school now. Lol. It's only been two full weeks of school.

Stocked up on ivermectin though, cause god only knows what's in that vaccine, so not too worried personally.

@zupertramp Is that ivermectin stuff the horse bum medicine that Joe Rogan was taking?

@nessisonett yes. Mr. "If you're young and healthy you don't need the vaccine" feels he needs a livestock dewormer. The jokes continue to write themselves.

@zupertramp He does seem to be making an ass of himself. Ba dum tss

It boggles the brain that people refuse to have the vaccine because they don't trust science or modern medicine, but will happily take worming treatment meant for horses and cows because Fox News says so. 🤦‍♂️

@mookysam @nessisonett @zupertramp Well, my aunt Millie got COVID and ate sardines dipped in buttermilk for 10 days and she survived so it’s proof it works.

But I’m going with the notion that amongst all my friends who play video games for at least 20 hours per week, none have died from COVID, so clearly playing video games is protective. I’m trying to increase my game time to get extra protection. I mean, there’s proof right there!

@mookysam I can't get my head round it either, literal evidence that a subset of people can't escape out an echo chamber or critically evaluate what's on their social media feed. I'm surprised American private healthcare will fund covid treatment for unvaccinated adults. Seems an obvious way to save a buck or two given they can barely provide type 1 diabetics with insulin.

@Th3solution Turns out being cooped up indoors playing games and shunning society is actually beneficial!

@JechtUltima I'm sure the next wondercure will be something like possum piss. Cue an upsurge in angry possum-related injuries. I once googled angry possum and was quite scared at what I saw!

@R1spam I guess some people just want their own narrow views confirmed, so they will never change their perspective, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Anti-vaxxers are one thing, but there are still people denying that Covid is even real. The American healthcare system is baffling all round and by the looks of it there's something quite wrong with the education system too.

So the good news is — ivermectin decreases sperm counts and diminishes sperm motility. 😁

First few days back in the office this week. All feels a bit odd. Monday I was the one person in from the department. Yesterday there were two people and today three. Next week a couple of people from my team are in full time also and people will start popping up as part of the hybrid working scheme. Man, it is so good to have face to fave conversations.

I don't feel too bad either, a bit more tired but that is to be expected with getting up earlier to travel. Didn't help that on the weekend one of the flats in the buildings where I live decided it was a good idea to pump out loud music from 4 in the morning.

Presumably, if enough patriots drink bleach, eat horse deworming paste, and pop anti-maleria tablets to treat their covid symptoms, the anti-vax movement will... take care of itself in due time.

@Ralizah Yeah, I had a similar thought. It’s a self-correcting issue. Darwinism in action.

@Th3solution Every cloud has a silver lining and all. 😂

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/joe-biden-covid-speec...

"At the center of Biden's new plan is directing the Labor Department to require all businesses with 100 or more employees ensure their workers are either vaccinated or tested once a week, an expansive step the President took after consultation with administration health officials and lawyers. Companies could face thousands of dollars in fines per employee if they don't comply."

"Biden also signed an executive order requiring all government employees be vaccinated against Covid-19, with no option of being regularly tested to opt out. The President signed an accompanying order directing the same standard be applied to employees of contractors who do business with the federal government."

YES

Finally. THIS is what I voted for: someone willing to be politically unpopular with his enemies in order to do the right thing. Not a namby-pamby fence-sitter who tries to appease everyone and gets nothing done.

I've gotten so, so tired of people just pretending like it's normal for the insane 1/3 of the population to hold the rest of us hostage by fueling the continual fires of a pandemic that's continuing to kill and hospitalize so many of our citizens.