MCPS covid cases

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will only end once everyone gets it. Vaccines are helping lessen symptoms but isn’t stopping it. Once we all have it, it will go away. Locking ourselves away and trying to hide from it will only drag it out.

Tell it to the increasing number of folks who have been reinfected.

I probably just did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

Yup. You can't.

Get vaccinated, get boostered, wear a good mask, keep the schools open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

Yup. You can't.

Get vaccinated, get boostered, wear a good mask, keep the schools open.

At this point, is it really parties, travel, gatherings, and concerts that are driving surges? I don’t think it is, this virus has shown that it surges periodically at different times in different places regardless of people’s behavior. I know it makes people feel like they have some control by saying oh it’s these irresponsible people attending holiday parties, concerts, etc., but that is not what is actually driving this surge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

Yup. You can't.

Get vaccinated, get boostered, wear a good mask, keep the schools open.

At this point, is it really parties, travel, gatherings, and concerts that are driving surges? I don’t think it is, this virus has shown that it surges periodically at different times in different places regardless of people’s behavior. I know it makes people feel like they have some control by saying oh it’s these irresponsible people attending holiday parties, concerts, etc., but that is not what is actually driving this surge.

Um, yes, it actually is these places. Ppl I know in real life who got Covid recently: wedding, wedding, art Basel, basketball practice, maskless office environment, thanksgiving dinner. Plus congregate settings like dorms and nursing homes.

[Anonymous]

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Bad news for everyone:


As covid cases rise in the region, Maryland hospitals reaching near capacity


https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/15/maryland-hospitals-coronavirus-capacity/

Shit. You are not lying. I went to my gyno doc and she said they are having to send labor and delivery cases somewhere else as hospitals are full of covid cases. I did not believe her and went by Frederick Memorial on the way home. I was astonished. The lots were full and cars were wrapped around the building and down streets like snakes. I guess it is for testing. WTH! i believe we can do better. It is feeling like 2020 up in here. A lot of people who are fully vaccinated are getting covid and getting pretty sick to where they feel that they cannot breathe on their own and go to the ER or urgent care.

The article says the vast majority of people in the hospital are either unvaccinated or vaccinated but with underlying conditions. The hospitals are not filling up with fully vaxxed generally healthy people.

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

I have an underlying condition (high BP--thanks genetics) and if I'm that concerned about my health w/COVID I'll take the proper precautions for myself. I'm not expecting the rest of society to shut down for me. We're past the crisis point of COVID where we needed to shut down to get a handle on the situation. We need to move on and practice sensible mitigation without closing schools, going virtual, hiding out in our homes again. We have the tools (vaccines, boosters, masks, rapid tests) to be smart about this without being in a full blown panic.

[Anonymous]

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Um, yes, it actually is these places. Ppl I know in real life who got Covid recently: wedding, wedding, art Basel, basketball practice, maskless office environment, thanksgiving dinner. Plus congregate settings like dorms and nursing homes.

I don't think it's irresponsible, at this point, to go to weddings, basketball practice, or Thanksgiving dinner. Or to live in a dorm or nursing home. And there's only so much you can do about a maskless office environment, unless you're the boss. So that leaves art Basels, which might be the most irresponsible thing ever, I don't know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Um, yes, it actually is these places. Ppl I know in real life who got Covid recently: wedding, wedding, art Basel, basketball practice, maskless office environment, thanksgiving dinner. Plus congregate settings like dorms and nursing homes.

I don't think it's irresponsible, at this point, to go to weddings, basketball practice, or Thanksgiving dinner. Or to live in a dorm or nursing home. And there's only so much you can do about a maskless office environment, unless you're the boss. So that leaves art Basels, which might be the most irresponsible thing ever, I don't know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

Yup. You can't.

Get vaccinated, get boostered, wear a good mask, keep the schools open.

At this point, is it really parties, travel, gatherings, and concerts that are driving surges? I don’t think it is, this virus has shown that it surges periodically at different times in different places regardless of people’s behavior. I know it makes people feel like they have some control by saying oh it’s these irresponsible people attending holiday parties, concerts, etc., but that is not what is actually driving this surge.

Um, yes, it actually is these places. Ppl I know in real life who got Covid recently: wedding, wedding, art Basel, basketball practice, maskless office environment, thanksgiving dinner. Plus congregate settings like dorms and nursing homes.

Cry about it and stay home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are concerned about rising COVID cases and wish for your kids to go remote next week (not forever) write to the BOE.

If you're concerned, keep your kids home next week.

They just quarantined a whole class of K kids at our school because the teacher is sick with COVID, so yes, this is what we're doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

How do you know they’re not? Lots of assumptions here. Pre-Covid, I swear there was a birthday party invite every other week. I can count on one hand how many invites DD has received since the start of the pandemic and they were all outdoor parties. Are any of those bounce house places even still in business?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are concerned about rising COVID cases and wish for your kids to go remote next week (not forever) write to the BOE.

If you're concerned, keep your kids home next week.

They just quarantined a whole class of K kids at our school because the teacher is sick with COVID, so yes, this is what we're doing.

Teachers are behaving just as irresponsibly as parents, unfortunately. Expect a lot of whole class shutdowns after the new year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

Yup. You can't.

Get vaccinated, get boostered, wear a good mask, keep the schools open.

At this point, is it really parties, travel, gatherings, and concerts that are driving surges? I don’t think it is, this virus has shown that it surges periodically at different times in different places regardless of people’s behavior. I know it makes people feel like they have some control by saying oh it’s these irresponsible people attending holiday parties, concerts, etc., but that is not what is actually driving this surge.

Um, yes, it actually is these places. Ppl I know in real life who got Covid recently: wedding, wedding, art Basel, basketball practice, maskless office environment, thanksgiving dinner. Plus congregate settings like dorms and nursing homes.

Maybe the nursing home residents and college students should move back in with their families for a while until things get better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are concerned about rising COVID cases and wish for your kids to go remote next week (not forever) write to the BOE.

If you're concerned, keep your kids home next week.

They just quarantined a whole class of K kids at our school because the teacher is sick with COVID, so yes, this is what we're doing.

Teachers are behaving just as irresponsibly as parents, unfortunately. Expect a lot of whole class shutdowns after the new year.

You mean, like going to weddings, having Thanksgiving dinner, visiting children in college dorms or parents in nursing homes, that kind of thing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So do you just not care about vaccinated people who have the unfortunate luck of having underlying conditions? These are human beings!

So do you just not care about kids who have the unfortunate luck of needing to be in school? These are human beings!

I do care about kids. And I think they should be able to be in school safely. I wish their parents were prioritizing school over all their parties, gatherings, concerts, etc. so schools can safely continue to be in person. I get that I can’t dictate the priorities of others but I’m just so disappointed that many of those who care so much about keeping school open are making additional risky/reckless choices outside of school that actually put that in jeopardy and also jeopardize the safety of our community at large. The selfishness has reached an all-time high.

Yup. You can't.

Get vaccinated, get boostered, wear a good mask, keep the schools open.

At this point, is it really parties, travel, gatherings, and concerts that are driving surges? I don’t think it is, this virus has shown that it surges periodically at different times in different places regardless of people’s behavior. I know it makes people feel like they have some control by saying oh it’s these irresponsible people attending holiday parties, concerts, etc., but that is not what is actually driving this surge.

Um, yes, it actually is these places. Ppl I know in real life who got Covid recently: wedding, wedding, art Basel, basketball practice, maskless office environment, thanksgiving dinner. Plus congregate settings like dorms and nursing homes.

Maybe the nursing home residents and college students should move back in with their families for a while until things get better.

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess you don’t have a parent in a nursing home. The reason people are there is because they cannot be adequately cared for at home by family members who are not health care professionals.