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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting post from an MD I follow on Facebook:

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It's been 8 days since my last Covid post. Again I'm simply trying to let everyone know what's coming, and hopefully give you a jump on what you will eventually see in the media. Even if this post isn't well received by some, you need to know the truth.

Today, Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on CBS, "Most people will either get vaccinated, or have been previously infected, or they will get this Delta variant."   Sound familiar?

His interview continued, "And for most people who get this Delta variant, it's going to be the most serious virus that they get in their lifetime in terms of the risk of putting them in the hospital," said Gottlieb, who was commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration during the Trump administration.

"This year's virus is not last year's virus," a quote from Dr. Catherine O'Neal, an infectious disease specialist at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

"It's attacking our 40-year-olds. It's attacking our parents and young grandparents. And it's getting our kids," O'Neal said. She said her Covid-19 unit now has more patients in their 20s who were previously healthy.

"You have to get vaccinated," O'Neal said. "That's the only way to end it. Masks and mitigation, they're not going to take it. It's going to be vaccination."

Delta variant Covid is now present in all 50 states, and Covid hospital admissions are up nationwide about 40%. Delta is more contagious and is attacking more aggressively in younger age groups compared to previous Covid strains.

[b]I will repeat my statement from last week: If you haven't had Covid and are unvaccinated, there is a significant likelihood you'll get Delta variant Covid in the next 60-90 days.

If that offends any of you then so be it. There is no more time to sugar coat this. [/b]

Vaccines are readily available and are your best tool to fight this infection. Almost 99% of all Covid deaths are now in those who are not vaccinated.

Don't wait until it is too late.

David B Wilhelm MD[/i][/quote]

It really feels like we are on the crest of a massive wave. We still have 100m Americans who are not vaccinated and are now dealing with a variant that is 1000x more powerful and transmissible. I personally know of 3 fully vaccinated people who are sick with COVID and are (fortunately) dealing with mild cases at home. I have a few friends with kids who are in two week quarantine due to exposure at camps.

This feels so ominous. I just want them to approve the vaccine for our kids so I can stop worrying. [/quote]

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