Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have had Covid lately. People who were super careful but finally thought they could relax a bit and travel or go out to eat. And once one of them went down, they realized they spread it to a LOT of people.

I know most of them tested at home and didn't report it to the county so I think we have no idea how many people have Covid right now. Also, with cases being milder (for some), many dismiss it and don't bother testing.

With masks going away (people aren't wearing them in even places where it's mandatory) I think we are pretty screwed. If nothing else, Americans have shown how selfish they are and that they don't really care if they infect their own families - they aren't going to deal with any inconvenience.

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Anonymous wrote:Omicron really is less dangerous. A number of the most vulnerable, seniors and those with health conditions and those who refuse to vaccinate, have already had covid and recovered or not. Now, the virus has mutated to become more transmissible and much less lethal. The pandemic is over.

A new variant could be worse, and the pandemic could return. But right now, the pandemic is over.

Its not over.

Yes, it is.

It was refreshing to go away for spring break and not have to wear a mask, except for on the plane, all week.

No, it’s not. You don’t make that determination. The actual experts do.

Which experts? The pandemic has biological and psychology/social roots and they are very much distinct. The pandemic's end will be marked by psychology, not biology. In other words, when people and society say it is over, it is over. Any intelligent person can see this.

Signed.
A psychologist (I guess not a public health "expert" caught in the pandemic of bureaucracy waiting for case counts to dictate the end of the pandemic)

You clearly aren't a very good psychologist. It over when it stabilizes to a small number of cases and doesn't cause huge outbreaks, cause high numbers of deaths and mutations. We are far from there, thanks to people like you.

I happen to agree 100% with the psychologist.

Public health is defined as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.” From the CDC declaring masking unnecessary to prevent PPP shortages amongst medical professionals to the premature advocacy for widespread booster shots - it is evident that behavioral outcomes throughout the course of this pandemic have largely been driven by psychology, rather than science or data.

- Statistician

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have had Covid lately. People who were super careful but finally thought they could relax a bit and travel or go out to eat. And once one of them went down, they realized they spread it to a LOT of people.

I know most of them tested at home and didn't report it to the county so I think we have no idea how many people have Covid right now. Also, with cases being milder (for some), many dismiss it and don't bother testing.

With masks going away (people aren't wearing them in even places where it's mandatory) I think we are pretty screwed. If nothing else, Americans have shown how selfish they are and that they don't really care if they infect their own families - they aren't going to deal with any inconvenience.

You can’t hide the things that really matter: hospitalization and deaths. And those look fine. It's not 2020 anymore; in a post-vaccine world, it doesn't make sense to focus on case counts.

Actually getting Covid matters to some of us.

Then don't get it. You have options.

We are mostly home but it’s very difficult to avoid everything. So tired of people like you.

NP.

The self-centered thinking of this mindset blows my mind. That the world should adapt to your needs instead of you accepting that the vast majority of people are genuinely able to adapt and move on to a new normal. I know others will name call me and say we are all supposed to adapt indefinitely to protect everyone for I guess however many years. I just don’t agree and have never understood how this isn’t completely self-absorbed and entitled.

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Anonymous wrote:Omicron really is less dangerous. A number of the most vulnerable, seniors and those with health conditions and those who refuse to vaccinate, have already had covid and recovered or not. Now, the virus has mutated to become more transmissible and much less lethal. The pandemic is over.

A new variant could be worse, and the pandemic could return. But right now, the pandemic is over.

Its not over.

Yes, it is.

It was refreshing to go away for spring break and not have to wear a mask, except for on the plane, all week.

Wasn't refreshing for my cousin, who got covid that morphed into pneumonia.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is testing anymore. We've received several emails about cases in my kids' schools.

This is the real issue or home testing. We've been sick and we home tested but did not bother with a PRC as we were too sick to go and what was the point given we were home.

Anonymous wrote:I saw a recent news story that almost 50% of people who had Covid still have symptoms/problems 4 months later. That’s what I am concerned about now that the disease it causes is initially mild compared to earlier variants.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have had Covid lately. People who were super careful but finally thought they could relax a bit and travel or go out to eat. And once one of them went down, they realized they spread it to a LOT of people.

I know most of them tested at home and didn't report it to the county so I think we have no idea how many people have Covid right now. Also, with cases being milder (for some), many dismiss it and don't bother testing.

With masks going away (people aren't wearing them in even places where it's mandatory) I think we are pretty screwed. If nothing else, Americans have shown how selfish they are and that they don't really care if they infect their own families - they aren't going to deal with any inconvenience.

You can’t hide the things that really matter: hospitalization and deaths. And those look fine. It's not 2020 anymore; in a post-vaccine world, it doesn't make sense to focus on case counts.

Actually getting Covid matters to some of us.

Then don't get it. You have options.

We are mostly home but it’s very difficult to avoid everything. So tired of people like you.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have had Covid lately. People who were super careful but finally thought they could relax a bit and travel or go out to eat. And once one of them went down, they realized they spread it to a LOT of people.

I know most of them tested at home and didn't report it to the county so I think we have no idea how many people have Covid right now. Also, with cases being milder (for some), many dismiss it and don't bother testing.

With masks going away (people aren't wearing them in even places where it's mandatory) I think we are pretty screwed. If nothing else, Americans have shown how selfish they are and that they don't really care if they infect their own families - they aren't going to deal with any inconvenience.

You can’t hide the things that really matter: hospitalization and deaths. And those look fine. It's not 2020 anymore; in a post-vaccine world, it doesn't make sense to focus on case counts.

Actually getting Covid matters to some of us.

Then don't get it. You have options.

We are mostly home but it’s very difficult to avoid everything. So tired of people like you.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have had Covid lately. People who were super careful but finally thought they could relax a bit and travel or go out to eat. And once one of them went down, they realized they spread it to a LOT of people.

I know most of them tested at home and didn't report it to the county so I think we have no idea how many people have Covid right now. Also, with cases being milder (for some), many dismiss it and don't bother testing.

With masks going away (people aren't wearing them in even places where it's mandatory) I think we are pretty screwed. If nothing else, Americans have shown how selfish they are and that they don't really care if they infect their own families - they aren't going to deal with any inconvenience.

You can’t hide the things that really matter: hospitalization and deaths. And those look fine. It's not 2020 anymore; in a post-vaccine world, it doesn't make sense to focus on case counts.

Actually getting Covid matters to some of us.

Then don't get it. You have options.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is testing anymore. We've received several emails about cases in my kids' schools.

Our last reported case was in February. We are now a week and a half past spring break.

Where are you?

We have a huge spike.

Fairfax County. I’m an ES teacher. We are a two teacher household and neither school has any recently reported cases.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have had Covid lately. People who were super careful but finally thought they could relax a bit and travel or go out to eat. And once one of them went down, they realized they spread it to a LOT of people.

I know most of them tested at home and didn't report it to the county so I think we have no idea how many people have Covid right now. Also, with cases being milder (for some), many dismiss it and don't bother testing.

With masks going away (people aren't wearing them in even places where it's mandatory) I think we are pretty screwed. If nothing else, Americans have shown how selfish they are and that they don't really care if they infect their own families - they aren't going to deal with any inconvenience.

You can’t hide the things that really matter: hospitalization and deaths. And those look fine. It's not 2020 anymore; in a post-vaccine world, it doesn't make sense to focus on case counts.

Actually getting Covid matters to some of us.

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Anonymous wrote:How's this possible. Shouldn't there be a spike like every holiday.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I know it’s hard to comprehend when the narrative you’ve been fed doesn’t prove to be true.

Thoughts and prayers.

There is a huge spike in cases in the northeast and DC. I know several people who have covid right now. Yes, it’s been mild for them, but it hasn’t disappeared. It’s continuing to mutate. I wish like hell it would go away because I’m going through chemo for stage 4 cancer and would prefer not to die of covid while I’m fighting the cancer.