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Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

How does vaccinating help if it doesn't stop transmission?

It makes the people with medical anxiety feel safer.

Do you get a flu shot? Did your kids (assuming you have them, since you're here) get MMR, DTaP?

I guess what I'm asking is: are you stupid across the board, or just about this?

People declining the covid vaccine update should wake up and smell the coffee!

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Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

How does vaccinating help if it doesn't stop transmission?

It makes the people with medical anxiety feel safer.

Do you get a flu shot? Did your kids (assuming you have them, since you're here) get MMR, DTaP?

I guess what I'm asking is: are you stupid across the board, or just about this?

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Anonymous wrote:Does the vax stop people who would be asymptomatic carriers from becoming asymptomatic carriers?

Nope. That’s what the masks are for.

I feel like they both help

Sounds like solid science to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

How does vaccinating help if it doesn't stop transmission?

It makes the people with medical anxiety feel safer.

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Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

How does vaccinating help if it doesn't stop transmission?

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Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

The booster does not stop transmission.

The booster doesn’t stop transmission and it doesn’t appear to make any difference.
Vaccinated and unvaccinated in our home and everyone got covid for Christmas. It was low grade fever for a day and scratchy throat. It was basically a head cold with a fever.

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Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

The booster does not stop transmission.

Anonymous wrote:Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

* peoples’ failure to vaccinate…

Peoples value to vaccinate has contributed to the reason why we are in the second worst Covid wave ever per the CDC. Check out CNN’s website.

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Anonymous wrote:Why PP? What is it about this booster just curious?

My doctor and my kids' pediatrician weren't against the booster by any means, but they said not to expect it to have much of a benefit after about 2-3 months. I already knew that, but was a bit surprised they were both so up-front about it.

Was he/she/they suggesting re-vaccinating every three months??

No. I'm not that pp, but you definitely want to get the vaccine before respiratory virus season, when you will be indoors with more people. It's the same with the flu shot.

There's a huge spike in flu cases in the winter, but only a relatively small increase in covid cases. It's really not comparable.

Per the Washington Post, there is currently a Covid 19 spike occurring.

Define "spike." A 20% increase isn't a spike, particularly when it comes at an expected time of year.

In what world is 20% not a spike? It’s an absurd comment.

Look at what happens with flu cases every winter. That's a spike. Or the Delta and Omicron surges. A 20% increase isn't even noticeable except by looking at reported data.

What are you even talking about with your 20% increase? Locally, we are heading to the second worst wave ever (currently at about last year's peak already, with New Years to go). And cases all year round - unlike the flu.

No, nobody anywhere is in the “second worst wave ever.”

Agreed. The "second worst wave ever" claim stems from a misinterpretation of wastewater data.

From a different thread:
The "second largest wave" argument centers on wastewater readings. While WW is useful for seeing trends, it is not able to provide precise estimates of caseload magnitude. Many things can influence WW readings. Different variants can cause differing amounts of shedding and have shorter/longer windows for PCR confirmation. WW testing is also evolving, with improved methods of concentration and extraction being used, which could account for greater detection relative to prior years. WW readings should be used in concert with other indicators to assess trends and should not be used as an absolute caseload measure.

The key variables that matter are covid hospitalizations and deaths which are currently the smallest they have been in the winter season since covid emerged.
Hospitalizations: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklyhospitaladmissions_select_00
Deaths: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00

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Anonymous wrote:Does the vax stop people who would be asymptomatic carriers from becoming asymptomatic carriers?

Nope. That’s what the masks are for.

I feel like they both help

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Anonymous wrote:Why PP? What is it about this booster just curious?

My doctor and my kids' pediatrician weren't against the booster by any means, but they said not to expect it to have much of a benefit after about 2-3 months. I already knew that, but was a bit surprised they were both so up-front about it.

Was he/she/they suggesting re-vaccinating every three months??

No. I'm not that pp, but you definitely want to get the vaccine before respiratory virus season, when you will be indoors with more people. It's the same with the flu shot.

There's a huge spike in flu cases in the winter, but only a relatively small increase in covid cases. It's really not comparable.

Per the Washington Post, there is currently a Covid 19 spike occurring.

Define "spike." A 20% increase isn't a spike, particularly when it comes at an expected time of year.

In what world is 20% not a spike? It’s an absurd comment.

Look at what happens with flu cases every winter. That's a spike. Or the Delta and Omicron surges. A 20% increase isn't even noticeable except by looking at reported data.

What are you even talking about with your 20% increase? Locally, we are heading to the second worst wave ever (currently at about last year's peak already, with New Years to go). And cases all year round - unlike the flu.

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Anonymous wrote:Why PP? What is it about this booster just curious?

My doctor and my kids' pediatrician weren't against the booster by any means, but they said not to expect it to have much of a benefit after about 2-3 months. I already knew that, but was a bit surprised they were both so up-front about it.

Was he/she/they suggesting re-vaccinating every three months??

No. I'm not that pp, but you definitely want to get the vaccine before respiratory virus season, when you will be indoors with more people. It's the same with the flu shot.

There's a huge spike in flu cases in the winter, but only a relatively small increase in covid cases. It's really not comparable.

Per the Washington Post, there is currently a Covid 19 spike occurring.

Define "spike." A 20% increase isn't a spike, particularly when it comes at an expected time of year.

In what world is 20% not a spike? It’s an absurd comment.

Look at what happens with flu cases every winter. That's a spike. Or the Delta and Omicron surges. A 20% increase isn't even noticeable except by looking at reported data.

What are you even talking about with your 20% increase? Locally, we are heading to the second worst wave ever (currently at about last year's peak already, with New Years to go). And cases all year round - unlike the flu.

No, nobody anywhere is in the “second worst wave ever.”

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Anonymous wrote:Why PP? What is it about this booster just curious?

My doctor and my kids' pediatrician weren't against the booster by any means, but they said not to expect it to have much of a benefit after about 2-3 months. I already knew that, but was a bit surprised they were both so up-front about it.

Was he/she/they suggesting re-vaccinating every three months??

No. I'm not that pp, but you definitely want to get the vaccine before respiratory virus season, when you will be indoors with more people. It's the same with the flu shot.

There's a huge spike in flu cases in the winter, but only a relatively small increase in covid cases. It's really not comparable.

Per the Washington Post, there is currently a Covid 19 spike occurring.

Define "spike." A 20% increase isn't a spike, particularly when it comes at an expected time of year.

In what world is 20% not a spike? It’s an absurd comment.

Look at what happens with flu cases every winter. That's a spike. Or the Delta and Omicron surges. A 20% increase isn't even noticeable except by looking at reported data.

What are you even talking about with your 20% increase? Locally, we are heading to the second worst wave ever (currently at about last year's peak already, with New Years to go). And cases all year round - unlike the flu.

17% increase in hospitalizations nationally over the last two weeks. In Maryland, it's only 8%. Deaths and even ICU admissions have remained low for nearly two years.

There's no spike, just a small increase. We've seen spikes before-- December 2020 and January 2022-- and this looks nothing like those.

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Anonymous wrote:Why PP? What is it about this booster just curious?

My doctor and my kids' pediatrician weren't against the booster by any means, but they said not to expect it to have much of a benefit after about 2-3 months. I already knew that, but was a bit surprised they were both so up-front about it.

Was he/she/they suggesting re-vaccinating every three months??

No. I'm not that pp, but you definitely want to get the vaccine before respiratory virus season, when you will be indoors with more people. It's the same with the flu shot.

There's a huge spike in flu cases in the winter, but only a relatively small increase in covid cases. It's really not comparable.

Per the Washington Post, there is currently a Covid 19 spike occurring.

Define "spike." A 20% increase isn't a spike, particularly when it comes at an expected time of year.

In what world is 20% not a spike? It’s an absurd comment.

Look at what happens with flu cases every winter. That's a spike. Or the Delta and Omicron surges. A 20% increase isn't even noticeable except by looking at reported data.

What are you even talking about with your 20% increase? Locally, we are heading to the second worst wave ever (currently at about last year's peak already, with New Years to go). And cases all year round - unlike the flu.