You do you but masks are certainly not normalized in the states. I did a road trip through the south a few weeks ago and they are already the exception.
You do you but masks are certainly not normalized in the states. I did a road trip through the south a few weeks ago and they are already the exception.
That's cool and more power to you but I'm stopping as soon as I can. It's terribly depressing never seeing people's faces, difficult to communicate, and makes life very impersonal to me. I hate them with a passion.
How the hell has it been normalized in the US? I live outside of Seattle and see so many people still not wearing masks, anytime I leave my apartment I walk past like 4-5 residents not wearing masks just to get to my damn car or take the trash out. It got to the point I bought a portable washing machine and drying rack so I can do the laundry in my bathroom instead of using the shared laundry rooms in my apartment complex because people will walking into those closed rooms without masks on.
All these clowns not wearing masks while the pandemic is going on in a supposedly "blue" area, I don't imagine I will see anyone wearing masks by the end of the year.
But will you be shamed or look at differently for wearing one in these southern states though?
I can't speak for the south, but I was just in Pierre, South Dakota for a month and people there are not afraid to tell you their opinions of you wearing a mask. It's almost as if Covid never happened there.
I haven't been to the south in years but I'm still gonna say yes.
I don't think it's changed THAT much since I left.
Reason why it's difficult to put one's trust into what they say until they lose the patents Or who really knows, if people are expected to take a shot each year for one's own health then make sure that companies can make it
I hate getting sick more tbh. It's not like I am talking to strangers while outside anyway.
Didn't SARS-1 sufferers had immunity for over 10 years? I feel like there's more to research when it comes to long lasting immunity. COVID isn't close to be as unstable as the flu is.
I'm about to get my 2nd at the beginning of next month and seeing how I feel, but several coworkers or family members of co workers said they got wrecked by shot 2 for at least a day, some more than that vs almost nothing from shot 1
I'll get it as needed, but having to plan on taking a day or two off every year for it would definitely suck and shouldn't be downplayed if that becomes a thing.
I'll get it as needed, but having to plan on taking a day or two off every year for it would definitely suck and shouldn't be downplayed if that becomes a thing.
I rarely get sick and I talk to people all the time. Just reading people's micro expressions is something I greatly enjoy.
I mean yeah I wouldnt use it with friends or reunions. But I would while in crowds, riding a bus or the subway, etc.
Lol at promotes fear. Entire modern cultures have already normalized mask wearing during certain seasons.
Just quit crossing the street because you see a human in a mask. Get a grip!
Yeah, expected something like this.
After a year of the pandemic, I think I have adjusted myself to avoid all kinds of mass gatherings/crowds/enclosed spaces, so if I have to take a yearly shot, use a mask at all times when I'm buying groceries and doing vital stuff outside and only take it off if I'm with people I'm familiar with, I think I can live with that amount of risk.
But concerts, weddings, museums, going to a stadium? Think I'm gonna skip all of that and stay home instead, I can do with small gatherings and social distancing from now on. Better safe than sorry, after all.
After a year of the pandemic, I think I have adjusted myself to avoid all kinds of mass gatherings/crowds/enclosed spaces, so if I have to take a yearly shot, use a mask at all times when I'm buying groceries and doing vital stuff outside and only take it off if I'm with people I'm familiar with, I think I can live with that amount of risk.
But concerts, weddings, museums, going to a stadium? Think I'm gonna skip all of that and stay home instead, I can do with small gatherings and social distancing from now on. Better safe than sorry, after all.
Stop washing your hands before eating people, it's neuroticism and induces fear! Same with condoms, they are antisocial and hinder intimacy, do away with them!
Completely understand and respect that. I'm just on the exact opposite end of the spectrum.
Eh, it is what it is. Still looking forward to getting the shot next week.
Can they at least team up with someone to add cool bonus content? Like the Tifa/Butterfingers DLC.
Can they at least team up with someone to add cool bonus content? Like the Tifa/Butterfingers DLC.
Yup. This is a guaranteed yearly boost to Pfizer's profits.
Not surprised.
Masks are mostly to protect others, not yourself.
How this anti-vax rethoric is allowed here?
it's not normalized, never will be
no one wears one unless they are forced to wear one like entering a shop where they police it or something. it comes off as soon as people leave the building. and this is the north east, the most law abiding liberal part of the US
....and if you go to the south, well
And that's exactly why we have so many deaths a year later.
If that's how people want to live every year from now, be my guest. But "normal" won't come back because we wish hard enough.
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Boosters would be one dose for everyone of the vaccines. Pfizer and Moderna only need the second dose to increase efficiency and set up for long time, afterwards, the booster acts to remind your body about it (hence you only need one at that time). You dont need to go through the full vaccination again.
Yeah, I'm not surprised with how we already have variants of the virus spreading even faster now.
It sucks but not unexpected.
It sucks but not unexpected.
I'm vaccinated and will get the yearly boosters if that's what is needed. I'm not wearing a mask the rest of my life so I might prevent a few people from getting a cold. Call that insensitive or selfish because it is at some level but don't be surprised if the vast vast majority of people feel like I do.
I'm not going to wear one unnecessarily either but even though you've been vaccinated you can still be a carrier and transmitter.
I'm fully vaccinated but still wear my mask, eating at a restaurant will be the sole exception.
You are correct but the odds are very low from what I've read.
i got bit by my cat a week after I got the shot and it's been 9 years since I had a tetanus shot. My doctor decided to forego giving me a tetanus shot cause it was so soon after the covid shot and I was at least within 10 years of having a shot (from what I understand if you get punctured/ bit After 5 years of getting a tetanus shot they usually like to give you another just to be safe).
They need to get the fucking messaging on these shits correct because this along with the J&J pause is doing nothing but giving people reason to "fear" the vaccine.
There has been no messaging that contradicts potentially needing a yearly booster. Every long form interview with a CDC rep says we don't know, but a yearly booster is possible.
I've personally heard Fauci say as much.
US government aren't going to be giving those for free, Flu shots are charged to people, so most likely a yearly covid shot will also be
Been saying this isn't something that just goes away. We'll be getting boosters and possibly new vaccines for the rest of our lives.
It was always going to be this way. This isn't going to go away until enough people everywhere are vaccinated for long enough and for all the variants. Only after we reduce the virus's ability to mutate will we see a reduction in the necessity of protection.
"Normal" changes all the time. We will adapt.
Oh, and fuck off with big pharma bullshit conspiracy theories. That sort of "information" is the online equivalent of refusing to wear a mask in public. It's dangerous and uninformed.
"Normal" changes all the time. We will adapt.
Oh, and fuck off with big pharma bullshit conspiracy theories. That sort of "information" is the online equivalent of refusing to wear a mask in public. It's dangerous and uninformed.
Moderna CEO Says There Could Be a Big Difference in Your Next Vaccine
The rollout of vaccines across the U.S. continues to speed up, with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing that nearly 50 percent of the national population above the age of 18 has received at least one shot. While the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have both shown to be effective for at least half a year after they're administered, most experts agree that booster shots will be required for each to keep the public protected. Now, according to a recent interview with CNBC, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel says that the next COVID vaccine shot you get could have one big difference. Read on to see what this next dose could do, and for more immunization information, check out Dr. Fauci Says This Is How You Can Catch COVID Even If You're Vaccinated.
He revealed that following a Sept. 2o2o announcement that the company was developing its own seasonal flu vaccine, boosters in the future might be able to save you an extra trip to the pharmacy.
"What we're trying to do at Moderna actually is try to get a flu vaccine in the clinic this year and then combine our flu vaccine to our COVID vaccine, so you only have to get one boost at your local CVS store … every year that would protect you to the variant of concern against COVID and the seasonal flu strain," Bancel said.
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The rollout of vaccines across the U.S. continues to speed up, with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing that nearly 50 percent of the national population above the age of 18 has received at least one shot. While the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have both shown to be effective for at least half a year after they're administered, most experts agree that booster shots will be required for each to keep the public protected. Now, according to a recent interview with CNBC, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel says that the next COVID vaccine shot you get could have one big difference. Read on to see what this next dose could do, and for more immunization information, check out Dr. Fauci Says This Is How You Can Catch COVID Even If You're Vaccinated.
He revealed that following a Sept. 2o2o announcement that the company was developing its own seasonal flu vaccine, boosters in the future might be able to save you an extra trip to the pharmacy.
"What we're trying to do at Moderna actually is try to get a flu vaccine in the clinic this year and then combine our flu vaccine to our COVID vaccine, so you only have to get one boost at your local CVS store … every year that would protect you to the variant of concern against COVID and the seasonal flu strain," Bancel said.
Moderna CEO Says There Could Be a Big Difference in Your Next Vaccine
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel says that the next COVID vaccine booster shot you get could have one big difference.
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The idea is that if we can get enough people vaccinated, like Polio, then the disease would have no place to stand/grow and we could avoid constantly having to get shots. But since there won't be enough people getting vaccinated we'll never come close to a genuine herd immunity sooo... guess we're just going to keep getting boosters!
