I'm not at all optimistic. The best I could dream to hope for is a reduction in extremely poorly designed policies that aren't backed up by data and lack understanding that any covid mitigation policy has not only benefits but also costs.B wrote:I guess it's a policy. A poorly-designed policy. So, I guess my point is, that I don't share 4/5's optimism that anyone can implement a "well-designed policy" regardless of how much data we have.
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"I want to see the whole picture--as nearly as I can. I don't want to put on the blinders of 'good and bad,' and limit my vision."-- In Dubious Battle
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Re: Anybody want a Corona?
less death.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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Re: Anybody want a Corona?
Depends on the policy, obviously. But it does seem that even a terrible blunt force tool policy like a lockdown can slow the spread of covid for a time. So that could be considered a benefit.verb_to_trust wrote:What are the benefits, exactly?
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And since this is probably what you meant, a bad enough policy may come close to providing no benefits.verb_to_trust wrote:What are the benefits, exactly?
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The planet is healing?verb_to_trust wrote:What are the benefits, exactly?
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Now I understand.B wrote:I'm not certain that Mrs. B will even unmask my children after the eradication of all disease.verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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If insurers stop fully covering covid treatment today, how soon do you think all the unvaccinated will die off?verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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No vaccine, but a lot of mitigation still in place such as masks and gathering restrictions, which supports that those restrictions helped keep infections down?verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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Let's try it out on smokers firstspike wrote:If insurers stop fully covering covid treatment today, how soon do you think all the unvaccinated will die off?verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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M’s game on TV and at least half the fans not wearing masks.Bammer wrote:Masks required again for outdoor gatherings of 500+ in WA.
That will be rough on Husky and Seahawk crowds but I don’t think Mariners or Wazzu will be affected.
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Re: Anybody want a Corona?
We should've tried it with GRIDS first, missed opportunity.verb_to_trust wrote:Let's try it out on smokers firstspike wrote:If insurers stop fully covering covid treatment today, how soon do you think all the unvaccinated will die off?verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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Virtue based health care is the new exciting frontiersimple schoolboy wrote:We should've tried it with GRIDS first, missed opportunity.verb_to_trust wrote:Let's try it out on smokers firstspike wrote:If insurers stop fully covering covid treatment today, how soon do you think all the unvaccinated will die off?verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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Our very wise Public Health professionals trotted out the recycled sentiment, "the stigma is worse than the disease" in the early days of our current pandemic. How can they be so wrong in ways that almost rhyme?verb_to_trust wrote:Virtue based health care is the new exciting frontiersimple schoolboy wrote:We should've tried it with GRIDS first, missed opportunity.verb_to_trust wrote:Let's try it out on smokers firstspike wrote:If insurers stop fully covering covid treatment today, how soon do you think all the unvaccinated will die off?verb_to_trust wrote:Isn't there like 300% more cases than this time last year when there was no vaccine? Do you honestly think the subsect of parents willing to vaccinate their 5 year olds getting the all clear is the point you can finally jump off the mask train?
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Re: Anybody want a Corona?
Timing could be big to avoid a post Xmas or even Thanksgiving surge.
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Re: Anybody want a Corona?
checking on things here. looks to be okay.
carry on.
carry on.
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now when i regular i can promote regularity
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Re: Anybody want a Corona?
i mean...you're not wrong.verb_to_trust wrote:You're all going to get covid. All of you. Your kids too.
doesn't mean people can't take preventative measures.
96583UP wrote:i recently bought travel-size packets of metamucil
now when i regular i can promote regularity
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Probably already had it and didn’t even know. All of you.verb_to_trust wrote:You're all going to get covid. All of you. Your kids too.
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