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Post by v9733xa on Dec 16, 2020 19:35:30 GMT -5
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Post by stringypoo on Dec 16, 2020 21:49:43 GMT -5
What I did not expect about this whole situation, especially being that it started here in China, is that I'd find this many months later that my experiences with it would be this different from most of the rest of the world. We still have new cases, but the numbers are very low, and society here is quite relaxed about the daily life in most areas, with masks only required on public transportation like some buses, subways, and trains. In some provinces, when there are as many as two new cases, the city will seemingly shutdown hardcore, or at least the neighborhood and surrounding areas. I'm not sure if that is why the numbers stay low or what. The claim is that most new cases do originate from airports that support international travel. Either way, I have been happy that despite working in a school with 500 students, I have not ever felt very much at risk. Not a single student or family in our school has been in contact with the virus at this time. Of course it can change at any time, but so far I just feel lucky during this time that I'm in this area and not in the other various provinces that see occasional case spikes, be them as small as they are in the reports.
I'm afraid I won't be able to visit home for a while... :/
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Post by v9733xa on Dec 17, 2020 18:06:40 GMT -5
What I did not expect about this whole situation, especially being that it started here in China, is that I'd find this many months later that my experiences with it would be this different from most of the rest of the world. We still have new cases, but the numbers are very low, and society here is quite relaxed about the daily life in most areas, with masks only required on public transportation like some buses, subways, and trains. In some provinces, when there are as many as two new cases, the city will seemingly shutdown hardcore, or at least the neighborhood and surrounding areas. I'm not sure if that is why the numbers stay low or what. The claim is that most new cases do originate from airports that support international travel. Either way, I have been happy that despite working in a school with 500 students, I have not ever felt very much at risk. Not a single student or family in our school has been in contact with the virus at this time. Of course it can change at any time, but so far I just feel lucky during this time that I'm in this area and not in the other various provinces that see occasional case spikes, be them as small as they are in the reports. I'm afraid I won't be able to visit home for a while... :/ It's been interesting to realize how diverse countries like America were uniquely at risk for something like this, exactly because we're not a monolithic culture used to doing what the government tells us. There's a reason why Japan has 125 million people and fewer than 3000 COVID deaths all year... and the U.S. has 330 million people and 3500 deaths YESTERDAY. There's something to be said for the value of diversity and an attitude of freedom and noninterference, but it's an unfortunate state to be in a country where the prevailing attitude is to doubt experts and not listen to authority figures.
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Post by v9733xa on Dec 17, 2020 19:08:25 GMT -5
Hahaha holy shit. It's toddler Pesci.
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Post by essien on Dec 21, 2020 3:45:03 GMT -5
The situation in the UK is deteriorating again with a mutated strain of the virus that's supposedly 70% more infectious. They've put the South East of the country under strict new lockdown measures - a part of the country which previously had much lower infection rates. The government had previously announced a five day nationwide relaxation of restrictions for Christmas but this has now been changed to one day for the rest of the country and not at all for the South East. Meanwhile countries are banning travel to and from the UK because of the new strain. I think this could be the first time we see our food supply chains genuinely impacted by the virus and not just by morons panic buying.
Hope all the marshers are staying safe.
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Post by stringypoo on Dec 30, 2020 4:48:53 GMT -5
Today I received the group message from a member of our school’s administration that the local government branch is prioritizing teachers in its first round of vaccinations. The problem is that there are two vaccines with very little known on them being the options. One was made and apparently lightly tested in UAE, and I’m not sure about the other really. Either way, it’s a situation I’m not eager to rush to, not knowing much about these vaccines yet. I think I’ll sit out on this first wave and see if there are any issues with these before I go in for the vaccine. But I guess it’s great that they’re thinking of their educators within their higher priorities.
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Post by v9733xa on Dec 30, 2020 18:21:57 GMT -5
Today I received the group message from a member of our school’s administration that the local government branch is prioritizing teachers in its first round of vaccinations. The problem is that there are two vaccines with very little known on them being the options. One was made and apparently lightly tested in UAE, and I’m not sure about the other really. Either way, it’s a situation I’m not eager to rush to, not knowing much about these vaccines yet. I think I’ll sit out on this first wave and see if there are any issues with these before I go in for the vaccine. But I guess it’s great that they’re thinking of their educators within their higher priorities. Our doctors at the office are giving vaccine info to the staff, so sometime next month it appears we will be able to receive one of the two vaccines in the U.S. I think. The logistics of giving them is very difficult and potentially litigious, so I don't know if our office will be actually administering them to patients, though.
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 9, 2021 18:52:15 GMT -5
Just a quick update that I did get my vaccine, provided by another office, and I'm feeling great! Arm hurt a bit for a day or so, but I'm all good now. Ready for the second dose the first week of February.
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Post by essien on Jan 18, 2021 6:34:46 GMT -5
How's the vaccine roll out going in people's respective countries? They're starting to vaccinate the over 70s in the UK this week (over 80s due to be completed by mid February). We're currently in our third full national lockdown and experiencing a second wave that's worse than the first, but it does seem like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Part of me is wondering how I'm going to adapt to going back to going outdoors after working from home and staying indoors for so long...
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 18, 2021 18:18:08 GMT -5
How's the vaccine roll out going in people's respective countries? They're starting to vaccinate the over 70s in the UK this week (over 80s due to be completed by mid February). We're currently in our third full national lockdown and experiencing a second wave that's worse than the first, but it does seem like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Part of me is wondering how I'm going to adapt to going back to going outdoors after working from home and staying indoors for so long... Poorly, for a variety of reasons. Foremost is over-promising from the (almost) former administration hoping to sabotage the Biden camp by making people think they're failing when so many were anticipated and so few were available. However, Biden now has the opportunity to look like a hero with his "100 million vaccines in 100 days" campaign, which might be doable but still ambitious. But once again, a decentralized approach by anti-federalists has led each state to have to figure it the fuck out on their own, which is a disaster for such a gigantic problem, and many are struggling to have a plan that sticks. So, I dunno. I'm fortunate I work where I do and I was offered the vaccine. I will have the follow-up shot in about two-and-a-half weeks.
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 20, 2021 18:20:37 GMT -5
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Post by colton on Jan 20, 2021 23:47:34 GMT -5
man i wish i could get a vaccine lol.
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Post by theblackpage on Jan 22, 2021 8:36:21 GMT -5
How's the vaccine roll out going in people's respective countries? They're starting to vaccinate the over 70s in the UK this week (over 80s due to be completed by mid February). We're currently in our third full national lockdown and experiencing a second wave that's worse than the first, but it does seem like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Part of me is wondering how I'm going to adapt to going back to going outdoors after working from home and staying indoors for so long... It's a joke around here. We are almost in the last position of EU countries. It isn't going fast enough. People are claiming they should get a vaccine as well and there is 0 structure. We also were already in a strong lockdown but now we are having a curfew as well. As from tomorrow we are not allowed outside between 9 pm and 4 am. Meanwhile anti vaxxers/anti lockdown wankers are protesting and taking over social media with their bullshit. The amount of bullshit I've been seeing around is insane. Yesterday I deleted a couple of people because they basically posted that they were against our government and claimed that covid is not as bad as it is. Meanwhile the girl I've been dating recently is having a hard time at work (she works as a personal healthcare assistant and currently studying to become a nurse). Her entire route has people infected with covid and yesterday she went to a woman who was diagnosed with cancer a couple of months ago, then got covid last week and when she entered the house yesterday the lady just found out she had about 3 weeks to live and there was nothing they could do. Imagine going into somebody's house to do a job and trying to help her the best she can and you see an entire family crying their asses off and they all run towards her to hug her..
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 23, 2021 19:26:40 GMT -5
First day of mass vaccinations in Delaware was apparently a disaster.
About 11,000 residents (all 65+) approved for a shot this weekend, and many apparently waited over 5 hours in their cars on the highways in the two large locations in the state where it was offered. The state is blaming the people for not having filled out their information fully online when registering. Lots of people just turned around and went home instead of waiting.
Anybody who thinks they're getting a vaccine in the U.S. -- who isn't a frontline worker or in a susceptible group -- is going to have to wait til the early summer, it seems. Hunker down.
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Post by v9733xa on Feb 5, 2021 17:41:28 GMT -5
As I posted in the shoutbox, I got vax #2 today. It hurts a good bit but so far nothing too bad. I have heard side effects like low-grade fever are not uncommon, so tomorrow might not be a great day. Let's hope I'm cool by the Super Bowl.
Everyone working at my office who wanted the shot I think now has gotten the second one too. We're on our way.
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