MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:47 am
I'm clear in that post that weather plays a role in
when the "dry tinder" gets exposed. But it's the reality of lots of "dry tinder" that's the issue, not simply a re-balancing solely because of weather.
For instance, Florida's prior spike was in the dead of winter. It was no surprise that Delta raged in Florida this summer, given so many people unmasked, unvaccinated, inside during the summer, but it's the dry tinder that's the issue, not the weather.
Likewise, there remain large pockets of unvaccinated people susceptible throughout the country...add to these the reality that the vaccine efficacy wanes after 6 months and boosters haven't been pushed nearly as much as the initial vaccination...yet we need to get boosted.
And some areas (counties) continue to have lots of mask resistance as well...so, of course there's going to be spread when things get cold and people congregate, including the vax resistors.
And local (State) leadership and policies matter a lot to which areas have high "dry tinder". Florida's State leadership has been particularly awful, though some of the local folks have been trying hard.
But sure, COVID, for at least awhile (years), is going to be endemic, a fact of life to which we need to adjust...meaning getting boosted periodically (unless and until they figure out a longer lasting shot), rapid testing and quick access to easy, safe therapeutics (coming). And we'll need to where masks when in dense, inside situations. Much akin to how Asia did it pre pandemic.
Suuuure, walkin'er back a bit now I see.
The therapeutics are already in high gear. My eldest employee, 60, who was advised to not get the vaccine by his physician early on,,,,has pulmonary issues and been on prednisone for decades, just came down with cv-19 a few weeks ago.....wears a mask EVERYWHERE, has no clue where he got it. Felt like crap for 2-3 days, went to physician, tasted + with rapid, sent to hospital for mAb, had to wait for PCR from hospital, day and half later, had mAb treatment, and still took another 7 days to fell somewhat normal. Horrible metallic taste. Gave it to his wife, she also received the mAb, but after about a week and it took much longer to help...she felt horrible, but was not hospitalized.
According to my associate, the physician at the hospital advised him to get the Moderna in 90 + days, yet when my associate did some research he told me Moderna was not advised for people with pulmonary issues and for the to receive the jnj. Not sure if this is accurate, but certainly made him upset the physician advised incorrectly.