Posted by beckett2 on January 6, 2022, at 17:07:59
In reply to Re: Is there an end?, posted by linkadge on January 4, 2022, at 13:35:13
> >Pestilence took 6 years. I think it is going to be mostly over some day. We got better technology and hygiene.
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> Perhaps. We haven't eradicated the seasonal flu. Perhaps COVID becomes just a nastier version of the seasonal flu that just keeps flooding the hospitals year over year.
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> LinkadgeYeah. This from today's NYT. Shouldn't be a paywall. Let me know if there is and you want a repost. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests/former-biden-advisers-call-on-the-administration-to-change-its-covid-strategy
PS, the vaccines are a great benefit from science, and I feel incredibly fortunate to recieve them, boosters and all. Whether they are like a flu shot or a vaccine as some pedantics argue, side-effects and all, they are saving lives and decreasing the severity of illness, thus, hopefully, attenuating long-covid side effects.like a bird on a wire
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