Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe Covid: study

Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by mixedCase on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:50AM (#29553808)

Except COVID is not the end goal here, it is living a full life in proximity to other human beings that comes with a risk of getting COVID. It is no different in purpose than driving for the most part.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:52AM (#29553870)

There's a wide spectrum of precautions available. I traveled overseas recently, but I KN95 masked on the plane and tested before departure and on arrival. I felt like I was living a pretty full life in Bora Bora, while also taking steps to ensure the safety of myself and others around me.

Same thing with driving; we have a variety of safety precautions - quite a few of them mandatory - involved that help tilt the cost/benefit balance in our favor.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by adolph on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @12:56PM (#29554800)

Why travel anywhere if you are living a flu life in Bora Bora?

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:14PM (#29555084)

Unfortunately, that was my travel destination, so I only got a week there. I heartily recommend a visit.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by adolph on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:18PM (#29555149)

It’s a pity you and your fellow travelers are destroying the world with your carbon emissions. Good thing you wear a mask tho.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:20PM (#29555168)

Good news: you can address that, if you're so inclined. https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/company/global-citizens...

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by adolph on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:33PM (#29559047)

With our Eco-Skies® CarbonChoice carbon offset sponsorship program, we’ll purchase carbon offsets on behalf of our customers so all their corporate air travel with us is 100% carbon neutral.

So they will buy carbon indulgences for your corporate trip to Bora Bora but not regular travelers?

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:36PM (#29559082)

It's presented as an option on checkout for any United flight, or you can do it directly after the fact at https://united.conservation.org/. $34 for my round trip.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by rajup on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @12:03PM (#29554046)

Getting back to life with COVID with the appropriate amount of precautions and restrictions has benefits. Current hysteria and alarmism shows we are not there yet.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by slingnow on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @12:19PM (#29554257)

These statements don't follow from anything anyone has said.

You would need to compare the benefits of driving to the benefits of living a normal life, and compare that to the risks of dying from each.

Why would getting infected with COVID have benefits? What are you trying to say?

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by landemva on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:08PM (#29555010)

'Why would getting infected with COVID have benefits?'

Why do you think you get a choice? Without extreme measures of staying locked up, most everyone will encounter the virus. Why not help your body deal with it by going for a walk today to get some exercise? Life is to live, not eat ourselves to overweight deaths.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by spookthesunset on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:31PM (#29555317)

> Getting infected with COVID does not.

Going to a live game has benefits. Do those not matter?

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by megablast on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @12:43PM (#29554591)

Yes. Pollution. Destruction of land. Serious injury. Noise. Urban sprawl.

So many benefits.

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