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Re:Unvaccinated workers who lose jobs ineligible for unemplo... by scrollaway on Saturday January 01, 2022 @01:33PM (#29761159)
I'm vaccinated and effectively boosted. I've been going out tons and not being careful at all. I kissed my girlfriend recently who had as it turns out Omicron at the time. I have yet to catch it.

"Everyone" is a significant stretch. Yeah its seriously contagious but you, an engineer, should know better than deal with such absolutes. Viruses burn out long before they infect everyone, even without vaccines and even if they're extremely contagious.

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Re:Unvaccinated workers who lose jobs ineligible for unemplo... by lordloki on Saturday January 01, 2022 @07:06PM (#29764261)
You might want to knock on some wood.
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Re:Unvaccinated workers who lose jobs ineligible for unemplo... by throwaway55421 on Saturday January 01, 2022 @06:28PM (#29763975)
Let me know next month, I guess.
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Re:Unvaccinated workers who lose jobs ineligible for unemplo... by scrollaway on Saturday January 01, 2022 @07:20PM (#29764350)
Happily. And i fully realize that i obviously am not immune to this and could catch it at any point. My point was that just because it's highly transmissible doesn't guarantee transmission.
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Re:Unvaccinated workers who lose jobs ineligible for unemplo... by throwaway55421 on Saturday January 01, 2022 @09:09PM (#29765039)
Well sure. I apologize for using the word "everyone", I'm using it as a colloquialism.

We're not far off 1 in 5 _confirmed_ in the UK and most of that was pre Omicron.

Based on the experience of my friendship group I believe that huge numbers of people have probably had it and not even noticed. I finally had a positive test and it was indistinguishable from the other 30 times I've woken up a bit tired in the morning over the past two years.

You have to remember that a lot of people aren't tuned in to the "omg test every time you move" stuff.

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