Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by version_five on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:36AM
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I'd argue a lot of people have already gone crazy and will do anything to avoid going back to normal and letting people live their lives. The obsession with the need for a "new normal" amongst some is really terrifying. There needs to be some targeted campaign to "deprogram" the people that have become obsessed with covid and make them move on. I'm serious about this, if we just pretend it will get better on it's own, there will continue to be these lingering theatrics - I don't want to see the world end up like air travel did.
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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by maxerickson on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:42AM
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No improvements to ventilation standards? No changes to work culture that encourages "working through it" instead of briefly isolating?
Like we have massive infrastructure in place to prevent diseases like cholera from being a problem. We should do more to mitigate airborne transmission.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by alistairSH on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:48AM
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Most of the hospitals near me are near capacity for ICU beds due to people refusing a free vaccination.
If I have a heart attack or car accident tomorrow, I’m at serious risk of not getting a bed and treatment.
If the anti-vac morons weren’t taking up so much space at the hospitals, I’d agree. But with numbers the way they are, “return to normal” is a pipe dream.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by ryanbrunner on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:59AM
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People have different situations. I'm severely immunocomprimised - while I get and understand that the world can't remain locked down indefinitely for a small segment of the population, I'm absolutely going to advocate for my own survival, and that doesn't make me "crazy" or that I need "deprogramming". It's not irrational to not want widespread transmission of a virus that has a 20% CFR for people like me.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by zapdrive on Saturday January 22, 2022 @06:27PM
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It's unfortunate for you, I understand. But where do we draw the line? I'm severely allergic to birch tree pollen, should I start advocating to burn down all the birch trees in the world?
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by McP on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:43AM
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CFR?
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by ryanbrunner on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:56AM
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Case fatality rate.