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Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by gillytech on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:56PM (#32215919)
The Federal Government can't be expected to pay/mandate payment for every citizen's inconvenience and health problem.

You lost a week's pay because you couldn't work because you were ill. Not because some politician was mean and didn't pay you or tell your boss to pay you.

Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by ipaddr on Sunday July 24, 2022 @03:48PM (#32216977)
If they mandate something they need to provide the support. If they cannot afford it they shouldn't pass on those costs to citizens.
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Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by dang on Monday July 25, 2022 @03:51PM (#32230018)
> You are in need of a Tinder date who has syphilis

I can barely believe that you would post something as awful and as shameful as this, not once but twice (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32204895).

Obviously we have to ban accounts that post like this. I'm not going to ban you right now, but if you pull something like this again on HN, we will have to.

Please review the rules and stick to them regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by terminatornet on Sunday July 24, 2022 @03:23PM (#32216715)
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/transmission.html

> touching items (such as clothing or linens) that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids

> respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact

Sexual transmission is just one way monkeypox can be spread, not the only way. But you probably don't ever touch any items or have face to face contact so I'm sure you're good.

Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by gillytech on Sunday July 24, 2022 @04:41PM (#32217489)
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2207323

> Overall, 98% of the persons with infection were gay or bisexual men, 75% were White, and 41% had human immunodeficiency virus infection; the median age was 38 years.

Per an establishment journal %98 were gay men and 41% had AIDS? Ok, I've heard enough. Remember AIDS was going to kill us all by transmitting through toilet seats?

The virus fear-mongering has reached a fever pitch.

Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by terminatornet on Sunday July 24, 2022 @07:21PM (#32218808)
What is the point you're trying to make here? Other people besides you are being affected and we shouldn't care or try to prevent that?
Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by MattPalmer1086 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @04:42PM (#32217500)
There are studies that show asymptomatic transmission, but at a lower rate.

You don't have to have sex to catch MonkeyPox.