Covfefe-19 The 12th Part: The Only Thing Worse Than This New Board Is TrumpVirus2020

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

A friend tweeted that Abbott wants the Spring Break business. Kids will travel there and bring the virus back. Good times.

The universe will be a better palace when Abbott kicks the bucket.

let’s let this run rampant and give variants more time and people to spread to

 

[Jeb2020]

The universe will be a better palace when Abbott kicks the bucket.

let’s let this run rampant and give variants more time and people to spread to

That’s not how it works CupCake.

#CovidZombies

 

[Jeb2020]

Wearing of masks by healthy people is pseudoscience nonsense

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

It’s like I’m on Nextdoor when brainless trolls try to tell people who have actually studied epidemiology that we don’t understand how this works.

the MN vaccine rollout sounds way better than MA amd some states but man it has issues. North Dakota is vaccinating below 65 with underlying conditions. Minnesota isn’t. Minnesotans flooded ND pharmacies and drive 6-7 hours for shots. ND realizes this is happening and now limits to ND residents and some Minnesotans are pissed.
ND has right to limit to their citizens because we need some order here to stop complete chaos- but I don’t blame someone with a condition going to a neighboring state to try and protect themselves because their state says they aren’t ready.

oh and dx- DC has asthma as qualifying condition. I have coworkers in their 20s now able to get vaccine because they have asthma

 

[Handyman]

Biden now says all Americans on track to have vaccine by end of may instead of July

Well it moved to July originally because J&J said they were behind projections. Now they have guaranteed the number for end of March and with Merck helping they should be able to mass produce beyond original numbers.

Now someone tell Karen McCain so she can shut her piehole ;^)

 

[Handyman]

It’s like I’m on Nextdoor when brainless trolls try to tell people who have actually studied epidemiology that we don’t understand how this works.

the MN vaccine rollout sounds way better than MA amd some states but man it has issues. North Dakota is vaccinating below 65 with underlying conditions. Minnesota isn’t. Minnesotans flooded ND pharmacies and drive 6-7 hours for shots. ND realizes this is happening and now limits to ND residents and some Minnesotans are ****ed.
ND has right to limit to their citizens because we need some order here to stop complete chaos- but I don’t blame someone with a condition going to a neighboring state to try and protect themselves because their state says they aren’t ready.

oh and dx- DC has asthma as qualifying condition. I have coworkers in their 20s now able to get vaccine because they have asthma

Well to be fair NoDak has only 700k people. Minnesota has already vaccinated more than that with at least one dose. Hell we have given over 470k second doses if the web site is to be believed.

I mean supposedly 45k doses of J&J are on the way. That barely bakes a dent here but that is like 6% of the NoDakers in total.

I am not excusing our rollout but it is kind of apples and oranges. I mean hell Minneapolis alone has half the people as Nodak and 10000000% more trees ;^)

(I know you know all of this)

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Well to be fair NoDak has only 700k people. Minnesota has already vaccinated more than that with at least one dose. Hell we have given over 470k second doses if the web site is to be believed.

I mean supposedly 45k doses of J&J are on the way. That barely bakes a dent here but that is like 6% of the NoDakers in total.

I am not excusing our rollout but it is kind of apples and oranges. I mean hell Minneapolis alone has half the people as Nodak and 10000000% more trees ;^)

(I know you know all of this)

It’s gonna be an issue for any states who have drastically different phases going on than their neighbors.
My next door today has an old white lady screaming that walz favors rural areas and they’re getting too much vaccine compared to the cities. My god.

on a funnier note my dad got his second shot yesterday and people in the waiting room accused him of cheating because they said no way can he be over 65

 

[Jeb2020]

It’s like I’m on Nextdoor when brainless trolls try to tell people who have actually studied epidemiology that we don’t understand how this works.

You got it Doc.


Yes, reality has become THIS f*cking stupid!

 

[dxmnkd316]

It’s like I’m on Nextdoor when brainless trolls try to tell people who have actually studied epidemiology that we don’t understand how this works.

the MN vaccine rollout sounds way better than MA amd some states but man it has issues. North Dakota is vaccinating below 65 with underlying conditions. Minnesota isn’t. Minnesotans flooded ND pharmacies and drive 6-7 hours for shots. ND realizes this is happening and now limits to ND residents and some Minnesotans are ****ed.
ND has right to limit to their citizens because we need some order here to stop complete chaos- but I don’t blame someone with a condition going to a neighboring state to try and protect themselves because their state says they aren’t ready.

oh and dx- DC has asthma as qualifying condition. I have coworkers in their 20s now able to get vaccine because they have asthma

maybe Minnesota will come around. But again, I want the elderly to get it first. 65+ for sure. We need them protected.

I just want to hug my mom. I've gotten to hug her once since my wedding and that was at the second of my cousins' funerals (i have literally no idea how to properly word and punctuate that) when the whole family was shell shocked.

Honestly, I think North Dakotans should be pissed but they can sit on that outrage and spin. That's the every man for himself jesusstan they built for themselves. I'm glad Minnesotans abused that. We'd have lost a few hundred less people, maybe more, if those two halves of a real state acted responsibly.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Merck stepping up was good news. That has to be a complicated agreement.

 

[Handyman]

It’s gonna be an issue for any states who have drastically different phases going on than their neighbors.
My next door today has an old white lady screaming that walz favors rural areas and they’re getting too much vaccine compared to the cities. My god.

on a funnier note my dad got his second shot yesterday and people in the waiting room accused him of cheating because they said no way can he be over 65

Wait...they say Walz is favoring the rural? Dont they accuse him of caring too much about us?

And your dad looks way younger than 65!

 

[Handyman]

Biden calling on all states to vaccinate every educator by end of March...even though I doubt that includes me I think that is a smart play!

 

[Drew S.]

It’s like I’m on Nextdoor when brainless trolls try to tell people who have actually studied epidemiology that we don’t understand how this works.

the MN vaccine rollout sounds way better than MA amd some states but man it has issues. North Dakota is vaccinating below 65 with underlying conditions. Minnesota isn’t. Minnesotans flooded ND pharmacies and drive 6-7 hours for shots. ND realizes this is happening and now limits to ND residents and some Minnesotans are ****ed.
ND has right to limit to their citizens because we need some order here to stop complete chaos- but I don’t blame someone with a condition going to a neighboring state to try and protect themselves because their state says they aren’t ready.

oh and dx- DC has asthma as qualifying condition. I have coworkers in their 20s now able to get vaccine because they have asthma

It really is hard to work out why it continues to be allowed.

Maine has opened it up to anyone 60 and over and you don't have to have any underlying health conditions. My guess would be by the end of the month anyone will be able to get a shot.

 

[dxmnkd316]

What's the point of vaccinating the teachers of the kids are just going to spread it? I've never actually figured out the logic here

 

[Drew S.]

What's the point of vaccinating the teachers of the kids are just going to spread it? I've never actually figured out the logic here

I think the logic is that teachers and staff are most vulnerable in schools so getting vaccinated gives them some protection. Your point is spot on though, having schools open is going to spread the virus. I’ve posted this before but no way you convince me schools haven’t played a big role in spreading it in he northeast given the timing of when schools went back and when the virus spiked.

One thing that I haven’t seen talked about but is likely a big cause of spread is a decent amount of kids work during the school year. My wife mentioned there are a bunch of kids at her school that work at Dunkin Donuts. If you have kids who are exposed to two separate large groups of people I would think their odds of getting infected go way up and also are very likely to spread it to other people.

 

[SJHovey]

maybe Minnesota will come around. But again, I want the elderly to get it first. 65+ for sure. We need them protected.

I just want to hug my mom. I've gotten to hug her once since my wedding and that was at the second of my cousins' funerals (i have literally no idea how to properly word and punctuate that) when the whole family was shell shocked.

Honestly, I think North Dakotans should be ****ed but they can sit on that outrage and spin. That's the every man for himself jesusstan they built for themselves. I'm glad Minnesotans abused that. We'd have lost a few hundred less people, maybe more, if those two halves of a real state acted responsibly.

I think to suggest "outrage" is a bit of an exaggeration.

There have been about 15,000 non-residents vaccinated in North Dakota. According to the health department, the vast majority were college students, non-residents who work in North Dakota, non-residents whose primary physician is in North Dakota, or some healthcare workers. In other words, a lot of non-resident college students, as well as people from the border areas of surrounding states who either work or get their healthcare in places like Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck or Williston.

But, they were starting to see some people trying to travel to ND to get vaccinations, much like we saw in Florida and elsewhere, so the Health Department simply reminded providers that they have to be a qualified non-resident, such as the categories I described.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

So glad Texas has declared the pandemic over. Now we can all get on with our lives. Herd immunity is here so don't worry if you have the vaccine or not it's no long necessary.

 

[BassAle]

What's the point of vaccinating the teachers of the kids are just going to spread it? I've never actually figured out the logic here

to keep teachers from dying if the kids do spread it...

my BIL is a superintendent in New Hampshire. He had teachers sue the school district because they wanted special accommodation so they didn't have to teach in person because they had some kind of comorbidity like obesity, diabetes, or asthma

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

I am very thankful that my parents in Houston have had both doses before the governor started with his latest nonsense.
My brother and sister-in-law volunteered at one of the large vaccination events and will be able to register for their shots soon thanks to that volunteer work. They are both able to work from home, but I know my brother had been venturing out and doing grocery shopping for himself and my parents. I wonder if that will reverse now that my mom is vaccinated, if she'll shop for them.

 

[Kepler]

What's the point of vaccinating the teachers of the kids are just going to spread it? I've never actually figured out the logic here

To keep the teachers alive.