Let’s be a little bit careful out there
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* I can’t speak for Rep. Kelly, but I, like many others, have been behaving the past week like I did in the old days and maybe I should start being more careful…
* Reuters explains why…
COVID-19 is generally less severe in vaccinated patients but that does not mean breakthrough infections will be benign, a large study shows. Researchers analyzed data collected by the U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration from 16,035 survivors of breakthrough infections, 48,536 unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors and nearly 3.6 million uninfected people. At six months after infection, after taking their risk factors into account, people with breakthrough infections had lower rates of death and long-term lingering health problems than COVID-19 patients who had not been vaccinated.
But compared to people who never had COVID-19, those who had breakthrough infections had a 53% higher risk of death and a 59% higher risk of having at least one new medical condition, particularly problems affecting the lungs and other organs. Even when breakthrough infections did not require hospitalization, the increased risks of death and lasting effects were “not trivial,” the research team reported on Monday on Research Square ahead of peer review.
“The overall burden of death and disease following breakthrough COVID-19 will likely be substantial,” the researchers conclude.
- Leslie K - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:39 pm:
Glad her symptoms are mild and wishing her a quick recovery.
I went to a retirement party last week. Small room, packed with people “eating” (and just not wearing masks). Based on the politics of the retiree, many in attendence probably weren’t vaccinated. The brief feeling of normalcy was not worth the worry that followed.
So far so good at this point, but I’m not taking that risk again.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:41 pm:
My sincere best wishes to a safe, quick, easy recovery.
OW
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:41 pm:
I postponed a trip to Paris because of an outbreak there and because I couldn’t afford to be stuck in quarantine for an extra week watching French TV and having meals delivered to my hotel room.
For those keeping score at home, it’s COVID 2, Paris 0 on my scorecard.
- BWA - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:51 pm:
@leslie - the retirement party *I* was at had plenty of vaxxed individuals, and the guest of honor undoubtedly has a political bent toward vaccination. Not sure where that came dem
- RNUG - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:51 pm:
We are vaccinated and living a semi-normal life. Doing mostly outside stuff as weather permits. Avoiding overly crowded areas but we are eating out in a few uncrowded places at off hours.
Figure the risks are no greater there than having the unvaccinated grandkids around after school most days. So far we’ve managed to avoid things …
- Dirty Red - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:59 pm:
Feel better, Rep!
- Leslie K - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:06 pm:
@BWA–we definitely were not at the same party. Although I admit I might have felt uneasy afterward even if everyone was known to be vaxxed.
- Juvenal - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:10 pm:
It’s a communications nightmare.
You want people to get vaccinated because it promotes the general welfare.
But telling people to get vaccinated because it will make them “safer” actually frames this as an Individual Benefit/Choice.
Info Consumers also have a hard time distinguishing between “Safe” and “Safer” and never read the fine print.
The facts are that 1 in 10 deaths are vaccinated individuals.
Getting infected, even if vaccinated, can have life-ending or atleast life-changing consequences.
The smart thing to do is always wear a mask indoors in public spaces where practical, avoid large indoor events altogether, especially where people are eating, drinking and standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:28 pm:
==The smart thing to do is always wear a mask indoors==
For how long? What is your cutoff for eliminating mask usage?
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:33 pm:
===What is your cutoff for eliminating mask usage?===
Don’t argue like a child here.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:36 pm:
It was a legitimate question. I want to know when people think it is ok to stop wearing masks. Nothing “childlike” about that question.
- IT Data Guy - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:46 pm:
– It was a legitimate question. –
Why is it such an issue to wear a mask? It’s literally the least anyone can do to keep themselves and others safe from any number of airborne viruses. It’s not living in fear, it doesn’t hurt anyone, it’s just a mask. My 5 year old complains less about masks than you do.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:51 pm:
=== I want to know when===
Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
That’s what I mean.
- The Dewg - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 3:18 pm:
-The smart thing to do is always wear a mask indoors in public spaces where practical, avoid large indoor events altogether, especially where people are eating, drinking and standing shoulder-to-shoulder -
Meh. I’ll pass, time for the theatrics to end.
- Norseman - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 6:38 pm:
I’m going to continue wearing my mask in crowded Indoor settings until COVID becomes a infrequent annual reminder by public health authorities to get an annual booster or whatever is recommended when this becomes endemic. This is especially the case since I’m living in one of the Covidiot states.