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Don Johnson

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  1. I ask this, while risking being negged into oblivion. I am a parent of 3 boys 12 and under. They are not vaccinated (wife and I are, as are all adults in extended family). While the timing of the approval of vaccinations for children are a few months behind adults, they seem to follow the same path. And you can kind of see where this is going. Adults 16+ approved for 2 shots. 12-15 approved for two shots. 5-12 approved for 2 shots. Now 0-5 is about to be approved. Boosters recommended for vulnerable adults, Then boosters recommended for all adults. Now children 12-15 are approved for boosters. I feel comfortable saying 5-12 then 0-5 will be as well. Then you see boosters only last 10 weeks. Israel just approved 4th shot for vulnerable. I have to imagine that will happen here before to long. Then work its way down the age groups. Then you read concerns that so many shots in a short period of time could actually weaken immunity. That it could cause an immune system fatigue. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/23/world/middleeast/israel-vaccine-4th-dose.html And its not just that one article. Statistically my 9 year is not at risk at all. For example, we tested all the kids for antibodies and he was positive (timing would've been delta). We honestly have no idea when that might have happened, so he clearly had little trouble with it. For a kid like him, is he better off getting what could be 10, 15, 20 shots by the time he's 20 years old when he finally reaches an age where there's a sliver of risk of Covid - or - likely getting asymptomatic or mild Covid a few times (call it once a year) by the time he's 20? Which approach gives him a better immune system heading into adult life? I'm far from anti-vax. I'm not against it for my kids. I understand the community sacrifice aspect, but I also approach that differently as an individual vs as a parent. If the answer to the question "what is best for my child's body long term?" is "we don't know yet", I have a hard time with that when the statu quo is almost zero risk to my child.
  2. Like Brisket said, there definitely is an ethos to change. I don't think you can mandate it. It has to be a case by case basis. There have to be limitations. There can no longer be any jobs without paid sick leave, but I also don't think that amount should be unlimited if its the type of job that can only be performed in person. Something like 10 no questions asked sick days. Anything more or less can lead to abuse, doubts, questioning, resentment, etc. I once had a job where they just said we don't have vacation or sick days. You get four weeks off, use them how you need them. Beyond that, you don't get paid. On the flip side, if I've flown in for a "heated dispute negotiation" with one shot to work it out, I do expect my attorney there unless he's on his deathbed. And I imagine he expects himself to be there. That's just the competitive aspect of business and key players on a team. Lots of the time, there's isn't a wait until next week to close the deal, sign the contract, make the sale, etc. Similar to sports. If Quentin Ewers has a normal cold next year OU week, its expected that he will practice and play through it. There is no maybe we can reschedule. Those are ethos I don't see changing, and I personally don't want to change. In those cases, everyone kind of agrees to accept the risks.
  3. We to define what "sick" is. If I have a fever, I'm usually out for the count. But other symptoms I absolutely work though depending upon the severity. Often, I can go for a 5 mile run with a cough and runny nose and not miss a beat. And, in my mind, if I can go for a run, I can show up at work. One thing I did not learn until very recently is that 30-50% cases of flu per year are asymptomatic. Like Covid, do we define that as sick? We certainly never have because we've never known or cared.
  4. They already kind of have, with different quarantine recommendations for exposure. IMO, they need to tread lightly on this. There are lots of people who gladly got the vaccine over 6 months ago, but haven't felt the need to get the booster yet. You start telling those people they are going to be treated the same as unvaxxed unless they go get the booster right now, there's going to be backlash. Especially if those people have tested for high antibody levels, or just had a mild case of Omicron.
  5. Fauci says the reduced isolation period is because of the expected volume of cases.
  6. It sure seems like Omicron is going to burn through everywhere in the next few weeks unless there are lockdowns. And there aren't going to be lockdowns.
  7. I would french kiss someone with Covid before I'd ride in an elevator with someone with norovirus. I hate the stomach bug.
  8. Scary But got to read the article
  9. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html
  10. Omicron doesn't GAF
  11. 98% of the team vaccinated. omicron doesn't GAF.
  12. It's obvious to anyone paying attention than Omicron is taking over. But that is a laughable mistake.
  13. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html
  14. I think, per the CDC, you do not have to stay home if vaccinated. I think they recommend that you get tested 5-7 days after exposure and wear a mask until then. Someone who has been fully vaccinated and shows no symptoms of COVID-19 does not need to quarantine. However, fully vaccinated close contacts should: Wear a mask indoors in public for 14 days following exposure or until a negative test result. Get tested 5-7 days after close contact with someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Get tested and isolate immediately if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Self-tests are one of several options for testing for the virus that causes COVID-19 and may be more convenient than laboratory-based tests and point-of-care tests. Ask your healthcare provider or your local health department if you need help interpreting your test results. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html
  15. Once you get that negative test for a kid its like a get out of jail free card. We usually tested if they had symptoms. And strictly talking about kids getting Covid, most parents I know are more scared of the 10 day quarantine than they are of their kids actually getting Covid. My kids haven't missed a day of school since going back in August 2020. Haven't missed a football, soccer, basketball or baseball practice/game either. But there's no way they haven't been exposed multiple times. It's just impossible they weren't. I assume Parents probably just didn't test. And I can't say I'm upset about what I didn't know about.
  16. Link to Covid being spread on the field by players playing against each other. I don't think anyone sees that as a real concern. Lile lobo said, its all the other stuff that's the concern. Meetings, locker room, travel, etc.
  17. Has anyone ever been infected by playing football against someone positive?
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