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Originally posted by Huravill
What do you think about coronavirus vaccines? Should I be vaccinated, if so, which is the best?

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Originally posted by cdtm
Why are Florida politicians and activist claiming Florida is doing a better job on rolling out vaccinations for blacks and hispanics compared to Florida?

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid...a-vaccines.page


According to this, in New York City only 4 percent of blacks and hispanics are partially and fully vaccinated.

Florida has 6%, according to the very article blasting Florida leaders.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nb...amp/ncna1259204


P.S., New York had a "Pacific Islander" category under race. Never heard that used before.

Highest percentage of vaccinations at 16%, beats whites at 7%. Why the disparity for pacific islanders?

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Originally posted by Newjak
Texas and Mississippi governors have both decided to drop mask mandates and allow all businesses tob100% reopen.

Like is Texas trying to kill off their population?

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Originally posted by Robtard
It's likely going to go back to a shitshow in those states, not opening slowly in stages like other states are doing.

Greg Abbott is doing it to appease people and to help distract away from the power grid shitshow that just happened in TX. It will probably end up being a short term win for him.

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Originally posted by Robtard
After Lifting Covid Restrictions, Gov. Greg Abbott Claims Undocumented Immigrants Are Spreading Virus In Texas

One day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) eliminated most of his state’s coronavirus restrictions, the governor claimed immigrants released into his state by federal authorities are helping to spread the virus. -snip



He's also the fool who opposed Covid testing for immigrants.

It's like he's aware that opening up his state fully and so quickly will likely have disastrous results and he is preemptively creating a bogeyman to then blame it on.

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Originally posted by dadudemon
How fast does it mutate?

Much slower than the seasonal flu.



Does it recur?

Yes, which is why people find it absurd to keep locked down until 2022. With a viable vaccine, in large quantities, not being available until Q3-ish 2021, this has people worried. The virus is not "biphasic" if that's what you meant. But like all of the seasonal flu issues, you'll have mutations that may vary enough that you won't have immunity from it and you'll get sick all over again. Just like Rhinovirus. Just like the various strains of H1N1, H3N2, etc.



Does it do permanent damage to our bodies (to a significant enough portion of the ones considered “not at risk”)?

No. And healthy individuals extremely rarely die from it. Estimates range from a large minority to a significant majority being asymptomatic. Of the ones who do get ill, half to a majority only experience mild symptoms. Of the ones who get severely ill, only 4% require hospitalization. Of the ones that require hospitalization, at the highest level of risk (age 85+), case fatality rate ranged from 10%-27%.

With a mortality rate at about the same as the seasonal flu but a higher R0, it's still not on track to kill as many people as the rhinovirus (common cold) kills in children, alone, each year. For context, about 2 million children die each year from the complications related to rhinovirus. The rhinovirus was discovered to have a higher mortality rate than even the flu. We do not have a vaccine for the rhinovirus. We do not shut the world down for the flu and cold season.



How long does the immunity last?

Any numbers would be an educated guess but since coronavirus mutates more slowly than the flu, the answer is "longer than the flu."



Is there a chance we can get reinfected again?

Answered previously with the biphasic point.



Is there a chance for the immune and asymptomatic to transmit the virus to their loved ones who are then vulnerable.

Yes, but only in a small window where an asymptomatic carrier "sheds" the virus. This window is about 14 days. If you were ill, about 3 days after you are symptom free.



To the rest of your point, the most effective and least "life-cost" method is to protect the elderly and vulnerable for 4-6 weeks but get everyone else to stay out and about as much as possible to reach heard immunity as quickly as possible. That's the suggestion of leading epidemiologists from Stanford.


https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10....3.28.20036715v3

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Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
So you are saying like DDM you think this enormous extra spike in deaths is not being caused by COVID 19...

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Originally posted by Adam_PoE
He is only opening the state at all to appease the Trumpers who are upset of his handling of the energy situation there.

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Originally posted by Robtard
Yep, was noted earlier. A potentially dangerous distraction.

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Originally posted by Robtard
Likewise!

Hope Northern Nigeria is treating you well and if it comes down between being beheaded or joining Boku Haram, just say "Allahu Akbar!" until they're convinced.