In US, "By the second year of the pandemic, the dramatic increases in heart attacks blew apart the models.. Fatal heart attacks among adults ages 25-44 soared 29.9% over what was predicted." https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article267801482.html
I love living in a society where I am always one of the few people actually wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, which is the most common sense thing to do during the rapid spread of a debilitating, deadly virus, yet I am constantly questioning my own sanity since most everyone else no longer gives a fuck about taking any precautions.
The widespread apathy to COVID and its millions of victims is killing me and making me depressed like nothing else ever has. :doomjak: As well as the ignorance/hubris in assuming that just because you're healthy now means you always will be, even after repeated COVID infections.
I'm confused and don't understand how this imprinting phenomenon would be a problem exclusive to the COVID vaccines. Aren't the newest variants vastly evolved from the original variants most people would have originally gotten exposed to if they didn't receive a vaccine first? Or does it have to do with vaccines not containing the live virus?
And I'm also struggling to weigh that against how unvaccinated people have historically had much worse health outcomes to date than those vaccinated.
We eliminated one strain of the flu just with the effort we put in already, and narrowed the remaining circulating flu strains down significantly, which should make flu shots way more effective this year.
I'm seriously considering upgrading from a half mask to a full mask bc apparently there's a chance of infection via the mucus membranes in your fucking eyes.
More and more I am validated in my decision to continue wearing a mask.
I love living in a society where I am always one of the few people actually wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, which is the most common sense thing to do during the rapid spread of a debilitating, deadly virus, yet I am constantly questioning my own sanity since most everyone else no longer gives a fuck about taking any precautions.
The widespread apathy to COVID and its millions of victims is killing me and making me depressed like nothing else ever has. :doomjak: As well as the ignorance/hubris in assuming that just because you're healthy now means you always will be, even after repeated COVID infections.
Same. I was at a place today where 4 (including me) people out of 200 were wearing masks. I probably shouldn't have gone.
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I'm confused and don't understand how this imprinting phenomenon would be a problem exclusive to the COVID vaccines. Aren't the newest variants vastly evolved from the original variants most people would have originally gotten exposed to if they didn't receive a vaccine first? Or does it have to do with vaccines not containing the live virus?
And I'm also struggling to weigh that against how unvaccinated people have historically had much worse health outcomes to date than those vaccinated.
Even if it was just the flu! We could wipe the flu out in a few years if we all just masked up during flue season.
We eliminated one strain of the flu just with the effort we put in already, and narrowed the remaining circulating flu strains down significantly, which should make flu shots way more effective this year.
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I'm seriously considering upgrading from a half mask to a full mask bc apparently there's a chance of infection via the mucus membranes in your fucking eyes.