GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: My mother got her first shot yesterday. still working on my dad. Sounds like my parents. My friend is trying to get his 70 year old aunt vaccinated and office manager trying to get hers and the spots just filled up so fast...like getting good seats at a Taylor Swift or KPop concert. Anyway I give props to the people at the wind creek casino convention center site in Bethlehem . It was so well organized and professional..people were a combination of giddy and nervous and euphoric. They only asked me my name and what county I lived in. It was a new experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Shadows said: Yea I don't get how that's a thing. No testing and going back to work lol. We done fucked up. We had 2 employees that work together call out on the same day in the spring, with Covid symptoms. Getting tested then wasnt quite as available as it is now, so they ended up coming back in 2 weeks with no test, which they still werent able to get done. We didnt actually know if they were positive or not. We have had a few test positive, and they dont come back unless they test negative. There is kind of a problem with the "self administered" test, which is, if that individual would like to have a negative result, they could just kinda lick the swab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) double post Edited February 11, 2021 by JFskiDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUFrankenstein Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Yes - @GrilledSteezeSandwich@theprogram4, that entire movie is hilarious. I'll have to dig it out and watch it this weekend, I have it somewhere on DVD, along with a box set of Beavis and Butthead DVD's. On a COVID related note, my kid's daycare is shut down until the 22nd due to a positive case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 16 hours ago, toast21602 said: This is a nice interactive of vaccination rates per state: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html As of yesterday, 8.9% of PA has received the vaccine and 2.7% have received both doses. Data are a bit behind, but it is usually updated. Has there been a reduction in cases as well? At least a reduction that can point to the success of the vaccine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, JFskiDan said: Has there been a reduction in cases as well? At least a reduction that can point to the success of the vaccine? Yes, and a decrease in hospitalization 👌 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Shadows said: We operate with better than minimum standards. Your company, your rules! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 16 hours ago, toast21602 said: Yes, and a decrease in hospitalization 👌 While I'd hope for a sharp decline I think it's going to be a gradual decline until the end of summer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Do we know how long the effects of the vaccine last? In other words is it a one and done or once a year like th flu shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said: Do we know how long the effects of the vaccine last? In other words is it a one and done or once a year like th flu shot? No data on that yet. Still way too early. I’d be willing to bet we will need boosters yearly but that is just a gut feeling and not based on anything else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, toast21602 said: No data on that yet. Still way too early. I’d be willing to bet we will need boosters yearly but that is just a gut feeling and not based on anything else. I should add that there is some indication that they could last up to 3 years but the risk of losing immunity is too high. I think it will be like the influenza where we get it yearly, not measles that is pretty much once and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Johnny Law said: While I'd hope for a sharp decline I think it's going to be a gradual decline until the end of summer. Probably even longer than that since 1/3 of the US isn’t currently planning on getting it. Expect masking, etc. to last for a while. Edited February 12, 2021 by toast21602 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Masks will be around for years and for some individuals they will be part of their life forever. There is no "number" that we are shooting for in terms of infections when we think masks can go away and there wasn't really a "number" we hit when we decided that they were necessary. Just imagine being a governor or the CEO of a big public company. All hell will come at you if you're the first to say that people don't have to wear masks in your state and/or establishment. Rules are super easy to implement and we don't have a lot of precedent for taking them away. I'm guessing forced masking until at least 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Masks will be around for years and for some individuals they will be part of their life forever. There is no "number" that we are shooting for in terms of infections when we think masks can go away and there wasn't really a "number" we hit when we decided that they were necessary. Just imagine being a governor or the CEO of a big public company. All hell will come at you if you're the first to say that people don't have to wear masks in your state and/or establishment. Rules are super easy to implement and we don't have a lot of precedent for taking them away. I'm guessing forced masking until at least 2023Damn you, I’m was hoping this summer. I’ve had to wear one at work since April and while the first 6 months were not that bad, I’m hoping to be done soon. I never realized how much we read faces while we spoke until we put masks on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) No way people are wearing masks for years, you have until June and then people are done. Edited February 12, 2021 by Johnny Law 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, mute1080 said: Damn you, I’m was hoping this summer. I’ve had to wear one at work since April and while the first 6 months were not that bad, I’m hoping to be done soon. I never realized how much we read faces while we spoke until we put masks on. I mean I would venture a guess that the risk will be very low this summer. A combination of people getting vaccinated, infected and getting outdoors will definitely help but from a policy perspective we have developed a society where bad things are not allowed to happen, period, I'm viewing this similarly to 9/11 in that a bad thing happened, we reacted (judge that reaction on your own) and decades later we still have the institutions brought on by that reaction and they aren't going away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 No way people are wearing masks for years, you have until June and then people are done. I’m was hoping for just Silverton talk out of you for at least 6 weeks. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Johnny Law said: No way people are wearing masks for years, you have until June and then people are done. Toast will still wear a mask while drinking beer in the lot for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, Schif said: I mean I would venture a guess that the risk will be very low this summer. A combination of people getting vaccinated, infected and getting outdoors will definitely help but from a policy perspective we have developed a society where bad things are not allowed to happen, period, I'm viewing this similarly to 9/11 in that a bad thing happened, we reacted (judge that reaction on your own) and decades later we still have the institutions brought on by that reaction and they aren't going away. There will be places that still require them ad places that don't. I imagine public transportation and air/train/etc. travel will require them for longer than other places like restaurants, grocery stores, Blue Mountain... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 There will be places that still require them ad places that don't. I imagine public transportation and air/train/etc. travel will require them for longer than other places like restaurants, grocery stores, Blue Mountain...Woah now. That would almost be like other cultures that were doing that before a pandemic, to protect others instead of being selfish. Crazy talk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Once I’m fully vaccinated I’m gonna have some real deal fun. Yesterday I was sent a link to sign up for round two on 3/10 and my browser was having issues with the software then it said they were out of vaccine for that date. The card they gave me even said second dose is 3/10 so if I can’t get assistance or in that date I’m just showing up and gonna say I have a 3:08 appointment. A little extra stress. After almost two days my arm isn’t sore anymore which is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mute1080 Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, mute1080 said: Woah now. That would almost be like other cultures that were doing that before a pandemic, to protect others instead of being selfish. Crazy talk. *not as a requirement, but they were still normal to see outside of the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Toast will still wear a mask while drinking beer in the lot for a long time. I think Nastar Glen is far more paranoid about catching COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, indiggio said: I think Nastar Glen is far more paranoid about catching COVID. Didn't/doesn't his wife have some pretty significant medical issues? I don't see why anybody cares who wears a mask to protect themselves and others. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Didn't/doesn't his wife have some pretty significant medical issues? I don't see why anybody cares who wears a mask to protect themselves and others. I dunno But if so, that would make sense. I thought it was just him being overly cautious. I never understood why people are so dead-set against wearing them. Edited February 12, 2021 by indiggio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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