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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    edited February 2021
    Meltdown99 said:
    tish said:
    There is a huge line up in the downtown east side Vancouver for testing today as people experiencing homelessness are being offered SRO - single room occupancy, alcohol, and opiates if they need to self-isolate.
    Maybe they should hand out free cannabis and quit poisoning people....
    yes, satisfying an addiction with a substance they aren't addicted to makes perfect sense. /s
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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    • That doesn't make sense. I'm sure our health practitioners are smarter than that and that most clients are already registered opiod users for methadone, anyhow. Not too many potheads-only live on the streets in the DTES.
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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Meltdown99 said:
    tish said:
    There is a huge line up in the downtown east side Vancouver for testing today as people experiencing homelessness are being offered SRO - single room occupancy, alcohol, and opiates if they need to self-isolate.
    Maybe they should hand out free cannabis and quit poisoning people....
    Also, I might add, the street opioids are more poisonous than ever after our borders closed and cause more deaths than legal, prescribed alternatives.

    Anyhow back to covid: hedonist, that was a sad thought thinking about being a minority!
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    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    cincybearcat said:
    Anyone else trying to fight the feelings of being really annoyed by those that already have the vaccine? ;)
    More like envy than annoyance. I’m truly happy for anyone who can get it.

    Aside from friendly ribbing, I haven’t seen much assholeism in this aspect of the virus.

    A rarity, methinks. 
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,815
    hedonist said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Anyone else trying to fight the feelings of being really annoyed by those that already have the vaccine? ;)
    More like envy than annoyance. I’m truly happy for anyone who can get it.

    Aside from friendly ribbing, I haven’t seen much assholeism in this aspect of the virus.

    A rarity, methinks. 
    Yeah I was joking 
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    cincybearcat said:
    hedonist said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Anyone else trying to fight the feelings of being really annoyed by those that already have the vaccine? ;)
    More like envy than annoyance. I’m truly happy for anyone who can get it.

    Aside from friendly ribbing, I haven’t seen much assholeism in this aspect of the virus.

    A rarity, methinks. 
    Yeah I was joking 
    No, I know. I was tossing in my thoughts. 
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,015
    They need a list and sharpies. Jeesh, don't they know how to run a line?

    The coronavirus vaccine rollout has been chaotic and confusing in many states, leaving some elderly residents and front-line workers unprotected, while those further down the priority list have been able to obtain shots. That’s leading to a new affliction: vaccine envy.

    “Somebody’s got to be the first to say it,” said Aaron Foley, 36, a writer in New York. He grew up in Detroit, where he says the rollout is going well, and every time he opens Facebook, he sees another vaccine selfie from family and friends still there. “There’s starting to be a lot of people in my orbit, one by one, who are getting their first dose,” Foley said. “I think the envy might come from everybody takes the picture of them either getting the shot or posting the little vaccine card” on social media sites. “It’s getting to be more and more of an endurance race. The frustrating part is we’re so close, yet so far away.”


    Michele Parisi, 52, who works in health-care communications in the San Francisco Bay area, likens the wait to standing in line for concert tickets. “And you’re like, okay, it’s a two-hour line, but I’m happy to wait, as long as it’s orderly and we’re going in turn. But when I see people jumping the line, I start getting really anxious and upset. And that’s how I’m starting to feel about vaccines.”

    Covid vaccine envy: How to cope - The Washington Post
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739

    Give Peas A Chance…
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Meltdown99 said:

    Holy hell is that ever a stupid tweet.  Like everything else in the world related to covid stayed exactly the same and the only difference was the fact that BC had a provincial election :lol: 
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,946
    edited February 2021
    https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2021/02/central-ny-school-district-closes-after-many-staff-sick-with-side-effects-from-covid-vaccine.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/health/immune-thrombocytopenia-covid-vaccine-blood.html
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,917
    Humour over rumour? The world can learn a lot from Taiwan’s approach to fake news
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    It is possible that half doses of the Moderna vaccine provide similar protection to full doses, which, if proven, could significantly increase the availability of the vaccine. More research needed.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/moderna-half-doses-1.5915983
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    23scidoo said:
    https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2021/02/central-ny-school-district-closes-after-many-staff-sick-with-side-effects-from-covid-vaccine.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/health/immune-thrombocytopenia-covid-vaccine-blood.html

    Organizations may want to spread out vaccination days for their staff, if possible. Overall it's a net gain to have everyone vaccinated, for so many reasons, but having a bunch of people off for a day due to expected side effects is bound to be a nuisance. 
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Pap said:
    Humour over rumour? The world can learn a lot from Taiwan’s approach to fake news

    "Nerd immunity" :lol: 
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Perhaps Cuomo was a little fast in writing that book about leadership patting himself on the back for his handling of COVID.  Everyone loved him just because he didn't like Trump.  Turns out he's just your typical scumbag politician...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/cuomo-nursing-homes-deaths.html
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    Indifference71 said:
    Perhaps Cuomo was a little fast in writing that book about leadership patting himself on the back for his handling of COVID.  Everyone loved him just because he didn't like Trump.  Turns out he's just your typical scumbag politician...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/cuomo-nursing-homes-deaths.html
    his comments about "experts" was pretty trumpian too. the guy doesn't seem to give a fuck. just "listen to me!". 
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,211
    Indifference71 said:
    Perhaps Cuomo was a little fast in writing that book about leadership patting himself on the back for his handling of COVID.  Everyone loved him just because he didn't like Trump.  Turns out he's just your typical scumbag politician...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/cuomo-nursing-homes-deaths.html
    Been saying this for a while. Imagine if Trump wrote a book patting himself on the back mid-way through a pandemic? This guy somehow flies under the radar every time. 
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    nicknyr15 said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Perhaps Cuomo was a little fast in writing that book about leadership patting himself on the back for his handling of COVID.  Everyone loved him just because he didn't like Trump.  Turns out he's just your typical scumbag politician...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/cuomo-nursing-homes-deaths.html
    Been saying this for a while. Imagine if Trump wrote a book patting himself on the back mid-way through a pandemic? This guy somehow flies under the radar every time. 
    he won't now. he was an enemy of trump which automatically made him a good guy in the eyes of many who didn't know (myself included). he just seems like an ass now without trump to out-ass him. 
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,211
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    Indifference71 said:
    Perhaps Cuomo was a little fast in writing that book about leadership patting himself on the back for his handling of COVID.  Everyone loved him just because he didn't like Trump.  Turns out he's just your typical scumbag politician...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/cuomo-nursing-homes-deaths.html
    Been saying this for a while. Imagine if Trump wrote a book patting himself on the back mid-way through a pandemic? This guy somehow flies under the radar every time. 
    he won't now. he was an enemy of trump which automatically made him a good guy in the eyes of many who didn't know (myself included). he just seems like an ass now without trump to out-ass him. 
    Exactly. Without Trump we can now focus on these scumbags that have been flying under the radar. 
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Thing is, no politician should be able to fly under the radar simply because some other blowhard is flying higher.

    Maybe - ? - people will learn that others liking or not liking Trump (or it being perceived as such) was a lousy barometer for character, responsibility, or those other qualities worthy of a good leader.

    One hugeass smelly elephant in the room doesn’t automatically make the littler, less stinky elephants any less dangerous. 
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