Stop jerking off to fear porn in public.
Stop jerking off to fear porn in public.
cb wrote:
High probability it’s already here. Hope you feel better.
It Is already here. Known as ‘The Common Cold’.
But of course a magic test was available the day the magic new strain was identified. Magic!
WaKe up people. You’re being duped.
joed|rt wrote:
No Cococino fanboy wrote:
Walmsley will get into the US no problem (at this point in time). He is US American.
Only non residents need to stay out. A lot of countries are doing this right now.
It's time to get everybody vaccinated!
Do you know that the vaccines we now have that were designed around a strain from two years ago will work against this new strain with significant mutations?
Yes they do. And messenger RNA is a miracle because it can be adapted quickly to any new mutation or even a completely new virus. Nevertheless, as you are a conservative I assume the point you're trying to make is you'd rather do nothing and complain. Going to assume that you should get all the advantages of living in this country while doing absolutely nothing... like a typical libertarian. But I digress.
So move to Mexico. I used to live there and had a blast running in the mountains. The food was spectacular (Oaxaca has it's own cuisine) -- But AMLO (the president) has done a horrible job handling the Covid pandemic. Mexico is not a great place to be in terms of Covid.
bigmig19 wrote:
joed|rt wrote:
Do you know that the vaccines we now have that were designed around a strain from two years ago will work against this new strain with significant mutations?
Yes they do. And messenger RNA is a miracle because it can be adapted quickly to any new mutation or even a completely new virus. Nevertheless, as you are a conservative I assume the point you're trying to make is you'd rather do nothing and complain. Going to assume that you should get all the advantages of living in this country while doing absolutely nothing... like a typical libertarian. But I digress.
You sound awfully sure of yourself given that the current vaccines are displaying an efficacy of close to 50% at this point against a delta variant that has two significant spike mutations, while the new omicron variant has about ten. The vaccine manufacturers themselves are expressing doubt that their current vaccines will work against the new variant.
According to Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna:
"We believe this virus is highly infectious ... it seems to be much more infectious than delta," Bancel said. He estimated that any country that has accepted travelers from the southern African nations in the last 7 to 10 days now likely has the omicron variant present.
"It is highly possible that the efficacy of the vaccines -- all of them -- is going down,"
It's nice that the recipe for the mRNA can be easily tweaked, but keep in mind that the approval process takes a while before those new designs can be administered. Yes, companies like Pfizer can manufacture new vaccines within 100 days, but it doesn't mean they will be available to the public any time soon. Delta first emerged in India in December 2020, a delta specific booster has still not been given an EUA. Unless you are willing to participate in a trial, you will be waiting a year for a shot.
Love how people think Walmsley is Patient Zero and/or will be the Singularity to bring COVID_OMNI to the States... he should chill in SA a bit longer, great wines.
this is a tremendous response
Anecdotes are not data. No they are not 100% effective, but those who have been vaccinated have much lower risk of serious complications from Covid than those who are not. I suppose it depends on what you mean by "work".
Moonface wrote:
No Cococino fanboy wrote:
Covid vaccines actually work.
They certainly do not. I am fully vaccinated and am currently on the verge of needing to go to the hospital for COVID.
Even if he were to be temporarily blocked he would be allowed back in eventually so the answer is yes.
No one will be banned forever if they are a citizen.
Moonface wrote:
No Cococino fanboy wrote:
Covid vaccines actually work.
They certainly do not. I am fully vaccinated and am currently on the verge of needing to go to the hospital for COVID.
"On the verge to go to the hospital"
What does that mean?
Oh, please!
Walmsley is finally back in FLAG!!!
Whoo!!!
Moonface wrote:
He should NOT be allowed back IMO. Sucks but he and the rest of the expat/tourist population in RSA need to ride this out there. Exceptions create holes. Holes create problems. If the US allows anyone into the country from South Africa then I’m officially done with this country and am moving to Mexico.
I heard he's already back.
I also heard he's already back at your girlfriend's house tee-baggin her right now.
Is that why you're such a hater?
I am very happy that Jim made it back safely.
~sent from Mexico~
Welcome home Big Jim. Congratulations on conquering South Africa and shielding the US from this dangerous new strain.
Moonface wrote:
No Cococino fanboy wrote:
Covid vaccines actually work.
They certainly do not. I am fully vaccinated and am currently on the verge of needing to go to the hospital for COVID.
If you were vaccinated and actually driving to the hospital for COVID while posting on letsrun I'd have way more respect for you.
Jom Walmsley is still in South Africa chasing waterfalls.
Everybody doesn't need to be vaccinated