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(ABC News)   WHO claims COVID-19 pandemic 'is probably at a transition point' with the civilized world more capable of beating the virus, and the uncivilized world continuing to ignore it until it's time to make Patriotic Choking Noises   (abcnews.go.com) divider line
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Mugato [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 1:27:36 PM  
WHO claims COVID-19 pandemic is 'is probably at a transition point'

How do I know? It's your headline.
 
Walker [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 1:57:59 PM  
It should go away with the heat, in April (2020).
 
Super Chronic
2023-01-30 1:58:16 PM  
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Or, as his friends call him, Doctor WHO
 
Best in this World [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:01:24 PM  
T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.
 
GardenWeasel [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:01:53 PM  
Which one is the USA?

/part-time Mime
 
Fonaibung
2023-01-30 2:02:35 PM  

Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.


A death spiral is really a series of discrete downward transitions, if you think about it.
 
SumoJeb [OhFark]
2023-01-30 2:02:43 PM  
I got some sort of nasty cold / flu for the last few days.
At this point I'm willing to catch COVID since the symptoms sound better than what I have
/In the waiting room for virtual doc
//dont go to doctor's physical waiting rooms for sickness
///I think I'm going to die (not really)
 
Rapmaster2000
2023-01-30 2:03:32 PM  
Shut up and sing!
 
Ivo Shandor [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 2:04:40 PM  

Mugato: WHO claims COVID-19 pandemic is 'is probably at a transition point'

How do I know? It's your headline.


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BitwiseShift
2023-01-30 2:05:53 PM  
WHOA claims the WHO is a little premature, just like their last date.
 
Jairzinho
2023-01-30 2:07:06 PM  
Here in the US it has become accepted that the average 500 or so daily deaths is a price most are willing to pay for their "freedom" of not masking and/or getting vaxxed.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:07:23 PM  

Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.


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indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:08:37 PM  

Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.


"Just Five, Ten, Or More Years To Stop The Spread"
 
LouisZepher
2023-01-30 2:08:48 PM  

Ivo Shandor: Mugato: WHO claims COVID-19 pandemic is 'is probably at a transition point'

How do I know? It's your headline.

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Yes isn't at this concert and The Band isn't in stage...
 
hammettman
2023-01-30 2:09:11 PM  
WHO says we're in a better place to fight the virus.

USA: here's an idea, how about putting the guy with the world-leading worst response to Covid back in charge!
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:10:00 PM  

hammettman: WHO says we're in a better place to fight the virus.

USA: here's an idea, how about putting the guy with the world-leading worst response to Covid back in charge!


That's f*cking GLORIOUS.
I surrender.
 
cretinbob [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 2:13:13 PM  
It became endemic about a year ago...so.....
 
AgtSmithReloaded
2023-01-30 2:14:03 PM  
Yes, until the media gets the impression that everyone is starting to calm down about COVID and they release the next "SUPER-MEGA-EXTRA Strain spreading" because of the dumbasses who can't be bothered to vaccinate or at least mask themselves.

Yeah, we ain't anywhere near a "transition point".  COVID is going to become the houseguest we can't get rid of, and the anti-vaxxers are its bratty children who won't shut the fark up.
 
Rapmaster2000
2023-01-30 2:14:31 PM  

Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.


Meh.  Epstein Barr is worse... that we know of.
 
Walker [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:16:01 PM  

Rapmaster2000: Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.

Meh.  Epstein Barr is worse... that we know of.


He had a note from his mother!
 
Super Chronic
2023-01-30 2:16:57 PM  

hammettman: WHO says we're in a better place to fight the virus.

USA: here's an idea, how about putting the guy with the world-leading worst response to Covid back in charge!


Speaking of a virus that just won't go away, no matter how much we think it should...
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:17:41 PM  

AgtSmithReloaded: Yes, until the media gets the impression that everyone is starting to calm down about COVID and they release the next "SUPER-MEGA-EXTRA Strain spreading" because of the dumbasses who can't be bothered to vaccinate or at least mask themselves.

Yeah, we ain't anywhere near a "transition point".  COVID is going to become the houseguest we can't get rid of, and the anti-vaxxers are its bratty children who won't shut the fark up.


Wait, on the one hand you're suggesting that it's a media conspiracy to keep us fearful for ratings, and in the next breath you're saying that the antivaxxers are the problem (they are A problem, for sure).

And BTW, COVID is already here to stay. We probably lost that battle in 1Q 2020.
 
big pig peaches
2023-01-30 2:20:28 PM  
Fight off? Try live with it. It's not going anywhere and it never was.
 
Troy McClure
2023-01-30 2:21:44 PM  

Jairzinho: Here in the US it has become accepted that the average 500 or so daily deaths is a price most are willing to pay for their "freedom" of not masking and/or getting vaxxed.


Getting to a point where hospitals were no longer overloaded was all we ever wanted.  It's unfortunate we had so many people get sucked into anti-vaxx nonsense because covid should not have killed and hospitalized the number of people it did here given our pretty awesome vaccines that came around fairly quickly.

But, we've reached a point where the fight with covid is essentially over.  There's nothing more we can do.  If you're fully vaccinated, there's no reason to continue wearing masks and hiding out in your house.
 
COVID19
2023-01-30 2:23:54 PM  
WHO thinks i'm transitioning... and i didn't even know i had genders

// you are all hosts... enjoy your sporting events and mega churches, i know i do
 
maudibjr
2023-01-30 2:24:36 PM  
Its already endemic, that ship sailed

I also I appear to be immue so send me your stuff.
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-01-30 2:25:33 PM  
If its transitioning, conservatives will be against it.
 
theteacher [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:29:08 PM  
The impact was as dreadful as feared: In 1349, the Black Death killed about half of all Londoners; from 1347 to 1351, it killed between 30% and 60% of all Europeans. For those who lived through that awful time, it seemed no one was safe.

https://www.history.com/news/pandemics-end-plague-cholera-black-death-smallpox

1. Plague of Justinian-No One Left to Die

2. Black Death-The Invention of Quarantine

3. The Great Plague of London-Sealing Up the Sick

4. Smallpox-A European Disease Ravages the New World

5. Cholera-A Victory for Public Health Research
 
anuran
2023-01-30 2:31:44 PM  

SumoJeb: I got some sort of nasty cold / flu for the last few days.
At this point I'm willing to catch COVID since the symptoms sound better than what I have
/In the waiting room for virtual doc
//dont go to doctor's physical waiting rooms for sickness
///I think I'm going to die (not really)


As they say
If you think it's the flu it's the crud
If you think you're going to die it's the flu
If you think that's a good idea come in and get checked out
 
Best in this World [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:32:08 PM  

indylaw: Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.

"Just Five, Ten, Or More Years To Stop The Spread"


Yes because it was the strategy and not the pisspoor, apathetic execution of said strategy by hundreds of millions of dipsh*t Americans that was the problem.

Here's what we should do:
WPA/CCC-tier federal initiative to make all public indoor spaces both ventilated and HEPA filtered.
Bring back testing and tracking
Strict enforcement of masking
Lockdowns when areas exceed high transmission rates

But we won't. Not because we can't, because we choose not to. We're slovenly and short-sighted, lacking compassion and empathy for others.
 
CivilizedTiger
2023-01-30 2:34:05 PM  
I don't know.
 
buckeyebrain
2023-01-30 2:36:58 PM  

CivilizedTiger: I don't know.


He's on third, we're not talking about him...
 
roddikinsathome [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:37:52 PM  

GardenWeasel: Which one is the USA?


This one:
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raerae1980 [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:38:16 PM  

theteacher: The impact was as dreadful as feared: In 1349, the Black Death killed about half of all Londoners; from 1347 to 1351, it killed between 30% and 60% of all Europeans. For those who lived through that awful time, it seemed no one was safe.

https://www.history.com/news/pandemics-end-plague-cholera-black-death-smallpox

1. Plague of Justinian-No One Left to Die

2. Black Death-The Invention of Quarantine

3. The Great Plague of London-Sealing Up the Sick

4. Smallpox-A European Disease Ravages the New World

5. Cholera-A Victory for Public Health Research


Have you read Justinian's Flea?  It's all about the plague and how it affected his empire.   It's somewhat academic and sluggish, tho.....still really interesting subject material.

/doesn't watch NASCAR solely for the crashes
 
EBN-OZN
2023-01-30 2:38:38 PM  

Mrtraveler01: If its transitioning, conservatives will be against it.


Here's a little gift for those conservatives.
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SumoJeb [OhFark]
2023-01-30 2:39:51 PM  

anuran: SumoJeb: I got some sort of nasty cold / flu for the last few days.
At this point I'm willing to catch COVID since the symptoms sound better than what I have
/In the waiting room for virtual doc
//dont go to doctor's physical waiting rooms for sickness
///I think I'm going to die (not really)

As they say
If you think it's the flu it's the crud
If you think you're going to die it's the flu
If you think that's a good idea come in and get checked out


hah, I like that.
Dr. says to stay home and drink fluids, as long as I can keep them down today. I'm supposed to go to the ER if my neck hurts with my headache, I start puking again or I have more difficulty breathing.

I just want to go to work and lay in front of the roaring wood fireplace. The old people don't want me there, for good reason.
Being sick was more fun before I could do most my work from home :P
 
guestguy
2023-01-30 2:39:54 PM  

hammettman: WHO says we're in a better place to fight the virus.

USA: here's an idea, how about putting the guy with the world-leading worst response to Covid back in charge!


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/graduate of Microwave Cooking For One school
 
Jim_Tressel's_O-Face
2023-01-30 2:40:23 PM  
Yeah, we transitioned to where COVID has become yet more fuel for the Internet of Beefs.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:44:49 PM  

Best in this World: indylaw: Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.

"Just Five, Ten, Or More Years To Stop The Spread"

Yes because it was the strategy and not the pisspoor, apathetic execution of said strategy by hundreds of millions of dipsh*t Americans that was the problem.

Here's what we should do:
WPA/CCC-tier federal initiative to make all public indoor spaces both ventilated and HEPA filtered.
Bring back testing and tracking
Strict enforcement of masking
Lockdowns when areas exceed high transmission rates

But we won't. Not because we can't, because we choose not to. We're slovenly and short-sighted, lacking compassion and empathy for others.


Why the fark should we do that at this point, in January of 2023? That's what China did, and it worked wonders for them.

I've had enough of my lifespan stolen from me by social distancing. I did my part and I'm not going back in that cage without compelling reason.
 
Troy McClure
2023-01-30 2:44:55 PM  

Best in this World: indylaw: Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.

"Just Five, Ten, Or More Years To Stop The Spread"

Yes because it was the strategy and not the pisspoor, apathetic execution of said strategy by hundreds of millions of dipsh*t Americans that was the problem.

Here's what we should do:
WPA/CCC-tier federal initiative to make all public indoor spaces both ventilated and HEPA filtered.
Bring back testing and tracking
Strict enforcement of masking
Lockdowns when areas exceed high transmission rates

But we won't. Not because we can't, because we choose not to. We're slovenly and short-sighted, lacking compassion and empathy for others.


How in the world do you think it is possible to go put top notch filtered ventilation in every public building as an answer?  That would take ten years to complete.

And masking doesn't need to be strictly enforced any longer.  The time of needing masks ended quite a while ago once vaccination rates got high enough and hospitals emptied out.

Look back a few weeks ago when we had people predicting whatever the variant of the week is and how it was going to overrun the country.  Well, that rush of fearmongering turned out to be nothing special.  It already peaked mid-month, and our hospitals/ICUs are back down.
 
acouvis
2023-01-30 2:45:48 PM  

Jairzinho: Here in the US it has become accepted that the average 500 or so daily deaths is a price most are willing to pay for their "freedom" of not masking and/or getting vaxxed.


Somehow the same idiots who talk about how masking is tyranny never had any issues a out starting GoFundMe campaigns afterwards or talking about how it was such a tragedy numbnuts von mouth breather passed away.

Frankly there should be class action lawsuits against the Trump administration.
 
Kazan
2023-01-30 2:47:03 PM  

Troy McClure: If you're fully vaccinated, there's no reason to continue wearing masks and hiding out in your house.


Correction: there's no reason to wear a mask unless you think you're sick (with anything). Then it would just be common courtesy to wear one when going out, less likely to spread you germs to others that way.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:48:12 PM  

Troy McClure: Best in this World: indylaw: Best in this World: T-cell exhaustion, increased risks for cardiac events, increased risks for immune system diseases, zero hope or plan to reduce transmission for the already immunocompromised, and zero data on what COVID does five, ten, or more years out.

Transition my ass.

"Just Five, Ten, Or More Years To Stop The Spread"

Yes because it was the strategy and not the pisspoor, apathetic execution of said strategy by hundreds of millions of dipsh*t Americans that was the problem.

Here's what we should do:
WPA/CCC-tier federal initiative to make all public indoor spaces both ventilated and HEPA filtered.
Bring back testing and tracking
Strict enforcement of masking
Lockdowns when areas exceed high transmission rates

But we won't. Not because we can't, because we choose not to. We're slovenly and short-sighted, lacking compassion and empathy for others.

How in the world do you think it is possible to go put top notch filtered ventilation in every public building as an answer?  That would take ten years to complete.

And masking doesn't need to be strictly enforced any longer.  The time of needing masks ended quite a while ago once vaccination rates got high enough and hospitals emptied out.

Look back a few weeks ago when we had people predicting whatever the variant of the week is and how it was going to overrun the country.  Well, that rush of fearmongering turned out to be nothing special.  It already peaked mid-month, and our hospitals/ICUs are back down.


What is important to him is that the sinners suffer for their transgressions. We have been naughty, we have been selfish and callous, and should be punished.

/part-time Mime
 
FLMountainMan
2023-01-30 2:48:39 PM  

Best in this World: Here's what we should do:
WPA/CCC-tier federal initiative to make all public indoor spaces both ventilated and HEPA filtered.
Bring back testing and tracking
Strict enforcement of masking
Lockdowns when areas exceed high transmission rates

But we won't. Not because we can't, because we choose not to. We're slovenly and short-sighted, lacking compassion and empathy for others.


Oh fark off.
 
Spermbot
2023-01-30 2:53:42 PM  

theteacher: The impact was as dreadful as feared: In 1349, the Black Death killed about half of all Londoners; from 1347 to 1351, it killed between 30% and 60% of all Europeans. For those who lived through that awful time, it seemed no one was safe.

https://www.history.com/news/pandemics-end-plague-cholera-black-death-smallpox

1. Plague of Justinian-No One Left to Die

2. Black Death-The Invention of Quarantine

3. The Great Plague of London-Sealing Up the Sick

4. Smallpox-A European Disease Ravages the New World

5. Cholera-A Victory for Public Health Research


The implementation of quarantines is at least 4,000 years old.
 
Thingster
2023-01-30 2:54:47 PM  

Kazan: Troy McClure: If you're fully vaccinated, there's no reason to continue wearing masks and hiding out in your house.

Correction: there's no reason to wear a mask unless you think you're sick (with anything). Then it would just be common courtesy to wear one when going out, less likely to spread you germs to others that way.


If you're sick, skip the mask and just stay home.

Mindblowing, I know.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 2:54:59 PM  
indylaw:

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Just make these legal.

Mask up or be masked by others.
 
RottenEggs
2023-01-30 2:55:28 PM  

born_yesterday: hammettman: WHO says we're in a better place to fight the virus.

USA: here's an idea, how about putting the guy with the world-leading worst response to Covid back in charge!

That's f*cking GLORIOUS.
I surrender.


Xi Jinping ?

/Ask me about my merkin collection
 
FLMountainMan
2023-01-30 2:57:03 PM  

indylaw: What is important to him is that the sinners suffer for their transgressions. We have been naughty, we have been selfish and callous, and should be punished.


I always thought the horseshoe theory was a really simplistic meme, but the rise of the apocalyptic evangelism of some modern "progressives" has proved me wrong.
 
Markus5
2023-01-30 2:58:37 PM  

Mugato: WHO claims COVID-19 pandemic is 'is probably at a transition point'

How do I know? It's your headline.


First Base!

/Captain of the Moon Cheese Harvest
 
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