Coronavirus

Gary Sax wrote:

cdennett wrote: Sure, losing your sense of smell is not a huge cost, but possibly for the rest of your life? That sounds pretty awful.

This is actually a great example. Turns out losing your sense of smell and taste have enormous mental and emotional implications, skyrocketing your chance of suicide and a bunch of other stuff: www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw...r4et2iwim-story.html

Imagine if you’re a chef and you lose your smell/taste. Ugh.

www.wsj.com/articles/a-chef-who-cant-sme...ions-11616426304#_=_

Sorry switched links on you btw, the NYT looks like it was the basis of that Tribune story.

And yeah, fuck man, if that was your livelihood?

Gary Sax wrote: Sorry switched links on you btw, the NYT looks like it was the basis of that Tribune story.

And yeah, fuck man, if that was your livelihood?

As if the entire industry getting fucked over by the pandemic and relative lack of government help, your restaurant somehow survives but you can't taste what you're serving....WTF.

So Texas is opening up shot availability to ALL adults starting next week. Houston Health dept. had 13k shots at the start of the week, and apparently they're struggling to find arms to stick all those doses into (in 1B and 1C). As I was sayin all last week they just needed to go ahead and open shots for all, this seems to track with my anecdotal experiences, as I'm literally running out of acquaintances that haven't gotten a shot at this point (though, as discussed previously, my social circle is more affluent, motivated, and can travel). Now clearly there are large segments of the population being underserved, but the UK should have proved to the world that you should just get as many shots out there as you can. Once you're out of willing participants, go find the reluctant or disadvantaged folks that got missed. Of course, that's just my opinion.

AZ just did the same. Glad the supply has opened up and it's time to just let everyone have it.

The thing I have noticed most is that all the sites tend to require online reservations, drive-thru stadiums etc which is really advantaging richer people to get this thing. Which I guess was inevitable for the USA, but it would be smart to start doing much more accessible efforts too.

Yeah, this is the difference between J+J and the two shot ones. J+J needs nothing special at all IIRC.

Watch out - the EU is looking to block vaccines produced there being exported to countries with a higher vaccination rate (i.e. you guys).

I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccination on Saturday. I drove 7 miles to a local entertainment venue often used for concerts, though I also passed the CPA exam there many years ago. At the door, they made me take off my generic blue/white surgical mask and put on a slightly smaller but otherwise identical blue/white surgical mask. Though there were a couple hundred people present, there was plenty of spacing even in line, so it never felt crowded. After the shot, I was asked to sit down in another area for 15 minutes, and to raise my hand if I felt sick. There was a big screen that showed the time and then would cycle through a minute of public safety announcements, which felt vaguely Orwellian. Yesterday, I felt a little under the weather, especially in the morning, and the injection site is still a little sore today. By contrast, I always feel a little sick for a few days after getting my annual flu shot.

I received Pfizer a week back, had no effects other than a mildy sore arm. The woman that gave the shot slipped it in as sweet as you please.

My location has indicated on a couple of all-hands calls that they are exceptionally pleased with the remote work, and may continue with it. My boss directly has been warning the team that there is a need to clearly separate our work and home lives and that she doesn't expect more than 40 a week, so clearly she's happy with our output. Other departments haven't been doing as well apparently based on feedback I've heard.

If this becomes a mostly-full time gig from home it will turn out pretty doggone good. But I may be on a whole new project soon, one that promises a lot of complication. Curious to see how that works out.

Sagrilarus wrote: If this becomes a mostly-full time gig from home it will turn out pretty doggone good. But I may be on a whole new project soon, one that promises a lot of complication. Curious to see how that works out.

Before COVID when someone worked from DC one day a week was allowed to be telework as a norm. I'm hoping that shifts to an acceptance of 2/3 or 3/2 weeks. The effects on traffic would be amazing in the DC area. That still gives some time for face-to-face networking, which is still important for us, proper mentorship, etc.

If there is one positive benefit of this crisis it is that it has pushed my organization about a decade towards the present in terms of technology acceptance in just three months.

MN has opened up to everyone 16 years and older. I got my first does of Modena through work 3 weeks ago.

My wife asked my 18 year old and her boyfriend if they planned to get the shot. Both of whom are of the standard mindset, for that age group, that covid is not a big deal and won't effect them.

My daughter cited some internet driven conspiracy about the vaccine causing brain damage/stroke. My wife (who is generally opposed to Western medicine and vaccines in general) patiently explained how the rewards outweighed the risk and how we need to think of others and how long term effects of Covid are scary.

Then she offered them $50 to go get the vaccine. They have appointments today....

Money talks, bless her.

Money does indeed talk, I hope more companies offer incentives to get the vaccine. I work in a prison and its crazy how many guards are turning down the vaccine, which it literally being brought to them at work.