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Omicron variant: Move over, Delta

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
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    #14

    Trump was massively inconsistent on travel bans for sure. Very quickly imposed them on China. Didn't impose them on Europe until well after the airlines stopped flights. And the airlines only stopped flights after the flight crews walked out.

    Maybe in the grand scheme of things, with two years hindsight, the travel bans didn't make much of a difference. But lets not give him too much credit. He was very willing to stop flights to China and had no balls to stop them to Europe. His attitude to travel bans poorly correlated to infection risk.

    Yes, the Dems showed their asses early treating Asian travel bans as racist. But that doesn't mean Trump shined.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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    • MikM Offline
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      #15

      You completely miss the point in true Axian manner. No one said Trump's bans were great or effective. But Biden slammed them as racist and now imposes his own.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        #16

        Nope. The early February African travel bans were unrelated to Covid. They were an extension of even earlier travel bans entirely inspired by desired immigration restrictions.

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          #17

          Totally pre-Covid. Or at least pre-Covid concern.

          https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-expands-travel-ban-to-include-six-more-countries

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

            Totally pre-Covid. Or at least pre-Covid concern.

            https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-expands-travel-ban-to-include-six-more-countries

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #18

            @jon-nyc said in Move over, Delta:

            Totally pre-Covid. Or at least pre-Covid concern.

            https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-expands-travel-ban-to-include-six-more-countries

            Good point. Lyin' Joe's tweet was a day after the Fox story.

            But as you pointed out, I believe he and certainly others called the China ban racist, even though it was COVID-related.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG Offline
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              #19

              The W.H.O. wouldn’t want to offend China, now, would they?

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                The W.H.O. wouldn’t want to offend China, now, would they?

                image.png

                RenaudaR Offline
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                #20

                @george-k

                What goes around, comes around. It’s been the Xi virus since day one.

                Elbows up!

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                • RenaudaR Renauda

                  @george-k

                  What goes around, comes around. It’s been the Xi virus since day one.

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  #21

                  @renauda said in Move over, Delta:

                  @george-k

                  What goes around, comes around. It’s been the Xi virus since day one.

                  Post of the week.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    #22

                    Yup, they skipped it.

                    It's officially the "Omicron" variant.

                    What the hell are we going to do when we get through the entire Greek alphabet?

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      Yup, they skipped it.

                      It's officially the "Omicron" variant.

                      What the hell are we going to do when we get through the entire Greek alphabet?

                      Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                      @george-k said in Move over, Delta:

                      Yup, they skipped it.

                      It's officially the "Omicron" variant.

                      What the hell are we going to do when we get through the entire Greek alphabet?

                      Go back to living our lives?

                      Please love yourself.

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                      • JollyJ Offline
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                        #24

                        Already done that.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • LuFins DadL Offline
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                          LuFins Dad
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                          #25

                          Any word on the severity of the cases? Is this the hoped for you incredibly transmissible but much less severe variant that everyone has been keeping an eye out for?

                          The Brad

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            I doubt they know yet.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Meanwhile in New York...

                              https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10247833/NY-Gov-announces-plan-boost-hospital-capacity-address-staff-shortage-response-Omicron.html

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                Does this mean they'll quit firing unvaxxed healthcare workers?

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                  LuFins Dad
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                                  #29

                                  The waaaaaaayyyyy too early reports seem to indicate that cases are milder, but then again, most cases of COVID are mild to begin with. There will need to be a much larger sample size to really know.

                                  The Brad

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                                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                    The waaaaaaayyyyy too early reports seem to indicate that cases are milder, but then again, most cases of COVID are mild to begin with. There will need to be a much larger sample size to really know.

                                    George KG Offline
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                                    George K
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                                    @lufins-dad said in Move over, Delta:

                                    The waaaaaaayyyyy too early reports seem to indicate that cases are milder

                                    Yes - low grade fever, myalgias, fatigue. No loss of smell/taste.

                                    But - young population, and small sample size.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      #31

                                      Israel just closed their borders.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • MikM Offline
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                                        You should see the network news. Omicron is the new Trump.

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        • George KG George K

                                          The W.H.O. wouldn’t want to offend China, now, would they?

                                          image.png

                                          LuFins DadL Offline
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                                          @george-k said in Move over, Delta:

                                          The W.H.O. wouldn’t want to offend China, now, would they?

                                          image.png

                                          This really is absurd.

                                          The Brad

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