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(24,156 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Hint: BA.2 was ongoing before mandates dropped.
tanyev
(42,360 posts)dalton99a
(81,073 posts)The political will is gone, as is any popular demand for protection
Eyeball_Kid
(7,410 posts)We'll see another hospital surge, and we'll hear from the "freedom" crowd demanding that we stop using COVID to make them wear masks.
Sheesh.
The shit show goes on.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)NT
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Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)BSdetect
(8,989 posts)andym
(5,441 posts)Brilliant plan by Biden and his team put forth in the State of the Union address. It's already being implemented: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/03/12/arizona-cvs-locations-begin-test-treat-program-offering-antiviral-covid-pill/
Pfizers Paxlovid and Mercks molnupiravir will be offered.
Combined with a relatively high rate of vaccinations, this wave should be the first to be under control.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)Getting cases, but limiting severe illnesses (and of course, deaths) is how a society lives with a virus.
Hoping it goes away has a much lower chance of occurring.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)I had two close friends die of COVID last week and three others tested positive with slight symptoms.
The two who passed were suddenly taken ill around the same time about five weeks ago and passed within two days of each other.
All 5 were vaxxed and boosted. I can't vouch for their mask wearing habits because I wasn't around them since the Christmas holidays.
After receiving the news about the two who died I am nervous about COVID coming back with a vengeance. I am glad the media isn't reporting much about new cases. It's all so depressing. Not to mention what the Ukraine situation might contribute to the COVID scenario.
Peace.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)I wonder if the anti viral's will actually be readily available and easy to access or will we have to get dr rx approval etc. you will have to lie about when symptoms started and what if you have a false neg test etc.