The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Thread

[Green_vs_Red]

Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money
Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money
Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money
Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, motherfucker

I guess he got tired of watching how badly the Governors of Florida, South Dakota, & Georgia handled reopening their states. And now wants to fuck up shit too.

[Green_vs_Red]

https://www.rawstory.com/congress-masks/

Apparently they’re a some in Washington who paid no attention to Louie Gohmert’s dumbassery.

[Satsuki]

Those poor women. What fucking assholes.

Although . . . if they tested positive, wouldn't the unmasked Republicans they sheltered with test positive too?

[pariston_hill]

Still thinking you’re Die Hard,Bruce?

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/13...757457923?s=21

[Nolus]

Oh come on, how hard is it to wear a mask? Just purchase one or two reusable ones, and get on with it. Couple of dollars will get you some nice ones with any pattern and colour you like. Add in one or two dollars and you get masks with replaceable extra filters.

So money isn't the issue, and it's also not a major inconvenience. Like, I don't know, being refused to purchase things because you can't be assed to bear with a mask while in a shop.

[Nobodyman]

Welp, I've been put on the list for the COVID vaccine. No word yet on when I'll be getting it.

[Kay_B]

Oh come on, how hard is it to wear a mask? Just purchase one or two reusable ones, and get on with it. Couple of dollars will get you some nice ones with any pattern and colour you like. Add in one or two dollars and you get masks with replaceable extra filters.

So money isn't the issue, and it's also not a major inconvenience. Like, I don't know, being refused to purchase things because you can't be assed to bear with a mask while in a shop.

Well, it’s probably hard for someone. And this burden is due to a lack of understanding of why this is needed. Supporters of idiotic conspiracy theories scream from every iron, which leaves many in a state of doubt, because they simply cannot figure out where the truth is, to what extent and who is really deceiving them.

[Green_vs_Red]

https://theintercept.com/2021/01/14/...accine-doctor/

Much like lawyers should lose their licenses for doing dumb shit, same rule should apply to doctors.

[Satsuki]

Doctors can lose their medical license. This bitch definitely should.

[KamenRiderNeko]

Still thinking you’re Die Hard,Bruce?

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/13...757457923?s=21

Oh great, yet another entitled white man. I don't understand the logic of anti-maskers. It's like they can't stand to be told what to do, and continue to act like they are above the law. Even a bandana is better than nothing, FFS.

On a slightly related note, I have stopped supporting businesses that are not enforcing wearing masks. We went into a magic shop that's supposed to be the best in Portland and the woman that runs it wasn't even wearing a mask and has apparently been like this throughout the entire pandemic. There were too many people in the shop and a few were also not wearing their masks. We quickly left. How on earth she still has her business license is beyond me, but I left a nasty google review because fuck that.

[Nolus]

Oh great, yet another entitled white man. I don't understand the logic of anti-maskers. It's like they can't stand to be told what to do, and continue to act like they are above the law. Even a bandana is better than nothing, FFS.

On a slightly related note, I have stopped supporting businesses that are not enforcing wearing masks. We went into a magic shop that's supposed to be the best in Portland and the woman that runs it wasn't even wearing a mask and has apparently been like this throughout the entire pandemic. There were too many people in the shop and a few were also not wearing their masks. We quickly left. How on earth she still has her business license is beyond me, but I left a nasty google review because fuck that.

Aside from the clear incentive of doing the right thing, aren't there fines for such businesses? Here in Hungary it is mandated by the state that shops and services has to enforce a mask policy. If the client doesn't comply, they must refuse service or even call the authorities. And they do, because they want to save their own hides of course.

Not that Hungary is the best example of Covid-related solutions, but we at least have this.

[KamenRiderNeko]

Aside from the clear incentive of doing the right thing, aren't there fines for such businesses? Here in Hungary it is mandated by the state that shops and services has to enforce a mask policy. If the client doesn't comply, they must refuse service or even call the authorities. And they do, because they want to save their own hides of course.

Not that Hungary is the best example of Covid-related solutions, but we at least have this.

Yeah, that’s what is supposed to happen here, but idk how hard Oregon cracks down on that. Hell, my salon got a shitty review once because someone forgot to take their temperature or they weren’t sure the tablet to check in was sanitized. So people do pay attention to businesses following COVID protocol. You would think that enough people posting google reviews that a place is not being safe during this pandemic that it would get flagged. Literally 3 months ago someone posted that at that same location there were multiple customers that decided it was okay to remove their masks because the owner was not wearing hers. Ugh.

[pariston_hill]

Vaccination starts in Wednesday, we only lack a significant amount of vaccines and supplies (needles and syringes).

[RoboBlue]

So this is Britain now:


Considering the new strain is already here I expect the US to exceed 600,000 deaths by the official count before the end of February.

[Louis-1988]

Just got a couple of Stimmy's direct deposited. Lets go. Looks like the homie Biden is gonna push for another round of checks as well.

[pariston_hill]

Both India and China are playing hard to import the material need to produce the vaccines and all the blame comes from our american bootlickers in command
https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status...283998208?s=20

[Satsuki]

Well Pompeo ain't Secretary no more, let Biden's more diplomatic cabinet do their job.

[pariston_hill]

Pompeo is merely a pawn, the damage that Trump told his brazilian lap dog to do is done, relationships with China (OUR BIGGEST TRADDING PARTNER) and India are shaken.
There's need to be a purge of conservative "yes mans" from all our ministries, but that just like how our former military terrorist imbecile in chief likes them.

[RoboBlue]

The Tokyo 2021 Olympics is likely to be cancelled.

Biden signed an executive order requiring masks on public transportation.

The White House has finally uploaded a 200 page COVID plan after a year of nothing.

Biden officials were shocked to discover upon taking over that the Trump administration never had any plan to distribute vaccines.

A study suggests that the recently discovered South Africa strain is likely resistant to the COVID antibodies present in those who've recovered from other variants of the virus and those who have been vaccinated. If it's accurate, that means the risk for reinfection is high.

[Satsuki]

The Tokyo 2021 Olympics is likely to be cancelled.

Does this mean we might actually have a year where the Summer and Winter Olympics are the same year? Or just push the Summer Olympics back a full four?