Senator Bernie Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally
Senator Bernie Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections. The 82-year-old Sanders, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he was ex…
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Covid has been added to the many viruses that we call a cold. It's not the deadly virus it once was and is harmless to the majority of the human population.
If you have immune issues you should wear as mask as a precaution.
This is bullshit. COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking right now, something that doesn't happen with colds.
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Colds are a variety of viruses. There isn't a cold virus itself.
As for Covid, like the Flu or RSV there are those who are in danger of serious illness, the percentage is just low. It's not anything to worry about.
The risk of developing dangerous symptoms of COVID-19 may be increased in people who are older. The risk may also be increased in people of any age who have other serious health problems — such as heart or lung conditions, weakened immune systems, obesity, or diabetes. This is similar to what is seen with other respiratory illnesses, such as the flu (influenza).
Each of these factors can increase the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms. But people who have several of these other health problems are at even higher risk.
Yes, but those variety of viruses are rhinoviruses and COVID is a coronavirus. Just because they're both viruses doesn't mean they're the same illness.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/rhinoviruses-common-cold.html
They're vastly different species. It's like saying a coral snake and a zebra are the same animal because they both have stripes.
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I have the same issue with COVID deniers (I do not think @YoBuckStopsHere is a COVID denier) calling it the flu. It's silly to treat all viruses as the same even if they cause similar symptoms with an infection.
No, Covid can be a serious issue and was a serious issue three years ago, it just isn't the threat it once was. I'm not saying that a small portion of the population isn't at risk, I'm saying that for the majority of people, it isn't a threat.
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You mean YOU call it the cold, no "we"
It's not even a cold to me, I've never had it even though my entire office was sick in 2020 and 2021. Doctors said I was just one of the 1 and 4 that are completely immune to it. We did catch MERS coronavirus back in 2011 and that might be why.
You could improve your empathy for the other 75% please and thank you
This attitude is so fucked. Jesus Christ.
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Banned @YoBuckStopsHere
reason: Mod abuse + using moderation tools after being removed as a mod. Perma-ban.
That's the kind of mods this community has?
On c/politics of all things
Edit: the mod tried removing this for being """uncivil""" and it got reinstated by an admin
It's a politics sub on the largest instance. Not that I condone it but what do you expect?
Better?
Agreed but the quality coming out of .world seems to be lower than most other instances. Not saying it's excusable and I am already starting to get a bias when I see anything coming from the instance.
They got banned for mod abuse
Finally, an expert weighs in….
Just kidding stfu loser
It's still a deadly virus, just not as contagious as it first was
Ummm it's only behind measles on how contagious it is. These omicron strains are insanely contagious. Way more than OG, alpha, delta etc.
Even though measles is more contagious, the time from infection to contagious is much longer, so covid will spread much faster than measles as well.
We've never had to deal with something with this combination before.
Based on the CDC published final 2022 estimates, Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. adults and older teens had still not caught COVID-19 by the end of last year, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while 77.5% had antibodies from at least one prior infection.
Those who have gotten it seem to get it again and again.
It's still the most deadly disease out there excepting AIDS (in terms of raw numbers), even though we're doing our best to ignore it.
The deadliness of the infection has gone down but the transmissibility is actually up, for what that's worth.
There are still many who are deathly afraid to get covid. If your vaccinated and practice standard basic hygiene your risk is very low.
Wash your hands and don't touch your face. Simple things to avoid it.
We have known for literal years at this point that fomite transmission is essentially a non issue for COVID, what is up with this April 2020 level information? COVID is transmitted by breathing in air that someone with COVID has exhaled. It can linger in the air like cigarette smoke. And vaccination does not prevent you from getting long COVID, even if you are young and healthy.
The best way to not get long COVID is to not get COVID. The best way to not get COVID is to wear a mask. Definitely get vaccinated in case you do get it, but it's still better to not get it than to get it.
We also have literally no idea what getting COVID every year for 4, 5, 6, etc years will do and I don't intend to be part of the test group.
We know it attacks the testicles but so far it hasn't seemed to cause infertility. But what happens to babies being born, getting infected dozens of times by the time they reach adulthood?
This is a bit extreme, but for all we know we're at the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it.
Even not thinking that extreme we really have no idea what's going to happen long term. A recent report from stats canada says 1/9 Canadians have had long covid, and half still have symptoms as of June 2023. Give it another 5 years and it's only going to be worse.
Its an airborne virus. Washing your hands doesnt help. Wear a mask, ventilate, and use air purifiers.
Holy shit how did this guy ever get mod