No one could have foreseen this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - ThreadSky

tryangregory.bsky.social • 53 days ago

No one could have foreseen this.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/covid-surges-us-low-booster-uptake

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cherylms.bsky.social•53 days ago

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.” 🙄

defeline.bsky.social•53 days ago

So hopeless. Save yourselves. 🙄😢

mikevlasic.bsky.social•53 days ago

You should trademark that phrase!

uriebay.bsky.social•52 days ago

Yup, I’m shocked, shocked I tell you…

svfnature.bsky.social•53 days ago

Somehow that headline suggests boosters might reduce transmission which isn’t the point as we know. At least they are using the C word.

turtlemapper.bsky.social•51 days ago

Boosters do reduce transmission, actually. For short windows. Kind of like the annual flu shot.

svfnature.bsky.social•51 days ago

Ok but they don’t reduce transmission for long periods and gives a false sense of security. Clearly vax and relax isn’t working

adithyar.bsky.social•53 days ago

Actually, they DO reduce infection & transmission ! This is one of the few pieces of misinformation regularly circulated by Covid-aware folks and it grinds my gears because exaggeration isn't good science and damages our credibility.

Vaccines don't eliminate transmission. That part is true.

dj1au.bsky.social•53 days ago

There's a common misconception that ''they'' lied about vaccines preventing transmission to justify their hatred for covid vaccines, which is simply untrue.

adithyar.bsky.social•53 days ago

Which is why N95 masking is also necessary. However, boosting/revaccination does reduce transmission. Waning and evolution erode it quickly. All of these things are simultaneously true.

adithyar.bsky.social•53 days ago

And, it could be reasonably argued that a 50% reduction in infection risk (which is in the ballpark of where we top out these days after an update) isn't going to measurably change a person's precautions. It doesn't change mine anyway. But it's still a nice bonus to acknowledge.

adithyar.bsky.social•53 days ago

More importantly, when it comes to advising family, friends, or others who can't be arsed to mask up, getting them to at least stay current with vaccines to reduce their infection risk is a laudable goal to communicate. They just need to be aware that 50% is very different from 99.9% (N95 respie).

solarab.bsky.social•53 days ago

The Alberta Health ban on saying 'Covid' is having a similar effect

anprovocateur.bsky.social•53 days ago

What do u call it then

solarab.bsky.social•53 days ago

Nothing #sgtschultz

anniegirl.bsky.social•52 days ago

yep, it's back to "it must be a cold or some virus". As though viruses don't have names.

tangledsilk.bsky.social•53 days ago

Shocked I am. 😱

costrike.bsky.social•53 days ago

You can't foresee the unpossible

fredolives.bsky.social•53 days ago

turtlemapper.bsky.social•51 days ago

much COVID out there. Spreading like wildfire in hospital

bigbangbear.bsky.social•53 days ago

Flu is hitting hard now too in many regions. Good old double or triple whammy (if RSV is in the mix), but no need to mask in my local hospital😔

jgbrowning.bsky.social•53 days ago

mveo.bsky.social•53 days ago

And then talk about how covid has not fallen in line with other seasonal viruses yeat and reached a state of steady endemicity.
🤢🤢🤢🤢

neesiefromca.bsky.social•53 days ago

Thanks for the reminder that I need to get more N 95’s

wince7170.bsky.social•53 days ago

I'm grateful that my Donors Choose project requesting replacement air filters for my classroom got funded. My school bought AeraMax Pro 3 purifiers in fall 2020 but there's no $ for filters. Clean air is my best hope.

merlinofcanada.bsky.social•51 days ago

Thx for this post.

seawall.bsky.social•53 days ago

By Talos, this can't be happening

linareed72.bsky.social•53 days ago

💯

fairgo.bsky.social•52 days ago

Make people test before they come here

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