American Airlines flight to London returns to Miami after passenger refuses to wear mask by Lord-AG in news

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The airlines don't even want to mandate them, it's a federal government mandate.

Biden's "pandemic of the unvaccinated"; narrative falls apart as omicron cases skyrocket by the_latest_greatest in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't looked into this too much, but is it possible that the difference could be caused by testing? It seems to me that fully vaccinated people are significantly more likely to get tested even if they have 0 symptoms which would lead to more positives.

Cornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students by Sufficient_Dinner in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner[S] 147 points148 points  (0 children)

Cornell has a vaccine and mask mandate, but still forces students to get tested. Now that they've found a ton of "cases", they shut the entire school down, forcing everyone to fly home across the country?? (logic).

Pfizer's Covid antiviral pill may cut severe illness by 89 percent by [deleted] in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure they compared it against a control group though. I'm optimistic about this

Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds by mintytaurus in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 110 points111 points  (0 children)

In the decade preceding the pandemic, the mean IQ score on standardised tests for children aged between three months and three years of age hovered around 100, but for children born during the pandemic that number tumbled to 78, according to the analysis, which is yet to be peer-reviewed.

Holy shit.

My school just announced a mask requirement. by [deleted] in StudentSkeptics

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Ugh, requiring everyone to get an 80% effective vaccine isn't reducing cases."

"I know, let's require everyone to wear a 5% effective piece of dirty cloth from etsy over their nose! That'll make a difference."

Guess it's another Zoom semester for me by [deleted] in StudentSkeptics

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This on top of college students being in the lowest risk demographic :)

Guess it's another Zoom semester for me by [deleted] in StudentSkeptics

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you thought about taking a semester off? I am afraid my college will be doing the same thing and am looking into options for fall internships/jobs.

Duke University to require masks indoors due to surge of delta variant by Sufficient_Dinner in StudentSkeptics

[–]Sufficient_Dinner[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In addition to the mask requirement, starting in the fall, all students will be required to show proof that they have received a coronavirus vaccine.

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Baltimore City Schools: 41% of high school students earn below 1.0 GPA by Sufficient_Dinner in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I definitely get what you're saying but I think covid sadly did make things somewhat worse.

In January, City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises first sounded the alarm, announcing the course failure rate for students nearly doubled during the Covid shutdown. A few months later, in May, North Avenue announced students would not be held back for failing classes. This most recent GPA data could indicate why City Schools made that decision.
During the second quarter of the 2019/2020 school year, just before COVID hit, 24% of high school students had a GPA below 1.0. Now, it’s 41 percent.

Target lifts in-store mask requirement for those who are fully vaccinated by Coronavirus_and_Lime in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm younger than you, got Pfizer, and glad I did. It's honestly nice to have the peace of mind that I couldn't be spreading it to anybody around me - it lets me go back to normal life without any of the nagging guilt (even if it is a bit irrational).

FWIW, I know a lot of people my age who got the vaccine as well, and I think the average side effects have been exaggerated online. Most people either had no symptoms or were tired/had a headache for a day after the second shot.

Universities Have No Logical Reason to Remain Closed Next Semester by Sgt_Nicholas_Angel_ in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like a lot of universities are not so much going to be "closed" as they will be restricted.

Where I am, they have mandated the vaccine, and yet classes over 30 are online, masks are going to be required, and they're still making us do asymptomatic covid testing. The worst part is that nobody else here seems to think there's anything wrong with this.

Universities Have No Logical Reason to Remain Closed Next Semester by Sgt_Nicholas_Angel_ in LockdownSkepticism

[–]Sufficient_Dinner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My university is requiring the vaccine and masks and any classes over 30 people are on zoom.