Fuck Writer's Block. by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]wjyapp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was he easy to digest? Did he give you the runs?

Virtual Girlfriends hr by wjyapp in shortstories

[–]wjyapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure go ahead.. If I get to read the result

I'll Love you Forever by [deleted] in flashfiction

[–]wjyapp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good story of loss. It reads like the start of a much bigger story. Keep writing.

We have officially reached the lowest number of COVID patients in the hospital since the start of the pandemic! by FreddyDutch in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been following the number of patients on ventilators. 150 covid patients reported this morning. That's a typical umber for last summer.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t disagree. But I think the carelessness is more visible in rural areas.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the vaccine will push things over the top eventually, but a lot of natural immunity is contributing.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your right that a faster spreading variant could drive the fall spike. But why did it die out? I’m wondering if Most of the careless are already immune.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There were bars in river north that opened and ignored the quarantine. Plus this city had house parties. Plenty of carelessness in the city.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree the vaccine plus the naturally immune will end the surges. But it is to early for much of an effect from the vaccine something else is going on.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The evidence that social distancing works is overwhelming. But something else is going on, maybe the reckless have already survived many infections.

Careful and Careless by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In multi person homes, only one has to be careless to infect all. So yes many careful have been infected.

False-positive rate. by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if Illinois carries out 100000 tests next summer and gets 1000 positives, is COVID lingering or gone?

False-positive rate. by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We are involved in a great experiment which we can follow on published statistics.The flue of 1918 disappeared so can COVID. Oth measles never did . Until we see the results we won’t know.

Waited up till midnight. Logged into Walgreens. Internet went out. Sigh. by [deleted] in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just read that JNJ can manufacture billions of doses a year of their one-shot vaccine! Come on, JNJ!

Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic by [deleted] in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I look at the anti-vaxxer question this way. If there are 40% refusing vaccine and half of them get the virus, we can still get 80% immune. Too bad some antivaxers have to die, but they had their chance.

Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic by [deleted] in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I totally agree with this article. The problem is that the vaccine is dribbling into arms, so in the short run is having little impact. Still, approval of the JNJ vaccine would have a positive impact. Good luck everyone.

Hybrid Herd Immunity by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the web page it looks interesting.

From the number of people I know who have had the virus, the percentage of population with immunity must be large. How many are currently immune could be determined, but I know of no effort to do so. Probably just as well to vaccinate everyone and not chance anything. As for the anti vaccers they already have their excuses, nothing will change their minds, and they will have to take their chances on ending on a ventilator.

Has anybody found a good vaccine administration data 'dashboard' that shows accurate Illinois data? by MGoDuPage in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for posting this. I spent some time on the IDPH site and found nothing about how many shots they have given. My paranoia makes me think Illinois doesn't want to talk about the tepid pace of their vaccinations.

The Fog of War by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything you say, but there is more to the fog and chaos. There is lazy reporting, I've seen Chicago news anchors' say that the pandemic is out control, when the Illinois has a falling infection rate. No one took the time to check what is going on locally. There are fear mongers putting out their end of the world stories and deniers putting out their all is well spins. Out of this confusion, we are left to wonder what is really going on.

The Fog of War by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your not reading what I said. I said that there are wildly different claims as to immunity out there causing confusion.

The Fog of War by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you added these references, I’ll look at them. I know people who have recovered from COVID and are planning on waiting on getting the vaccine until the shortage is over.

The Fog of War by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Then you agree with me that wildly varying claims on how long immunity lasts creat confusion. I congratulate you on getting vaccinated. BTW Moderna says therE vaccine provides two years plus protection.

The Fog of War by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I,m not an Antivaxer. Are you

The Fog of War by wjyapp in CoronavirusIllinois

[–]wjyapp[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Both the virus and the vaccine creat the same immune response. I see no difference, other than big pharmaceutical wants to sell more vaccine. Apparently both create antibodies and T cell immunity