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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

So, everywhere, then. Virus don't care 'bout no state boundaries.

BA.3.2 has been found in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming, Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio.

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I recently got hit with COVID and so did my wife and kids. We all tested positive and have had recent boosters for COVID and flu. Since I'm in a city where one of these states is listed, I kind of wonder if I got this variant.

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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I wish there was a map by county or something. Some states are just too large that it would be great to be able to see hotspots in particular.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 75 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We don't have that kind of granularity anymore, both because RFK Jr and DOGE have significantly cut public health funding and because there are so many variants out there now and so little difference between them in terms of presenting symptoms

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well, you don't get one.

Because RFK Jr is in charge, after DOGE gutted basically all the staff in charge of doing things lile that, as well as exposing basically all internal government webservices for foreign actors and random hackers to nose their ways in.

We could try and crowd source one, but at this point, doing so might mean the government decides those involved are domestic terrorists.

Welcome to fascism, with Ya'll Qaeda characteristics.

Reminder that during the less insane Trump Term 1, Trump spent the crucial initial months publically telling everyone it was China's fault, stymying coordination and response planning / early stage plan activation and eventually settled out selling Federally controlled supplies to the highest State/Hospital bidder.

Oh and don't forget to consider injecting yourself with bleach.

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[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (8 children)

So, this will be extra, extra bad if we have another covid-like event in the USA. People are already divided, things are rough otherwise, and lockdowns will not work under this administration. It would be total fucking chaos

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Just wear a mask. I bought 400 of them a while ago on Amazon for $40. One way masking sucks, but is highly effective.

If Trump's dumb ass hadn't understocked the PPE last time, we could've just all worn masks and then generally went about our business otherwise.

Wait, I thought they wanted to declare marshal law to avoid the election... I bet we start hearing kore about how we can't have an election because of covid...

[–] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No worry under trump there will be no covid.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Or, will it be so bad we can't have an election... hmmmm

[–] mister_flibble@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Quite possibly both in the same sentence

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[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 42 points 1 week ago (16 children)

WEARING A MASK IS LIKE WEARING A CONDOM.

Would you risk a permanent disease for the sake of "ehh I dont like how it feels"?

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (5 children)

“ehh I dont like how it feels”

Considering how well preventable STI's still get around, I'd say that sentiment is a little too common. That or a lot of people are hot garbage at risk assessment.

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[–] Angrydeuce@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

"I can only breathe with a mask on my face when im hiding my identity to beat up on people of color!!! Any other time though, fuck off!!!"

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[–] 58008@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If this one doesn't take out Trump, I'm eating a Chinese bat myself.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, like last time, Trump will get treated by the latest medicines at Walter Reed and a vaccine while the rest of the country can get fucked.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

country! try world. they made sure to specifically fuck other countries as well.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago

I’m eating a Chinese bat myself.

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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Alright if we get remote jobs again this time agree to absolutely not let this one go.

They listed jobs as remote before forcing us to come anyway last time and they will try again.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

They’ve told us we can’t work from home. So that’s what I’m going to say. If they try to fire me I’ll use their own words against them.

We have stronger employment law where I live.

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[–] Cellari@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I don't know if I should upvote, like or downvote this news :D

It's good to spread important news, but it is a bad news, and a reminder of a failed containment, so how the some system is supposed to work!? Non-serious answers only

[–] chillhelm@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Downvote. Reasons:

  1. This is clearly fake news by the LAME STREAM fake news media to damage ~~glorious leader~~ the President's fantastic work to MAGA.

  2. By allowing other users to see this news they start holding the concept of a new variant that is spreading fast in their head and therefore they manifest it. If enough people manifest it, it becomes true (even though it is clearly not, see above).

  3. Even though it is not real, COVID is also just a Chinese hoax that is just a flu so any reporting on it is spreading Chinese propaganda and therefore TREASON (and we downvote treason).

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (10 children)

. By allowing other users to see this news they start holding the concept of a new variant that is spreading fast in their head and therefore they manifest it. If enough people manifest it, it becomes true (even though it is clearly not, see above).

Are americans orks from 40k?

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Pedophile-In-Chief will save us. Just like last time.

He's saving the rest of the world by unwittingly discouraging travel to and from the US.

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[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Time to invest in ivermectin suppliers.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've been boofing it for years now and my doctor says I'm as healthy as a horse

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[–] FreeAlchemist@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Fuck yeah, just in time for WWIII.

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[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

There won't be any vaccine for this one.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

It's in my state but I'm not worried bc between Jesus and essential oils, all will be well. /s

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