I said I wouldn’t but you can’t trust me.
Bed soon.
But.
Covid parties are like…
Ohhhhhh, it’s 1987 and I’m worried about AIDS.
I know!
I’ll get Freddie Mercury to fark me up the ■■■■!
That’ll keep me safe!
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I’m not sure.
This level of cases might just be our new baseline during covid.
Like Vic was 1k and NSW was 300~ Delta, it might be both states stay around 20k to 30k.
I think it’ll come down and probably halve then stabilise. But it’s difficult to tell because the testing isn’t the same standard as Delta.
Amigos for semprini?
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Paper I was reading from a week or two ago (think it was out of SA although might’ve been elsewhere) had natural immunity from infection (Delta or Wuhan) offering higher protection than 2x Pfizer or 1x JJ (can extrapolate out Moderna and AZ).
The podium was as follows
- 3x Pfizer/2x JJ
- Natural immunity
- 2x Vax.
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IF there were freely available RATs before the Christmas/New Year then there would have been the opportunity for preemptive testing to minimise the risks at large gatherings, which may have contributed to a more controlled exposure through society.
I don’t know, in the end I doubt it would have made much difference to the outright numbers (the area under the curve), but it may have reduced the peak (the old flatten the curve).
Either way, it certainly contributed to the feeling of chaos and the idea that we had lost control, which then plays to people’s anxieties and fears.
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I’m not sure that’s quite what it’s like, lol.
I mean, I could be wrong.
But I’m not sure.
It is, however, completely idiotic.
I haven’t had a terrible week. But I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
They know not what they do.
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Soberana.
Sober? ■■■■ that.
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ChadOx sounds like a dodgy AFL nickname
Got a link…
It was a little crude, but I was suggesting rather than incidentally getting a small viral cough load, you’re volunteering for the full monty.
And maybe this isn’t applicable with this particular vaccine (not a doctor*) but it’s also like…
No, I forbid this dead/inactive version of the virus to enter my body, give me a triple vodka of that ■■■■!
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Shall hunt around.
Really should bookmark more of these things… except the bookmark list would get ■■■■■■■ long… 
EDIT:
Glascow Uni, not SA.
Pre-Print paper. Also notes lack of viral infection in the lung tissue pointing to absence of cytokine storm with Omicron.
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I don’t think natural immunity to HIV is a thing. Well, not in the sense that you can get infected, recover and be immune if exposed to it again.
I’m fairly sure there is some natural immunity, but it is a genetic thing. And now I think about it, this is classified as innate immunity, not natural.
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what about if you had the original strain plus double vaxxed.
New Zealand NEW WAVE intensifies… but still below 400 fortnightly for the nation.
Another possible Omicron escapee (tested negative 5 times in quarantine, infected just before exiting???)
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Didn’t explore that possibility. But I’d be thinking higher again…
yep - doesn’t always work…
Hana Horka: Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally
By Ben Tobias
3-4 minutes
By Ben Tobias
BBC News
Hana Horka was part of the folk group, Asonance
A folk singer from the Czech Republic has died after deliberately catching Covid, her son has told the BBC.
Hana Horka, 57, was unvaccinated and had posted on social media that she was recovering after testing positive, but died two days later.
Her son, Jan Rek, said she got infected on purpose when he and his father had the virus, so she could get a recovery pass to access certain venues.
The Czech Republic reported a record number of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday.
Mr Rek and his father, who are both fully vaccinated, both caught Covid over Christmas. But he said his mother had decided not to stay away from them, preferring instead to expose herself to the virus.
“She should have isolated for a week because we tested positive. But she was with us the whole time,” he said.
Proof of vaccination or recent infection from the virus is required in the Czech Republic to gain entry to many social and cultural venues, including cinemas, bars and cafes.
His mother was a member of one of the oldest Czech folk groups, Asonance. She had wanted to catch Covid so there would be fewer restrictions on her movement, Mr Rek explained.
Two days before she died, she wrote on social media that she was recovering: “Now there will be theatre, sauna, a concert”.
On Sunday morning, the day she died, Ms Horka said she was feeling better and dressed to go for a walk. But then her back started hurting, so she went to lie down in her bedroom.
“In about 10 minutes it was all over,” her son said. “She choked to death”.
Although she was unvaccinated, Jan Rek stressed that his mother did not believe in some of the more bizarre conspiracy theories about Covid vaccines.
“Her philosophy was that she was more OK with the idea of catching Covid than getting vaccinated. Not that we would get microchipped or anything like that,” he said.
There was no point in trying to discuss the issue with her as it would just get too emotional, he added. Instead, he hoped that by telling his story he could convince others to get vaccinated.
“If you have living examples from real life, it’s more powerful than just graphs and numbers. You can’t really sympathise with numbers.”
Jan Rek said his mother’s band Asonance was “quite a legend” in folk and country circles
The number of Covid cases in the Czech Republic reached a new daily high on Wednesday, with 28,469 cases reported in a population of 10.7m people.
The government has recently introduced new measures to combat the rise, including mandatory testing for employees and schoolchildren. The isolation period for people who test positive but have no symptoms has been reduced from 14 days to five.
On Wednesday, the Czech government announced that it would cancel plans to introduce mandatory vaccination for some sections of society. Earlier this month, thousands of people demonstrated in Prague and other cities against its possible introduction.
Around 63% of the Czech Republic’s total population has been fully vaccinated, compared with an average of 69% across the EU.
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Interesting if insensitive discussion.
Not a doctor*.
It was the AIDS virus?
I assume loads (stop it) matter?
HIRE THIS MAN