A tripledemic hurricane is making landfall.

[onecaliberal]

A tripledemic hurricane is making landfall. We need masks, not just tent hospitals
By Anne N. Sosin, Lakshmi Ganapathi and Martha LincolnNov. 22, 2022

Even before the arrival of the so-called tripledemic, U.S. health systems were on the brink. But as the fall surge of illness threatens to capsize teetering hospitals, the will to deploy public health measures has also collapsed. Pediatricians are declaring “This is our March 2020” and issuing pleas for help while public health efforts to flatten the curve and reduce transmission rates of Covid-19 — or any infectious disease — have effectively evaporated. Unmanageable patient volumes are seen as inevitable, or billed as the predictable outcome of an “immunity debt,” despite considerable uncertainty surrounding the scientific underpinnings and practical utility of this concept.


https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/22/tripledemic-hurricane-include-community-prevention-efforts/

[aggiesal]

1. And then there is this statement ...

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... and issuing pleas for help while public health efforts to flatten the curve and reduce transmission rates of Covid-19 — or any infectious disease — have effectively evaporated

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Hmmm, I wonder how that happened

[Ford_Prefect]

2. The same way the prices for vaccines jumped up to nose bleed level...Imagine that!

[littlemissmartypants]

3. I would like to see President Biden own up to his mistake of

Saying that the pandemic is over. It was wrong of him to step outside of his lane on this subject. He’s got hundreds of public health experts who are the ones who should be making such statements. He should defer to the experts.

He's apologized for gaffes before and this is a matter of life and death gaffe. It deserves its own walk back.

Today I heard part of an interview with Dr. Fauci basically begging people to get the latest booster shot. Imagine serving your country your entire life, trying to help people stay well and especially alive, only to watch all you've done basically just burn to the ground. I would literally be physically ill. He can't even really retire at the top of his game. My heart aches for him. We're losing a true hero.

And just to be clear, I love my President but I strongly believe he stepped too far off his turf in this case. I'd bet money I'm not alone in this opinion.

If he's already addressed it and I missed it, could someone please point me in that direction? TIA.

❤️ pants

[area51]

4. +1 n/t

[Zeitghost]

5. The pandemic is over

COVID is endemic.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Covid isn't over. Being endemic, it's never going to be.

endemic
ĕn-dĕm?ĭk
adjective
of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
https://www.wordnik.com/words/endemic

If you translate it literally, endemic means "in the population." It derives from the Greek endēmos, which joins en, meaning "in," and dēmos, meaning "population." "Endemic" is often used to characterize diseases that are generally found in a particular area; malaria, for example, is said to be endemic to tropical and subtropical regions. This use differs from that of the related word epidemic in that it indicates a more or less constant presence in a particular population or area rather than a sudden, severe outbreak within that region or group. The word is also used by biologists to characterize the plant and animal species that are only found in a given area.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endemic

But that's not the issue. Staying in one's lane is.

❤️ pants

[Zeitghost]

9. Yes, I know

The Pandemic being over has never meant Covid was over. But those who want to blame Pres. Biden for being honest and using the correct terminology don't seem to get that.

[roamer65]

6. Reminds me I need to get my flu shot this weekend.

Already got the Moderna bivalent last month.

[onecaliberal]

7. The flu is really really bad.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. I got the Moderna bivalent last week and I still can't get 5G.

[roamer65]

11. Just move to the left a little.

[phylny]

12. Have you tried aluminum foil on your ears?