I see they've ran out of greek letters
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Giving them individual names like that makes it so people still think the pandemic is a thing. We need to keep shopping or the terrorists win.
The fuck are you on about
Since the very beginning of the pandemic there's been a massive effort from the entire ownership class to get back to business as normal. Since the democrats stopped having a use for it to beat Trump in the election, the entire political class has been united in the same interest. It's not that the new variants are less problematic or not distinguished enough from the previous variants to get an easily repeatable name (instead of shit like EX.420). It's that the pandemic needed to be over so (for example) the price of oil would go back up above zero. To that end we've had a massive program of manufacturing consent from pretty much all sides in the media.
Oh! Oh oh okay I agree with you. I thought u were saying that the pandemic never happened
No problem. I should probably reread my own comments more to be more clear sometimes.
Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!
I have to travel for a conference the first week of September. I want the new shot now.
It's not the vaccine, but while you're waiting, Covixyl (a nasal spray) is available over-the-counter and reduces viral load/severity for 4 hours
Bummer that the covid / flu combo shot isn’t ready for this cold and flu season. That might help with uptake a bit.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A new COVID vaccine is due out next month, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even as hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country.
Healthcare providers and pharmacies such as CVS Health (CVS.N) will start next month to offer the shot, updated to fight the Omicron version of the virus that has been dominant since last year.
They will be fighting declining concern about the virus, as well as fatigue and skepticism about the merits of this vaccine, Kaiser Family Foundation Director of Survey Methodology Ashley Kirzinger said.
As with the flu, Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE), Moderna (MRNA.O) and Novavax (NVAX.O), have created versions of the COVID vaccine to try to match the variant they believe will be circulating this fall.
Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University and a liaison to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization practices, said it is possible that the ACIP could make a weaker recommendation for younger, healthier people.
Dr. David Boulware, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Minnesota, said that according to research he has published, people who are boosted have less severe symptoms for a shorter duration.
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I can't wait for the new wave of anti-vaxers to bring us more laughing material.
I just got the shot today, I should've waited.
To anyone else waiting until the new vaccine is available in September, consider protecting yourself in the meantime with Covixyl, which is a nasal spray. It doesn't keep you from getting COVID, but it reduces the viral load for 4 hours, so if you do get COVID, it will be less severe (though you should still get Paxlovid at that point regardless).