Vaccine

[MainMan]

Two years working from home and my company still refuses to pay a portion of employees' internet costs.
It's this type of nickel and diming that drives a lot of folks to leave. 

I understand your dissatisfaction.   I think it's reasonable for a small company especially to pay a share of internet costs, but being that home internet pre-exists for virtually every at home worker that it would be viewed the same way an allowance for electricity, heating, a/c or even water would be viewed.    Most companies still are paying rent on their office space, utilities on a $ per sq foot basis, and internet charges, etc.    One way to look at it is that employees are also saving a ton of money on dry cleaning, commuting costs, and especially commuting time.    Now if they were saving on office expenses and not reimbursing you for additional expenses you are incurring, that's a fair argument.

I deal with a lot of long-form video and audio that has to be uploaded quickly so I upgraded my home internet connection to the highest FIOS offers.



 

Main Man Porn Film Director ?

If this were baseball, it would be a player/manager arrangement.

 

[beast of the east]

one can purchase a "smart" a/c thermostat, my next door neighbor has one. it enables one to remotely control/monitor your a/c. you can change the house's temperature setting up or down. you can know the current temperature of the house. great for snowbirds.

Having remediated a serious mold issue I can tell you that temperature is part of the problem and not the only problem.   You are correct, a new thermostat can monitor and control temperature.   They also monitor humidity, which can't be controlled remotely.

Mold is opportunistic.   Mold spores are everywhere in the air, and need a combination of temperature and humidity to bloom.  In Florida high humidity is ever present, basically the state is one big swamp.    To reduce the potential of a mold bloom when I am not there, I run a large dehumidifier at all times, trying to keep humidity at or below 50%.   I bought one that can handle a large space, and also has a pump so I can pump water into a stall shower.

Trying to control mold by AC alone can actually cause a problem.  When the temperature is high within an enclosed space, if the AC is turned on and cools the air too quickly, you get condensation in the ducts, which can cause mold to bloom.

I'd suggest a homewatch person to come in once weekly to inspect a home.   In Florida they are much less expensive than here in NY.  

 

[beast of the east]

Two years working from home and my company still refuses to pay a portion of employees' internet costs.
It's this type of nickel and diming that drives a lot of folks to leave. 

I understand your dissatisfaction.   I think it's reasonable for a small company especially to pay a share of internet costs, but being that home internet pre-exists for virtually every at home worker that it would be viewed the same way an allowance for electricity, heating, a/c or even water would be viewed.    Most companies still are paying rent on their office space, utilities on a $ per sq foot basis, and internet charges, etc.    One way to look at it is that employees are also saving a ton of money on dry cleaning, commuting costs, and especially commuting time.    Now if they were saving on office expenses and not reimbursing you for additional expenses you are incurring, that's a fair argument.

I deal with a lot of long-form video and audio that has to be uploaded quickly so I upgraded my home internet connection to the highest FIOS offers.


 

In your case, it would be fair to ask your employer to cover the added cost, which depending where you are can be $20-50 per month.   

 

[beast of the east]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.


 

 

[SJU Double Alumn]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.



 

If you are trying to be humorous this is pretty callous. I guess you haven't thought about all the additional hospitalizations and deaths that would have resulted if we didn't have the vaccines.

 

[beast of the east]

 

 

[ohiofan]

OK guys, let's not excalate this. Thank you...

 

[fuchsia]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.



 

What mortality rate would you find acceptable?  

 

[beast of the east]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.





 

What mortality rate would you find acceptable?  


 

On one hand zero would be acceptable, but I did some research and found that among all humans there is a 100% mortality rate eventually. 

What is apparent is that we cannot vaccinate enough of the world, and that the virus is mutating faster than we can modify vaccines to prevent further spread of Covid.  

I don't really understand why scientists cannot predict what form the next variant may take, how contagious or lethal, and how quickly we can come up with vaccines are are broader in scope.   When this will be under control is anyone's guess at least from those controlling the narrative,  

A good article in today's Wall Street Journal indicates that the reason Omecron is not as lethal as prior variants of Covid-19 is not because of vaccination, but because Omecron is much less harmful to the lungs.   

 

[fuchsia]

Saw something on TV that new variants are opportunistic in folks who are immunocompromised.  They are strong enough to not die but not strong enough to wipe out the infection and the virus keeps making new versions until it finds a winner.  Supposedly what happened with omicron in South Africa.

 

[JohnnyFan]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.




 

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[SJU Double Alumn]

 

A good article in today's Wall Street Journal indicates that the reason Omecron is not as lethal as prior variants of Covid-19 is not because of vaccination, but because Omecron is much less harmful to the lungs.   

Actually, Omicron is affecting the unvaccinated in a much worse way, by far, than the vaccinated. The vaccinations are still protecting people.

 

[braintrust]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.


Don’t know if we have any pharmacists or PAs on here, but this isn’t far from the truth. A low grade exposure, enough to form naturally induced anti-bodies, is the best protection. Period. New hospitalizations are all severely compromised, un-jabbed individuals…cancer patients, chronic substance abusers, all with severely compromised immunosystems. For everyone else, its a bad cold

That being said, there is no conversation about the cheap and effective cures—Luvox antidepressant for one. 

Turn off the television!!! Unless it’s a movie or a ballgame with the volume off! 

Besides that, Happy New Year!
 

 

[beast of the east]

 

A good article in today's Wall Street Journal indicates that the reason Omecron is not as lethal as prior variants of Covid-19 is not because of vaccination, but because Omecron is much less harmful to the lungs.   

Actually, Omicron is affecting the unvaccinated in a much worse way, by far, than the vaccinated. The vaccinations are still protecting people.

 

That's really not the point. The point is that vaccinations alone are not reducing deaths, it's the nature of the virus variant. If you do not subscribe to the WSJ, I can send you a link.

 

[beast of the east]

 

A good article in today's Wall Street Journal indicates that the reason Omecron is not as lethal as prior variants of Covid-19 is not because of vaccination, but because Omecron is much less harmful to the lungs.   

Actually, Omicron is affecting the unvaccinated in a much worse way, by far, than the vaccinated. The vaccinations are still protecting people.


 

That's really not the point. The point is that vaccinations alone are not reducing deaths, it's the nature of the virus variant. If you do not subscribe to the WSJ, I can send you a link.

 

[SJU Double Alumn]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.


Don’t know if we have any pharmacists or PAs on here, but this isn’t far from the truth. A low grade exposure, enough to form naturally induced anti-bodies, is the best protection. Period. New hospitalizations are all severely compromised, un-jabbed individuals…cancer patients, chronic substance abusers, all with severely compromised immunosystems. For everyone else, its a bad cold

That being said, there is no conversation about the cheap and effective cures—Luvox antidepressant for one. 

Turn off the television!!! Unless it’s a movie or a ballgame with the volume off! 

Besides that, Happy New Year!


 

Where you getting this idea that new hospitalizations are almost all immunocompromised? 

From NBC: Craig Spencer, a Manhattan ER doctor affiliated with Columbia University [URL]https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/nyc-ebola-doctor-who-trump-blasted-6-years-ago-fires-back-over-risk-of-spreading-virus/2653943/[/URL]]who became a Twitter superstar[/url] in the early days of the pandemic for his running commentary on the battle against the virus, tweeted a detailed breakdown late Sunday of what omicron cases look like.Omicron symptoms by vaccine type"Every patient I’ve seen with Covid that’s had a 3rd ‘booster’ dose has had mild symptoms. By mild I mean mostly sore throat. Lots of sore throat. Also some fatigue, maybe some muscle pain. No difficulty breathing. No shortness of breath. All a little uncomfortable, but fine," Spencer [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325900766031874[/URL]]wrote[/url].From there, it goes downhill - slowly, though."Most patients I’ve seen that had 2 doses of Pfizer/Moderna still had ‘mild’ symptoms, but more than those who had received a third dose. More fatigued. More fever. More coughing. A little more miserable overall. But no shortness of breath. No difficulty breathing. Mostly fine," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325903144161280[/URL]]said[/url].For those who just had the one shot of the J&J vaccine and never took a booster, the situation isn't as good."Most patients I’ve seen that had one dose of J&J and had Covid were worse overall. Felt horrible. Fever for a few days (or more). Weak, tired. Some shortness of breath and cough. But not one needing hospitalization. Not one needing oxygen. Not great. But not life-threatening," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325904020721665[/URL]]tweeted[/url].And then there are the unvaccinated, who by all data are being hospitalized at a rate 15x or more the vaccinated."And almost every single patient that I’ve taken care of that needed to be admitted for Covid has been unvaccinated. Every one with profound shortness of breath. Every one whose oxygen dropped when they walked. Every one needing oxygen to breath regularly," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325905031639040[/URL]]said[/url].Spencer's recommendations were straightforward -- get vaccinated if you haven't, get a second dose of something else if you've had one J&J shot, and if you're eligible, get a booster."So no matter your political affiliation, or thoughts on masks, or where you live in this country, as an ER doctor you’d trust with your life if you rolled into my emergency room at 3am, I promise you that you’d rather face the oncoming Omicron wave vaccinated," Spencer [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325911444729856[/URL]]concluded[/url].

 

[beast of the east]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.





 

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You're a great source of Covid information and have been since the beginning. Thank you. Happy new year

 

[braintrust]

My solution to Covid is that instead of trying to vaccinate everyone, we give everyone in the US Covid.  Within 2 weeks, Covid would be eradicated here.


Don’t know if we have any pharmacists or PAs on here, but this isn’t far from the truth. A low grade exposure, enough to form naturally induced anti-bodies, is the best protection. Period. New hospitalizations are all severely compromised, un-jabbed individuals…cancer patients, chronic substance abusers, all with severely compromised immunosystems. For everyone else, its a bad cold

That being said, there is no conversation about the cheap and effective cures—Luvox antidepressant for one. 

Turn off the television!!! Unless it’s a movie or a ballgame with the volume off! 

Besides that, Happy New Year!





 

Where you getting this idea that new hospitalizations are almost all immunocompromised? 

From NBC: Craig Spencer, a Manhattan ER doctor affiliated with Columbia University [URL]https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/nyc-ebola-doctor-who-trump-blasted-6-years-ago-fires-back-over-risk-of-spreading-virus/2653943/[/URL]]who became a Twitter superstar[/url] in the early days of the pandemic for his running commentary on the battle against the virus, tweeted a detailed breakdown late Sunday of what omicron cases look like.Omicron symptoms by vaccine type"Every patient I’ve seen with Covid that’s had a 3rd ‘booster’ dose has had mild symptoms. By mild I mean mostly sore throat. Lots of sore throat. Also some fatigue, maybe some muscle pain. No difficulty breathing. No shortness of breath. All a little uncomfortable, but fine," Spencer [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325900766031874[/URL]]wrote[/url].From there, it goes downhill - slowly, though."Most patients I’ve seen that had 2 doses of Pfizer/Moderna still had ‘mild’ symptoms, but more than those who had received a third dose. More fatigued. More fever. More coughing. A little more miserable overall. But no shortness of breath. No difficulty breathing. Mostly fine," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325903144161280[/URL]]said[/url].For those who just had the one shot of the J&J vaccine and never took a booster, the situation isn't as good."Most patients I’ve seen that had one dose of J&J and had Covid were worse overall. Felt horrible. Fever for a few days (or more). Weak, tired. Some shortness of breath and cough. But not one needing hospitalization. Not one needing oxygen. Not great. But not life-threatening," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325904020721665[/URL]]tweeted[/url].And then there are the unvaccinated, who by all data are being hospitalized at a rate 15x or more the vaccinated."And almost every single patient that I’ve taken care of that needed to be admitted for Covid has been unvaccinated. Every one with profound shortness of breath. Every one whose oxygen dropped when they walked. Every one needing oxygen to breath regularly," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325905031639040[/URL]]said[/url].Spencer's recommendations were straightforward -- get vaccinated if you haven't, get a second dose of something else if you've had one J&J shot, and if you're eligible, get a booster."So no matter your political affiliation, or thoughts on masks, or where you live in this country, as an ER doctor you’d trust with your life if you rolled into my emergency room at 3am, I promise you that you’d rather face the oncoming Omicron wave vaccinated," Spencer [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325911444729856[/URL]]concluded[/url] 

.Most kids in ICU at major hospital with COVID had underlying conditions: NYC doctor NYPost 12/31/21...

Also, NBC is not going to quote a doctor unless he has fire and brimstone, worst case scenarios...

Again, turn off the television



 

 

[SJU Double Alumn]

Where you getting this idea that new hospitalizations are almost all immunocompromised? 

From NBC: Craig Spencer, a Manhattan ER doctor affiliated with Columbia University [URL]https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/nyc-ebola-doctor-who-trump-blasted-6-years-ago-fires-back-over-risk-of-spreading-virus/2653943/[/URL]]who became a Twitter superstar[/url] in the early days of the pandemic for his running commentary on the battle against the virus, tweeted a detailed breakdown late Sunday of what omicron cases look like.Omicron symptoms by vaccine type"Every patient I’ve seen with Covid that’s had a 3rd ‘booster’ dose has had mild symptoms. By mild I mean mostly sore throat. Lots of sore throat. Also some fatigue, maybe some muscle pain. No difficulty breathing. No shortness of breath. All a little uncomfortable, but fine," Spencer [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325900766031874[/URL]]wrote[/url].From there, it goes downhill - slowly, though."Most patients I’ve seen that had 2 doses of Pfizer/Moderna still had ‘mild’ symptoms, but more than those who had received a third dose. More fatigued. More fever. More coughing. A little more miserable overall. But no shortness of breath. No difficulty breathing. Mostly fine," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325903144161280[/URL]]said[/url].For those who just had the one shot of the J&J vaccine and never took a booster, the situation isn't as good."Most patients I’ve seen that had one dose of J&J and had Covid were worse overall. Felt horrible. Fever for a few days (or more). Weak, tired. Some shortness of breath and cough. But not one needing hospitalization. Not one needing oxygen. Not great. But not life-threatening," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325904020721665[/URL]]tweeted[/url].And then there are the unvaccinated, who by all data are being hospitalized at a rate 15x or more the vaccinated."And almost every single patient that I’ve taken care of that needed to be admitted for Covid has been unvaccinated. Every one with profound shortness of breath. Every one whose oxygen dropped when they walked. Every one needing oxygen to breath regularly," he [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325905031639040[/URL]]said[/url].Spencer's recommendations were straightforward -- get vaccinated if you haven't, get a second dose of something else if you've had one J&J shot, and if you're eligible, get a booster."So no matter your political affiliation, or thoughts on masks, or where you live in this country, as an ER doctor you’d trust with your life if you rolled into my emergency room at 3am, I promise you that you’d rather face the oncoming Omicron wave vaccinated," Spencer [URL]https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1475325911444729856[/URL]]concluded[/url] 

.Most kids in ICU at major hospital with COVID had underlying conditions: NYC doctor NYPost 12/31/21...

Also, NBC is not going to quote a doctor unless he has fire and brimstone, worst case scenarios...

Again, turn off the television



 

We aren't discussing just kids. Children are a low percentage of the hospitalizations.

You have no reason to dispute the accuracy of Dr. Spencer. Hospitals all over are seeing mostly unvaccinated getting hospitalized.

 

[beast of the east]

This is the study I referenced, published by Yahoo as well as the wsj and the ny times

https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus?ref=mail-notify