▲ 955 ▼ New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 3 years ago by CollisionResistance@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 838 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) That's fair, but I think you can still compare it to the flu, which is not that far off from covid percentage wise. At this point both the flu and covid should be at an equal level of people having vaccines and natural antibodies, right? Even if you go with covid being about twice as deadly as the flu, twice as deadly as almost nothing is still almost nothing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I'm sorry, but people die of lots of different things all the time, it sucks but it's a part of life permalink fedilink source parent [–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hundreds of thousands of Americans will die this year from COVID. Sure, almost nothing. Just a 9/11 every two weeks or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Thousands die every day from tons of other stuff also, just a part of life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wow... ghoul, much? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I call it reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent [+] dude187@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) That's fair, but I think you can still compare it to the flu, which is not that far off from covid percentage wise. At this point both the flu and covid should be at an equal level of people having vaccines and natural antibodies, right? Even if you go with covid being about twice as deadly as the flu, twice as deadly as almost nothing is still almost nothing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I'm sorry, but people die of lots of different things all the time, it sucks but it's a part of life permalink fedilink source parent [–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hundreds of thousands of Americans will die this year from COVID. Sure, almost nothing. Just a 9/11 every two weeks or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Thousands die every day from tons of other stuff also, just a part of life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wow... ghoul, much? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I call it reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent [+] dude187@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I'm sorry, but people die of lots of different things all the time, it sucks but it's a part of life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I'm sorry, but people die of lots of different things all the time, it sucks but it's a part of life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hundreds of thousands of Americans will die this year from COVID. Sure, almost nothing. Just a 9/11 every two weeks or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Thousands die every day from tons of other stuff also, just a part of life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wow... ghoul, much? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I call it reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent [+] dude187@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Thousands die every day from tons of other stuff also, just a part of life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wow... ghoul, much? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I call it reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent [+] dude187@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holland@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wow... ghoul, much? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I call it reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent [+] dude187@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I call it reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) And that's the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That reality is reality? People die of lots of different things, I'm sorry I'm that's news to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holland@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's the problem that people like you let this be reality. That we just dismiss millions of preventable deaths as mere statistics rather than doing simple and easy things like wearing masks during pandemics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriskmee@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I wore one when I was required to and didn't wear one when I wasn't, so sorry for following the rules? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dude187@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent