Sticksboi05

I consider this phase of COVID-19 over when enough people get vaccinated that hospital overrun is no longer an issue. At that point, we'll start seeing restrictions dropped quickly I'd guess.

Immune response is not determined by the reaction. Over half the people who received the mRNA vaccines in clinical trials had no side effects, but the protection was still there.

The numbers aren't equivalent as JNJs trials took place with more contagious variants going around. But it was 100% in stopping hospitalizations or worse, so I would take it if it's what is available.

New pre-print study out of the UK suggests a single BioNTech vaccine dose can reduce asymptomatic infections by 75% after just 12 days. This is the best data we have yet that vaccines will reduce transmission. And importantly this is with the UK overrun by B.1.1.7, which is already way more transmissible. So with two doses you'd imagine that would be even higher, and against the normal COVID-19, even better. Also, for folks who have friends and family avoiding vaccines because of "long-term effects", 90% of adverse reactions historically are within 45 days from the last injection. That is why the FDA required three months of safety data following participants to account for this and build in extra time on top. The odds of some wave of reactions in 2027 are minuscule based on the data on top of the fact that we've already been doing mRNA vaccine trials for years before this.

The virus will eventually lose, the vaccines while not sterilizing will reduce transmission. Even if's by like 70 percent or 60 percent, that is substantial. Combine that with basic measures and you get the R0 below 1 and cases contract. Good news is data shows just one dose starts minimizing transmission. Or, we see a scenario where over the year after making its way through humanity it becomes less severe. The half dozen coronaviruses that now cause common colds were all more severe when first introduced to humans. It will never be "gone" but it won't be in pandemic phase forever, which is all that matters. Not an equal comparison but we didn't get rid of plague after the worst pandemic ever, we just got antibiotics.

Beauty of mRNA you simply update the genetic code to match the variant. We will never be at a point where we cannot make a vaccine. The question is how fast. 60 Minutes will detail this on Sunday.

Perks of being a federal worker but they shouldn't be jumping the line.

Unless you are in a nursing home, a healthcare worker, have serious predispositions, or are over 75 you aren't sniffing it until April.

Lol "the libs"....guessing there's a picture of someone in sunglasses attached too.

I will eat crow. Early on I thought same old losers, the stench is too high for a coach to make a difference. And to be honest we still need to hire a real GM and act like an adult organization in that respect. But Rivera has changed this culture 100% and it is showing. It doesn't mean we're Super Bowl bound, it doesn't mean we're in line for 5 playoff appearances in 6 seasons, but it does mean we look like we belong in the NFL as a professional franchise. It's a nice change from the Goose Allen **** show.

That's why I said I'm also not completely off that mentality either. I love that he just wants to win period. But let's be real, Durant's titles in Golden State will not be viewed the same as LeBron's in Cleveland. Even a guy like Bird, yes he played with great talent - nobody knew who Robert Parish was before he started playing with Bird. McHale is a Hall of Famer no matter where he goes but playing with Bird absolutely made him a better player. Before Magic came to LA, Kareem got that team to a gentleman's sweep in Round 2, Magic made them champions. Cannot say the same for Durant and Golden State, which was already a title contender and winner.

I will never fully get on board with the mentality of not wanting to beat the best but join up with the best. If Giannis played with all of those guys and won a title it'd be completely hollow, a minimal accomplishment. BUT on the other side, he wants to win and he cares more about winning that accolades, which is exactly the type of mentality you want. So I'm not fully off that mentality either.

LOL you are wrong for this one. Hey we've had two parades since 2018 give us credit.

With the lottery protection we win the trade AFAIC but people are right it's a very very sad way to end the Wall era. It should've been less treacherous.

It's Gen Z, this is the new normal for fans of that generation. They pick players over cities. And yes NBA fans are front runners too.

I honestly think he just wants to be the focal point of a playoff team. Granted he isn't dumb he knows this franchise is a black hole.

Why are we doing the hockey vs. basketball thing? Nobody thinks hockey is on the level of popularity as basketball - it's a Canadian sport (actually Canadian, Naismith may have invented basketball but it's our sport) that requires ice and expensive equipment, it will never be on the level of the other Big 4 sports in America. And that's okay, they are a top 5 revenue sports league in the world, and just expanded to Seattle, they are doing just fine. Anyway, Westbrook is the biggest sports star in this city probably since Mike. That's really cool in and of itself.

Biggest basketball star in D.C. since Michael Jordan easily. First rounder is heavily protected, I'm fine with it. Bring on the triple doubles.

+1. I'm not going to pretend the Celtics shot wasn't awesome but the peak of the era was a 2nd round game 7 exit. I don't think Wall shortchanged anyone, he gave it 100% every night and quite frankly was used to sell tickets playing absurd minutes when we should have been reserving him for when we had a chance. He should want to GTFO of this dumpster fire and SHAME on Ernie for trying to keep his job needlessly letting Scott Brooks play him 40+ a night. SHAME. But if and when he leaves I will not be devastated, this isn't like hypothetically if Ovechkin decided he wanted out in 2017 before bringing a parade to D.C.

Haskins is not the guy. It is what it is.

Antonio Gibson is not only far from a difference maker on offense like all the annual useless training camp stories suggested, he cannot even fall on a football. Awesome.

Perfect hire. A coach who's won and been there two other times.

The bottom six is definitely downgraded from 2018 but with Holtby likely gone that's cap space. Biggest change has to be at the helm. If Reirden stays they aren't serious about winning another championship with Ovechkin, simple as that.

At the very least, 3 more games until Reirden gets fired. Lost behind the bench in every way.

I agree, the piped in noise is bad unless you add virtual fans too. It's just unnatural.