13 hours ago, CincySportsFan said:

Just saw a video that said England is "ending" the pandemic on Thursday...meaning that all legal requirements will expire.  There may still be some recommendations, but nothing will be mandated.

Interesting. It seems that there has been a lot of push back over there regarding mandates. 

7 minutes ago, sportsfan41 said:

Interesting. It seems that there has been a lot of push back over there regarding mandates. 

All the mandates should be ending soon.

19 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

All the mandates should be ending soon.

That would be the logical thing to happen next. Nothing would surprise me anymore though. 

24 minutes ago, sportsfan41 said:

That would be the logical thing to happen next. Nothing would surprise me anymore though. 

BA.2

According to CNN.com:

The BA.2 virus – a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant – isn’t just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests.

New lab experiments from Japan show that BA.2 may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older variants of Covid-19, including Delta.

And like Omicron, it appears to largely escape the immunity created by vaccines. A booster shot restores protection, making illness after infection about 74% less likely.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/health/ba-2-covid-severity/index.html

9 hours ago, theguru said:

BA.2

According to CNN.com:

The BA.2 virus – a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant – isn’t just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests.

New lab experiments from Japan show that BA.2 may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older variants of Covid-19, including Delta.

And like Omicron, it appears to largely escape the immunity created by vaccines. A booster shot restores protection, making illness after infection about 74% less likely.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/health/ba-2-covid-severity/index.html

It's already here though.  Whereas Delta and Omicron were almost forecasted for arrival before cases started popping up.  The article reads in some ways, to stay vigilant. While the burnt-out Covid survivor in me also just reads "stay scared, be afraid, it's not over yet!"  I digress.

On 2/22/2022 at 10:52 PM, theguru said:

BA.2

According to CNN.com:

The BA.2 virus – a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant – isn’t just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of the key weapons we have against Covid-19, new research suggests.

New lab experiments from Japan show that BA.2 may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older variants of Covid-19, including Delta.

And like Omicron, it appears to largely escape the immunity created by vaccines. A booster shot restores protection, making illness after infection about 74% less likely.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/health/ba-2-covid-severity/index.html

  Damn!

We don't have to wear masks at my work anymore starting on Monday. 

On 2/22/2022 at 9:51 PM, Tigerpride94 said:

49.71 today.

35.05 today.

7 minutes ago, Tigerpride94 said:

35.05 today.

Reads like it is falling to nothing. 

24 minutes ago, theguru said:

Reads like it is falling to nothing. 

Yeah, and positivity rate has dropped to 9.75 % which at one point was 30%.

WKU dropped their mask requirements today.

On 2/25/2022 at 5:11 PM, Tigerpride94 said:

35.05 today.

27.79 today.

 

 

49 minutes ago, Tigerpride94 said:

 

What are the numbers on the bottom of the graph?