Current Events > Turns out Omicron hits unvaccinated kids pretty hard.

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Is DeSantis going to reverse his position? And his surgeon general?

you'd think after it happened the fourth time, people would learn that "pretend covid is over the literal nanosecond case numbers begin a downward trend" was a bad idea

But....Kids didn't get really sick within 1 week of it happening that means they are immune and can never get sick!!

Nah man. Music festivals and sports games are too important.

Don't care about sports, but I do need the occasional concert.

No you don't. But I did need this statement before determining whether I should take your opinion seriously or not.

What if everybody had just gotten vaccinated

No, I seriously do. Like it is one of the few times I can feel like happy and whatnot. Instead of the normal bleh that slowly grinds me down until I feel absolutely worthless. This isn't some dumb ass thing. Before any concert I've gone to since Covid, I looked at the risk/reward and decided on whether or not it would be a good idea. Ended up not going to one in December that I had a ticket for due to case levels rising, possible vaccine evasion in the new variant and higher costs of transmitting it to others at the time.

Your happiness, and that of the other millions of americans dealing with increased depression, anxiety, suicide, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, domestic violence, and myriad other ailments directly related to not being allowed to do anything, doesn't matter to people who are intelligent enough to put people's lives over some people's happiness.

Went ahead and fixed that for you, champ. If your happiness and life is shattered because you can't go to concerts, your life was fucked to begin with.

fuck his happiness so long as it keeps millions of people from dying during a pandemic.

Fixed this for you, champ. And yeah, fuck him. If he thinks him being able to go to concerts is worth other people dying, I'm glad he doesn't have any happiness in his life.

increased depression, anxiety, suicide, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, domestic violence, and myriad other ailments directly related to not being allowed to do anything

Schools: opened again
Omicron: new variant that hurts children more

Or, we can make responsible decisions and minimize total harm. Avoid things when it is risky to do things, do things when it is not.

No, I seriously do. Like it is one of the few times I can feel like happy and whatnot. Instead of the normal bleh that slowly grinds me down until I feel absolutely worthless. This isn't some dumb ass thing. Before any concert I've gone to since Covid, I looked at the risk/reward and decided on whether or not it would be a good idea. Ended up not going to one in December that I had a ticket for due to case levels rising, possible vaccine evasion in the new variant and higher costs of transmitting it to others at the time.

COVID binds ACE2 receptors. It's not a pneumonia; it's a vasculitis.

And anyone who knows how rheumatic fever works would know why it's absolutely irresponsible to claim COVID has long long-term effects on children.

Right, and fuck the millions of others who have either died or had their lives irreversibly damaged by

Except that didn't happen.

Depression among adults in the United States tripled in the early 2020 months of the global coronavirus pandemicjumping from 8.5 percent before the pandemic to a staggering 27.8 percent. New research from Boston University School of Public Health reveals that the elevated rate of depression has persisted into 2021, and even worsened, climbing to 32.8 percent and affecting 1 in every 3 American adults.

EDIT: and that's just for depression. don't even need to look into the other ailments at this point

Um, except you do...seeing as you implied millions died or had their lives changed forever, specifically from NPIs such as lockdowns and limiting events. Depression increasing doesn't prove you correct, especially when there are a multitude of reasons why that could have happened during a pandemic that aren't just because we shut things down for a few months.

Did you even read your own fucking article? Because it doesn't say what you think it does, smart guy.

Do tell, what other factors besides the pandemic would cause such a massive spike in depression since the pandemic began?

when there are a multitude of reasons why that could have happened during a pandemic that aren't just because we shut things down for a few months.

I sympathize with you and I'm sorry you're struggling with depression. I don't agree with how Omega responded to you. He was very insensitive and overall inappropriate.

I do wish there was a balance, but there really isn't when we are talking about a virus that spreads like this.

I'm sorry, are you saying there aren't long term effects in children? Not trying to argue. Just confused.

Except that didn't happen.

This is why no one takes you seriously.

Meant to say *doesn't have

My bad