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| Joey wrote: | | And now there is Omicron BA.2 which apparently is not detected by the nasal swab test or PCR test. |
To be clear, the virus itself can still be detected - just not the variant type without sequencing the whole virus. (Omicron had a distinctive signature that meant the viral genome didn't need to be sequenced to determine if it was omicron.)
| Quote: | | "As you may know, BA.2 is called 'stealth Omicron,' " Sato told CNN. That's because it doesn't show up on PCR tests as an S-gene target failure, the way Omicron does. Labs therefore have to take an extra step and sequence the virus to find this variant.
"Establishing a method to detect BA.2 specifically would be the first thing" many countries need to do, he says. |
He's discussing tracking the spread of the variant, not whether someone is infected. Regular tests will still work for detecting infection itself.
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Joey
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Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:45 pm |
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@Bosterson - Thanks for clarifying.
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Cyclopath
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| Chief Joseph wrote: | | Tom wrote: | | Curious about these extremists on the other side of the issue? |
They are the ones firing workers who refuse the vaccinations. |
If you think this is a problem, there are things you can do to improve it:
* Support unions. They exist to protect people from being fired unfairly.
* Vote for people who support worker's rights, and unions.
At will employment is the law of the land. Companies can fire workers for pretty much any reason. The laws that have been on the books longer than either of us have been alive say no one is entitled to a job, if you want to keep yours you have to keep your boss happy. We've all understood this all along.
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| Cyclopath wrote: | | Companies can fire workers for pretty much any reason. |
From what I recall from my employment contracts with bigger companies and from the management training I received. Employment can be terminated for no reason and usually it is preferred to not specify a reason when terminating an employee. If you give a reason, then the employee can require evidence to support the reason and can also seek compensation for damage to their reputation.
While I was at MSFT , we often had "reorganizations" following the annual review period to "layoff" the people whose performance wasn't satisfactory.
While I was at Boeing , the only time I saw anyone get fired was when they where actually committing a crime in the workplace. The people that slept at their desks or were drunk on the job were tolerated. (And perhaps encouraged to join AA)
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Some good news here:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.14.480394v1
In a nutshell, the human body responds to a third dose of mRNA vaccine by establishing long-lasting antibodies that may remain for years, and are likely to remain effective against severe disease even from new variants.
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Chief Joseph
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Yesterday was a bit of a milestone, it was the first time in over 2 years that I was able to watch ABC's World News Tonight without one word about Covid. I know it's all about the war now, but it was still refreshing to finally not have to hear about Covid.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
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Joey
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Cyclopath
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| Chief Joseph wrote: | | Yesterday was a bit of a milestone, it was the first time in over 2 years that I was able to watch ABC's World News Tonight without one word about Covid. I know it's all about the war now, but it was still refreshing to finally not have to hear about Covid. |
I would recommend in faith that you not watch TV news if you don't want to hear about covid. It exists to stress people out so they'll watch more so advertisers will pay them for access to your brain.
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| Joey wrote: | | New study using brain scans shows even mild COVID adversely affects the brain. |
Having to hear about it on the news every day for over 2 years definitely adversely affected my brain, although I stopped watching for quite a while and with frequent breaks.
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zephyr
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Here's a link to a live event from Washington State. Information will include the BA2 variant and the 4th vaccine (2nd Booster).
Note: The live briefing has just concluded. More information at their website.
And here is a link to the Seattle Times today discussing the second booster shot. ~z
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