Congress Gets Covid

[hal2kilo]

Pelosi and an aid just tested positive. They are both vaccinated and have mild symptoms so far, so they should hopefully be safe.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417494311810306060

Also, Jen Psaki recently confirmed a breakthrough infection in the White House:

"Press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that there have been multiple breakthrough coronavirus cases among White House staffers. Psaki did not say how many breakthrough cases there have been in the White House, but added that she would check."

She says the administration's commitment to "release information provocatively" only applies to "commissioned officers."

“We know that there will be breakthrough cases, but as this instance shows, cases in vaccinated individuals are typically mild,” a WH official says. “The White House is prepared for breakthrough cases with regular testing.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417506442408517633

Yep. Went maskless in public for about a week. No more. Too many irresponsible people out there making breakthrough infections possible. Sucks when you realize there are so many useless adults out in the world.

 

[Roger Wilco]

100% of Democratic congress critters are vaccinated.

Correct. I am more curious about the GOP critters regarding vaccination.

I mentioned in another thread that I am aware of one local office that had a likely delta breakout last week. Five fully vaxxed people got sick (symptomatic) with 2 being knocked out for 6+ days. Both are in their late 20s/early 30s and super healthy. This was a wake up call for me—will be masking again.

This is interesting. Do you know if any of them had prior infections as well? This seems (and I hope it is) like a highly abnormal scenario.

Delta is all over the country and making up the majority of sequenced cases in quite a few places now. Vaccines are keeping people to asymptomatic and mild cases though instead of putting more people in hospitals and the ground.

If delta can proliferate in vaccinated populations, won't that help it mutate faster though (especially if they assume social distancing is no longer required)?

 

[blackangst1]

Correct. I am more curious about the GOP critters regarding vaccination.

Last I read, 45%.

 

[fskimospy]

Correct. I am more curious about the GOP critters regarding vaccination.

This is interesting. Do you know if any of them had prior infections as well? This seems (and I hope it is) like a highly abnormal scenario.

If delta can proliferate in vaccinated populations, won't that help it mutate faster though (especially if they assume social distancing is no longer required)?

The most likely answer is that vaccinated people shed significantly less virus if they do become infected so proliferation through vaccinated populations would probably be considerably more difficult.

 

[K1052]

If delta can proliferate in vaccinated populations, won't that help it mutate faster though (especially if they assume social distancing is no longer required)?

We're lacking data about how easily delta can spread between fully vaccinated people AFAIK, but the suspicion is not very well. Appears to do fantastic in the unvaccinated though and their viral loads are way higher than with previous variants. Delta probably emerged in India where the vaccinated population was really low so the real enemy is unchecked replication to some extent with so many opportunities to mutate. Might another wave against a partially vaccinated population cause more variants with greater immune evasion? Yes, from what I've read selection is a distinct possibility. Don't see how we can prevent that really since 30% of Americans simply are content to get COVID over and over again until they draw the short straw.

Update the vaccines when required and I'll go get my booster along with my entire family. Anybody who chooses not to do so can take their chances.

 

[brandonbull]

Yep. Went maskless in public for about a week. No more. Too many irresponsible people out there making breakthrough infections possible. Sucks when you realize there are so many useless adults out in the world.

Like the Texas Democrats and their party bus style flight to D.C.?
Beer: Check
Masks: Nope.

 

[nickqt]

Like the Texas Democrats and their party bus style flight to D.C.?
Beer: Check
Masks: Nope.

Hey, shitbag traitor.

Are the Democrats vaccinated? If so, no masks, no problems.

Now go fuck off and daydream about some more treason, traitor.

 

[Jhhnn]

The Delta variant has a stronger potential for exponential spread than the original, so it can do the funky broadway on poorly vaccinated populations when it gets to their neck of the woods, which it obviously will. It's just a matter of time.

 

[emperus]

Like the Texas Democrats and their party bus style flight to D.C.?
Beer: Check
Masks: Nope.

Maybe I'll find your concern post when Trump was throwing parties and rallies with unvaccinated people in the height of the pandemic against his own CDC recommendations. Yet, here you are waxing poetic about people who were following all CDC recommendations.

 

[emperus]

I thought the CDC loosening the mask mandate was too soon. The policy didn't make sense. I've been wearing masks when I started reading articles about these break through cases weeks ago amidst the rise of the Delta variant.

 

[Zorba]

100% of Democratic congress critters are vaccinated.

Probably republican too, but won't admit to so they don't lose street cred.

 

[Zorba]

The Delta variant has a stronger potential for exponential spread than the original, so it can do the funky broadway on poorly vaccinated populations when it gets to their neck of the woods, which it obviously will. It's just a matter of time.

Look at South Missouri and Northern Arkansas. If you remove vaccinated people from the equations, the outbreak is as bad as it was in December for them.

 

[brandonbull]

Hey, shitbag traitor.

Are the Democrats vaccinated? If so, no masks, no problems.

Now go fuck off and daydream about some more treason, traitor.

Is that why several of the "party bus Texan Dems" have Covid along with their friends in D.C.? Your party is nothing but being traitors to the U.S. and using mindless buffoons to spread Progresshevik's garbage ideology.

 

[nickqt]

Is that why several of the "party bus Texan Dems" have Covid along with their friends in D.C.? Your party is nothing but being traitors to the U.S. and using mindless buffoons to spread Progresshevik's garbage ideology.

You're garbage, traitor.

 

[VW MAN]

Is that why several of the "party bus Texan Dems" have Covid along with their friends in D.C.? Your party is nothing but being traitors to the U.S. and using mindless buffoons to spread Progresshevik's garbage ideology.

If only you learned the concept of irony when you were in school you wouldn't be wallowing in your own bullshit now! Fuck off traitorous c*nt!

 

[kitkat22]

Our neck of the woods in Washington hasn't seen a huge surge in hospitalized patients yet, but I have started wearing a mask again. Like others have said, there are just too many out there.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Clay Higgins has entered round 2.

"Chinese Communist Party biological attack weaponized virus."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419458584098770946

 

[darkswordsman17]

Yep. Went maskless in public for about a week. No more. Too many irresponsible people out there making breakthrough infections possible. Sucks when you realize there are so many useless adults out in the world.

Saw employees no longer wearing masks at a grocery store the other day. Snowbird season is about to start down here. And mask mandate bans were in the budget bills in the state legislature. Arizona is likely going to be fucked right in time for X-mas.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Clay Higgins has entered round 2.

"Chinese Communist Party biological attack weaponized virus."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419458584098770946

Beta post.

 

[brycejones]

Clay Higgins has entered round 2.

"Chinese Communist Party biological attack weaponized virus."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419458584098770946

So if it’s weaponized why won’t he take advantage of the defenses available to combat that weapon?

It’s no big deal, so don’t worry about it.
The communists are trying to kill us with a biological weapon but do anything to combat that weapon because reasons.

So tired of just abject stupidity from conservatives .

 

[Roger Wilco]

Lindsey Graham (vaccinated), has the rona. He has of course been mingling maskless with his colleagues, many of which likely have zero immunity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1422273221982924804

 

[Roger Wilco]

Vaccinated and with mild symptoms:

Rep. Ralph Norman says he tested positive for the coronavirus, days after fellow South Carolina lawmaker Sen. Graham tested positive.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423347342225330178

 

[blackangst1]

Saw employees no longer wearing masks at a grocery store the other day. Snowbird season is about to start down here. And mask mandate bans were in the budget bills in the state legislature. Arizona is likely going to be fucked right in time for X-mas.

I agree.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Vaccinated with mild symptoms.

"Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing an outpatient surgery earlier this week & going to several district events. She received the COVID-19 vaccine back in January. The CDC tracks 89/105 KS counties as high or substantial transmission."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423725032719663106

 

[Roger Wilco]

At least three fully vaccinated senators tested positive today. All experiencing mild symptoms and should be fine.

John Hickenlooper

https://twitter.com/x/status/1428437041537339402

Roger Wicker

https://twitter.com/x/status/1428393865564798980

Angus King
https://twitter.com/SenAngusKing/status/1428411752329498632