My shoulder is a little sore today. That's about it.![]()
At the same time the head of the RKI (our CDC) says some 80% would have to be vaccinated for this to be completely over. *sigh*
Even that is questionable: Since that 80% needs to be spread equally across the territory/people. 80% vaccinated works if random people don't come too close on the street. However if you are having a party you basically need to have 100% to fully stop the spreed. Therefore if a group of anti-vaxers makes a party there will be problems for sure (since that is the concentration of that remaining 20%). So yeah, hunting this down to the last case will take time.
I think pandemics are going to separate the mature societies from the chaotic, edgelord ones, and the chaotic, edgelord ones are all going to die.
If the collateral damage or externalities impacting on mature societies can be limited it could turn out to be for the best.
Instead I think the rich will use it to kill as many poor, sick, stricken people as they can.
Well in the beginning of this I said that this will rock a number of strongman across the world ... and that seems to be the case. Actually in the case that there aren't any China-Russia vaccines in the mix this effect would be even more visible. However this will evidently limit this domino effect.
But the world will never be quite the same after this. There is just too many changes on the global map and too many paradigm shifts.
I'd hope but I'm not sure that its likely to be the case.
I think its highlighted the serious erosion of sensibility and society in that the spontaneous community and personal, ie non-governmental, response has been inadequate, even gotten mixed up with all this juvenile disobedience that passes for libertarianism in societies with bad education.
That wouldnt be so bad if there was still competent governance and some sort of state capacities to respond but there's not. Its kind of incredible the extent to which states cant deal with disease and natural disaster these days. Forget war or invasion or whether or not you've got nuclear subs sailing about the country cant deal with bad weather and people falling sick in large numbers.
Both of those trends and the various ideologies which are propping both of them up and perpetuating them are as clear an indication as you can get that there's a sort of maturational crisis that at least the anglo-sphere is mired in. I think looking to political elites and old money, the two key players in the anglo-sphere, to sort this out is a little bit like thinking you can get solid, safe advice on overcoming addictions from your dope dealer or drug pusher.
A month later and still no chance of getting an appointment for "normal" (I. e. non-priority) people.
This is people in my former hometown standing in line around several blocks since 4 am when one GP announced they'd do walk-in vaccinations:
Is that because of your "getting over COVID" or people of your age in mass have this problem ?
(I already have both doses)
There is not enough vaccine around.
They haven't even finished vaccinating the elderly and people with preconditions yet. My mother and my in-laws are vaccinated and I know of one friend my age who got lucky, but most middle aged or young people are still waiting.
We are currently at around 48% vaccinated. There is still a long way to go.
Part of the problem is that there are severe supply issues with mRNA vaccines. Another problem is that Astra Zeneca isn't very popular even though it's a perfectly fine vaccine (just not as good as the others). I read that many elderly refuse to be vaccinated with AZ and official recommendations keep changing. I have read that it is mostly young, educated people willing to get AZ even though it is currently recommend for the elderly only.
Mostly it's about serious supply issues though (and some bad organisation due to bureaucracy). There just isn't enough vaccine for everyone and doctor's offices are completely overrun by people demanding to be vaccinated who then bully the assisstants when they hear there are hundreds of people before them. I haven't even tried getting an appointment because the website of the local vaccination center says "no vaccancies" as does the statewide waiting list.
The way things are going I think I might be able to get something (probably Astra Zeneca) sometime in August.