That and just really inaccurate tests by comparison to people that (presumably) have training to do it and do it for 100s of tests a day 
I think there’s only so far I can put a qtip up my nose, and from the discomfort of the COVID tests I’ve done, I might not be able to push it up that far myself 
The one test done on me was pretty mild. Though I was dying at the moment so maybe I just didn’t notice.
I think the talks go like this: either vaccinate or take regular COVID tests.
I went to check on squirrels (there were no squirrels available), vaccination point there is pretty deserted, despite it being a quite crowded place. So I think vaccination temp is going to be the same in Russia.
They say vaccinating slowly like this helps coronavirus mutate into a more resistant kind. Yay, evolution.
There’s also the plan to host a 10’000 attendee dance event by one of our pop radio stations to “test” whether large-scale events could be safe with rapid antigen testing beforehand. They sold out of tickets almost immediately.
The event itself is planned less than a kilometer from a hospital that is currently filled to the brim with covid patients, so the hospital has started a petition to cancel the event, which has been signed by 200’000 people in only two days.
Tickets were 37,50 euro, but about a million people wanted to buy those, so some tickets were even resold for as much as 15,000 euro!
:rolls eyes:
:shakes head in disbelief:
:resigns in “we live among them”:
:rolls eyes again for good measure:
I sympathize with not caring about coronavirus but what kind of dance party is worth that much. Europe too rich, plz nerf.
Well, some people have money to burn, I guess.
I suppose you have that kind of people in just about any country.
That’s roughly the yearly healthcare spending for 500 people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2018 numbers).
Something half that size already happened. I don’t know what the follow up results of it were.
There are poor people in rich countries.
I wonder why people are against vaccinations. It’s not like they actually care about the dangers. Because people do stupid stuff all the time and take risks all the time. And it’s all good but vaccines are suspicious.
And there are rich people in poor countries. Joseph Kabila (former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo) had 15 billion dollars in 2016 (estimated).
My guess? It is just basic human bad behaviour. Just because people tell them it is right, then it is wrong. And rest assured that there are people that would never normally go to parties, but now attend everyone of those because other people tell them not to.
There are many reasons why I would like it if there were aliens, but at the top of that list is that I really want to see an extra-terrestial documentary on humans, narrated by an alien equivalent of David Attenborough, just for the new perspective on our insanity 
I think it’s partly about feeling in control of the risks. If I drive a car I feel like the stats don’t apply to me because I’m a better driver then average of course. And if I go to a party then the risk is “worth it” and I feel in control of taking that risk. But a vaccine has a risk I don’t understand, can’t control and gives me a benefit that might not be “worth it”.
It’s not rational but I can understand how people feel this way.
My grandmother has a neighbour who invited the whole street for their 6 year old’s birthday party. They never invited anybody before for any birthday party, they’re just doing it to make a rather stupid statement.
All our secondary school children can test themselves twice a week. So from 11 years and older. And many employers insist on weekly/twice weekly tests. So you are not alone I’d say.
Looks like legal action over AstraZeneca is going to happen anyway
The legal proceedings launched by the family are just one of a number of cases across Europe being mounted against AstraZeneca.
I hope that they can identify what is wrong with it/ what could interfere with it, fix it as best as possible and keep going with vaccinations.
I thought I saw this article in this thread, but I can’t find it
Pfizer and Moderna executives declined the offer, saying their vaccines appeared safe, the people said. The pair also objected because they didn’t see the need to duplicate the efforts of regulators and companies already looking for blood-clot cases and investigating the cause, the people said. One company’s concern: The safety of the Pfizer and Moderna shots could be tarnished by association, some of the people said.
Sounds very like “Our jab is fine, deal with your own problems, we’re in it for ourselves.” at least at the executive level.
I can’t read much further in the article though.
Yes, it’s behind the pay wall, I thought I had seen it posted here in full, but I guess not 