This is expected to be the smallest Omicron wave so far. But eligible older and vulnerable people are still recommended to have a booster.
  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
    202·
    11 months ago

    I think we can expect people to wear masks and bosses to respect sick leave requests

    Edit: Looks like this is Australia. How has mask wearing and sick leave been on your side of the world?

    • noorbeast@lemmy.zipEnglish
      16·
      11 months ago

      Masks are voluntary and rarely seen Down Under, contributing to the ongoing local Aussie Covid death toll, with ‘freedom’ being paid for via the lives of the vulnerable, who are given little to no consideration by the majority!

  • AlpineSteakHouse [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    51·
    11 months ago

    This wave knocked me on my ass and it’s been the only wave to have done this despite being 5 times vaxxed including the bivalent for 2 months before getting sick.

    Maybe it’s just bad luck but the people around me seem to be getting sicker and sicker from this wave.

  • mayoi@sh.itjust.works
    220·
    11 months ago

    We can expect more lies as always. A new wave of virus strain comes and goes everyday, the news doesn’t seem to want to cover it unless it’s specifically COVID for some reason… Did Flu get nuked out from the orbit by the lockdowns or something? Why don’t they talk about that more?

    There were news articles about this nothingburger of a virus for 3 years now, how long can same cow be milked?

    • YaBoyMax@programming.devEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      I believe COVID still kills a lot more people than circulating flu strains as of right now. Also, if you truly believe COVID was a “nothingburger” I would advise you to talk to literally anyone who worked as a medical professional in a hospital in the last few years.

      • mayoi@sh.itjust.works
        114·
        11 months ago

        I live on planet where human population is counted in billions and I don’t care about a virus that kills millions.

        Wake me up when there’s a disease that kills more humans than humans kill other humans themselves, COVID is literally a nothingburger, more people die from hunger and thirst and war, and I don’t care about the last three either.

        If you’re at risk of dying from this then good for you, fuck off and go get vaccinated, don’t act like what I’m doing with my life is going to kill you, because you can go home, barricade yourself and COVID will never reach you until you starve to death.

        I shouldn’t need to “distance” myself arbitrarily or wear a mask just because it’s your problem.

        Next you will ask me to wear a mask if I ate peanuts in last 5 hours otherwise I may sneeze and wind may carry some peanut mollecules onto your child and that will kill him or something.

        • Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee
          1·
          11 months ago

          Good to see you’re still up and trolling. You must have had a nice nap. I’m gonna have a great afternoon catching up and warning all the people you talk to about how you’re a self professed asshole

        • YaBoyMax@programming.devEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          I mean, I guess if you’re just outright antisocial like this then your priorities make sense. All the rest of us can do is take solace in the fact that you seem to be completely miserable.