lara croft
A reminder:
* #COVID is airborne.
* #Herd immunity did not happen.
* #Omicron was not mild.
* #Kids do get sick.
* #Transmission does occur in schools.
* Each #variant is not milder.
* No #wave has been an exit wave.
#Minimizers have been wrong about every
single one of those things..🦠
Nov 7, 2022 at 11:54pmWeb
Show threadStephenDec 6, 2022
@laracroft we observed little within school transmission when we had mask requirements. Once those requirements were lifted teacher have observed once one child has Covid the people next to them went down with Covid
Show threadAamirAnAuthorDec 6, 2022
@laracroft I bet #immunitydebt will turn out to be a falsehood as well.
Show threadokapiDec 7, 2022
@laracroft mainstream press certainly reported a general trend of later variants evolving to be more transmissible and mostly milder. Mildness is not logically an evolutionary advantage unless it gives more chance for transmission but could be an outcome of evolving to favour things that are. Is there more recent evidence showing this to have been wrong? Whether the earlier variants are still circulating at a significant level also seems underreported.
Show threadDaniel QuinnDec 7, 2022

@laracroft while I appreciate the attempt to remind others that COVID is still with us and killing people, much of this post is misinformation.

Omicron *was* mild, especially when compared to its predecessors. Kids do get sick, but we've always known that, just as we've known that fatality rates among children are very low.

This post offers no course of action other than to be more fearful.

Show threadsabikAug 23, 2023

@danielquinn @laracroft
"Fatality rates among children are very low" is nice, if not entirely true, but what about the medium- and long-term consequences?

I don't want my kid to get a chronic condition or disability before he graduates high school

Show threadsabikAug 23, 2023

@danielquinn @laracroft
Suggested course of action (as an individual):
* wear a high-quality well-fitting mask, P2/N95 or similar, in public indoor spaces and crowded outdoors
* get vaccinated and get boosters as often as eligible
* ventilate and/or filter the air in any public indoor spaces you're responsible for (or where you have influence)
* avoid public indoor spaces when possible; substitute outdoor activities

I also have a COâ‚‚ meter to help me gauge risk and help argue for better ventilation at work and in other places

Show threadlara croftAug 23, 2023
@sabik @danielquinn good advise, and advise I am taking to
Show threadAlison (she/her)Aug 23, 2023

@laracroft someone told me the other day that the current version(s) are milder & I didn’t believe him.

But he’s not extremely clinically vulnerable.

Side note - auto correct decided I wanted extremely intelligent lol