Lava Rock

variants are not the same as strains. There are genetic differences that can equate to antigenic differences that can impact degree of immunity.

CDC just announced some sort of message that says "stop the disinfectant theatrics".

I keep reading and hearing about "variants" plural, as if there are many and popping up every day. The only ones I've heard of is the UK B.1.1.7 and SA variants and I believe the UK one is the dominant one at this point. The problem is that the US is terrible at doing widespread sequencing to confirm what is actually present and where.

Wife and two girlfriends are finally getting to Greece end of next month.

I question how all of the sudden the 18-30YO crowd is now responsible for most of the infections when months ago they apparently were not. I get that vaccinations of the older population is having a pos effect and the virus is "looking" for other hosts, but unless there is a confirmed variant that is more transmissible to the younger crowds, then how can this age group suddenly be getting more infected than months ago? you think the virus said "i'll just leave that group of people alone until later".

I've not been tested. My wife has three times.

Maine will be a holdout state. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Not last spring. Went to one of our fav spots and wanted to get a drink and they said w needed to order food. Didn't understand why at the time so we left and went to fav place #2 Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

lol, that is true. I think he likes to do all his action/stunt shots

why, did you think he looked out of shape?

hard pass

Was supposed to be last year Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

I want to see top gun 2 Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

I'm pretty surprised where I work only one guy got covid at this point. Quite a few anti maskers including him and they work close to one another doing manual labor. In the labs where I work we're masked up but it took several months before anyone other than me would wear one. Our ceo doesn't enforce them so it's odd and annoying at times to work with some who wear them and some who don't. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

It's amazing how different the restrictions are between states. No live music allowed here yet, playhouses still closed I believe. Heck, I don't think the libraries are even open yet but could be wrong on that Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Restaurants are 100% capacity in mass? Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Reading some of the comments in that article is saddening Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Must be following Merkel's lead. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Measured 2". Nothing at 300' just down the road..lit the stove. Better be last time Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

Meh, I'm not home yet, but looks like ~1"

sweet man

Ripping now Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

A real dud so far. Frcst is 2-4". I doubt it. 34F. 0.28"

Temp up to 35f. 0.05". Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

I doubt it for Maine. Talk radio this morning was asking whether Gov Mills and Dr Shah had any metrics that need to be met to loosen restrictions. Apparently she has none. I'm sure in backroom discussions they've certainly discussed, but they shouldn't keep the people in the dark. I mean we're getting close to 50% vaccinated and they don't have anything to say? Their silence is probably doing more harm at this point and contributing to increased cases because people are tired of the merry go round, especially when the most vulnerable are vaccinated, we've pretty much done everything the state CDC has asked and yet we're being treated like it's one year ago.