Thank you much for the insights. His initial treatment for leukemia was at the kinder Clinic in Munich. They were very good. I will suggest the approach you mentioned here.
Im happy to hear that your wife survived. It is a very difficult issue.
I recently stayed in a hostel in mexico and met a bunch of very cool people who were all open to meeting people (as travelers often are). I still rented a private room but the environment of shared amenities (even bathrooms) and the fact that everyone is a traveler tends to lead to good interactions. So… try traveling and staying at a shared place (not Airbnb or hotel).
I appreciate the criticism and tend to mostly agree. I do have much more knowledge than your average Joe on the topic (MPH plus worked full time/still part time on pandemic response for an international NGO) but I’m no expert. But nonetheless, my writing on COVID for them (much different than my writing I posted here) is presented to all of their donors/other international agencies.
I’m more focused on psychology/philosophy at the moment, and intend to stay in that arena for the most part.
Thanks. I’m on here quite a lot for the past few years. Do you think the “show HN” is appropriate for things I’ve written? It seems it is typically used for products.
I'll add to your resources one more rail project. Rail Baltica which will connect Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland with Poland and therefore the rest of Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Baltica
While flights are often cheaper than rail in Europe they are not always faster when you include travel time to/from airport/train station (airports tend to be outside of town and train stations are typically center of city) and that you have to be at the airport earlier. I lived in Munich and a number of times it was faster to take the train. Me and my GF both went to Paris; she flew and I took rail from Munich and my train was slightly faster or at least break even. Also, traveling by rail in Europe is a nicer experience in my opinion.
I would love to make an update for Delta if I could find some solid numbers on the death rate; perhaps it is out there and I haven't found it yet. Also, the monoclonal antibodies seem to be a very interesting factor. I was just helping run a vaccine center in Texas and our partner Regeneron clinic was working overtime. Supposedly 70% successful at keeping people out of the hospitals (but not enough to keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed in Corpus Christi, where I was deployed). Thank you for reading.
My understanding is that “effectiveness” in these studies means that it is x% effective at preventing covid-19. So comparing these numbers is not the most important thing. Most all of the vaccines on the market are very, very effective at stopping death and hospitalization, which is the most important thing.
Ask yourself, why now? I work at a vaccine center and they are all slowing down. For those who aren’t “hesitant” but maybe haven’t received their shot for lack of urgency (convenience issues/complacency), going to a store full of people not wearing their mask may make them feel less secure and will provide urgency to get their shots. Interesting strategy but as the unvaccinated anti-maskers stop wearing their masks in public (no one is going to check their vax card), you are going to see outbreaks and death. Let’s see if it works to get more people vaccinated.