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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Thu Jul 8, 2021, 10:55 AM Jul 2021

Delta variant surges in Colorado as the bands play on

By Kaiser Health News
Published July 08, 2021

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Dr. Rachel LaCount grasped a metal hoop at a playground and spun in circles with her 7-year-old son, turning the distant mesas of the Colorado National Monument into a red-tinged blur.

LaCount has lived in this western Colorado city of 64,000 nearly her whole life. As a hospital pathologist, she knows better than most that her hometown has become one of the nation's top breeding grounds for the delta variant of covid-19.

“The delta variant's super scary," LaCount said.

https://www.rawstory.com/colorado-delta-variant/

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“Covid is over in Colorado," said Ryan Barkley, a college student from Durango who was playing beer pong in an inflatable pool at his campsite outside the gates.

No dumb shit its not over....


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Garrett Whiting, who works in construction, said he believes covid is still being “blown out of proportion," especially by the news media.

“They got everybody scared really, really fast," said Whiting, slowly reeling in a sparkly blue lure from the water. “There's no reason to stop living your life just because you're scared of something."

No dumb shit there are over 600,000 dead because of idiots that thought it was blown out of proportion....

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Delta variant surges in Colorado as the bands play on (Original Post) turbinetree Jul 2021 OP
Ha. Scared? They are terrified to take a little vaccination needle Walleye Jul 2021 #1
They are terrified.... turbinetree Jul 2021 #2
The numbers appear to rebut this claim FBaggins Jul 2021 #3
Just take the damn vaccine! It's not hard! Initech Jul 2021 #4

FBaggins

(26,731 posts)
3. The numbers appear to rebut this claim
Thu Jul 8, 2021, 11:27 AM
Jul 2021

The Delta variant may be surging relative to other strains, but infections appear to still be declining and lower than they've been in almost a year - while their average daily death rate appears to be steady in the mid-single digits.

Initech

(100,068 posts)
4. Just take the damn vaccine! It's not hard!
Thu Jul 8, 2021, 11:34 AM
Jul 2021

If I can do it anyone can do it! Unless you have a medical reason for not taking it, you have no excuse not to.

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