"Friday Night Update from the ER": "We're not as close to the end as I thought we were earlier"

[lowkell]

https://bluevirginia.us/2021/08/friday-night-update-from-the-er-in-arlington-va-were-not-as-close-to-the-end-as-i-thought-we-were-earlier-this-summer

Also: "The booster should help prevent Delta infections in vaccinated people, boost the waning immunity that occurs with time, and will help maintain the high rates seen in preventing severe illness and death."

[Champp]

1. Thanks for posting

[NurseJackie]

2. It's hard to decipher that ambiguous headline...

... does it mean that things are better than previously thought, or that things are worse than previously thought? The word "end" could have a positive connotation that means: "end of the pandemic" or "end of risk" ... or it could also have a negative interpretation like: "end of our rope" or "end of the road".

[COL Mustard]

4. He Means End Of The Pandemic

We’d be there already, except for the stupid anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers.

I’ve read his updates fairly regularly for a while. Otherwise I wouldn’t try to interpret.

[NurseJackie]

7. Thanks.

I’ve read his updates fairly regularly for a while. Otherwise I wouldn’t try to interpret.

This is the first one I've seen.

[COL Mustard]

8. Here's His FB Profile

https://www.facebook.com/masilverman

[HUAJIAO]

5. Things are worse, if you read the piece....

[NurseJackie]

6. Yes, thanks. I did already.

[COL Mustard]

3. Dr. Mike Works At My Local Hospital

I’m so happy to have someone like him working there, but I’m also happy that I’ve never needed his expertise!