Biden Bits: The Answer is Simple…

Biden Tweets Christmas Logo. Image by Lenny Ghoul.

It’s Tuesday.

Days.to. 12/28/2021. Times are Pacific not Eastern.

For Tuesday, December 28th, 2021, President Biden will remain in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The are no public events on his schedule.

President Biden has tweeted 1 time so far for Tuesday…

When Biden Bits was posted for Monday, President Biden had tweeted 2 times. He added 1 tweet giving him a Monday Tweeting Total of 3 tweets and 0 retweet.

CDC Data Tracker. 12/27/2021.

On Monday the CDC updated and shortened the “recommended time for COVID-19 isolation and quarantine.”

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky tweeted the following…

From CDC.gov:

Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change is motivated by science demonstrating that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs early in the course of illness, generally in the 1-2 days prior to onset of symptoms and the 2-3 days after. Therefore, people who test positive should isolate for 5 days and, if asymptomatic at that time, they may leave isolation *if they can continue to mask for 5 days to minimize the risk of infecting others.

Additionally, CDC is updating the recommended quarantine period for those exposed to COVID-19. For people who are unvaccinated or are more than six months out from their second mRNA dose (or more than 2 months after the J&J vaccine) and not yet boosted, CDC now recommends quarantine for 5 days followed by strict mask use for an additional 5 days. Alternatively, *if a 5-day quarantine is not feasible, it is imperative that an exposed person wear a well-fitting mask at all times when around others for 10 days after exposure. Individuals who have received their booster shot do not need to quarantine following an exposure, but should wear a mask for 10 days after the exposure. For all those exposed, best practice would also include a test for SARS-CoV-2 at day 5 after exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately quarantine until a negative test confirms symptoms are not attributable to COVID-19.

Isolation relates to behavior after a confirmed infection. Isolation for 5 days followed by wearing a well-fitting mask will minimize the risk of spreading the virus to others. Quarantine refers to the time following exposure to the virus or close contact with someone known to have COVID-19. Both updates come as the Omicron variant continues to spread throughout the U.S. and reflects the current science on when and for how long a person is maximally infectious.

Data from South Africa and the United Kingdom demonstrate that vaccine effectiveness against infection for two doses of an mRNA vaccine is approximately 35%. A COVID-19 vaccine booster dose restores vaccine effectiveness against infection to 75%. COVID-19 vaccination decreases the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. CDC strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 5 and older and boosters for everyone 16 and older. Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and reduce the impact of COVID-19 on our communities.

[CDC Director Dr. Walensky is quoted as saying];

The Omicron variant is spreading quickly and has the potential to impact all facets of our society. CDC’s updated recommendations for isolation and quarantine balance what we know about the spread of the virus and the protection provided by vaccination and booster doses. These updates ensure people can safely continue their daily lives. Prevention is our best option: get vaccinated, get boosted, wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial and high community transmission, and take a test before you gather.

CDC. 12/27/2021.
CDC. 12/27/2021.
CDC. 12/27/2021.

As noted by the asterisk’s I used in the quoted words; I have some thoughts on the CDC’s updated guidelines…

Therefore, people who test positive should isolate for 5 days and, if asymptomatic at that time, they may leave isolation *if they can continue to mask for 5 days to minimize the risk of infecting others

Yeah, if they were a mask–cause that’s worked out so fucking far…

I don’t know dan but I know many people who think like dan in real life. Especially this line “At this point anyone still wearing masks is just virtue signaling or genuinely simple minded.”

*if a 5-day quarantine is not feasible, it is imperative that an exposed person wear a well-fitting mask at all times when around others for 10 days after exposure. *Individuals who have received their booster shot do not need to quarantine following an exposure, but should wear a mask for 10 days after the exposure…

If quarantine is not feasible; what the fuck is that. Does that mean a person can work? Go to school? Go shopping? Go to the movies? Fly on a plane? While possibly spreading the virus that is almost two fucking years old in terms of what we knew and when we knew it?

If you have a booster shot no need to quarantine at all just you know wear that mask and shit…

And I realize that those most likely to vaccine are most likely to mask-up…

BUT–we all know that people suck and lie so…

I don’t like wearing a mask–the idea that my husband might have to isolate at home for 5 or 10 days following exposure gives me hives and makes my teeth itch…

BUT–I care more about other people’s lives–since you know their strangers to us and we don’t know if they have a toddler with cancer at home–a teen with a chronic illness–or a elderly person they care for at home–I suck it up and wear the mask, I social distance as much as possible, and I have isolated at home following a questionable may or may not have been exposed “just in case”…

I don’t know; maybe it’s because I have too many Impeached Twice 45 ball lickers around me in my family and in my town–but I read the above and all I see is…

Or this…

But maybe that’s just me…


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