The numbers aren't representative though because very few are testing now and being logged

The only issue with that approach is long covid is still a thing even in mild cases, and we still don't know enough about how it's caused or the best way to treat it

You can end up with similar issues with any respiratory virus, but covid is unique in that it happens more frequently, is more severe, and covid itself spreads more than the cold, flu, or other common respiratory viruses

Yeah I hope it becomes a combo vaccine. Since the uptake now is low, it might boost the numbers a bit. But the same people who won't take a covid vaccine are probably the same that won't take a flu vaccine. And it's not like flu vaccine numbers are high to begin with

Difference being that the population at large might have some immunity to a variant like that this time

Unless it's wildly different

> viruses tend to become less lethal and more contagious

This is not always true. Remember, there has to be some sort of evolutionary selection for it. As an example, the reason delta even became a thing, which was more deadly than the original strain, is because covid was spreading before people had symptoms. So it didn't matter if it killed the host or not, because they likely spread it before they even knew they had it. So there was no selective pressure for it to become less deadly. If covid had only spread after someone was symptomatic, it may not have turned into a pandemic at all

We just got lucky that the omicron mutation happened. If delta was still circulating, we would be in a very bad spot

What's the current guidance on how often you should get boosted?

Girlfriend and I did in the fall, then at Christmas we both got sick but only she tested positive. So I dont know if I should be waiting a certain time after that

Er, plenty of teams make it to 100 points every year

Are you forgetting the cap?

History says they'll be a 1st round exit

It's a nice thing, but their salary limits to quality are horseshit. It's straight across the board in the US. So if the cutoff is $70k and you live in the Bay Area where salaries are generally higher, you're fucked because you "make too much" even though that salary is barely enough to get by there

But live in the middle of nowhere Alabama? You're good even if you make below that and save a shit ton of money because the cost of living is low