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[ChairmanPoo]

Well they were out of tests and I hit a roe deer on my way back so I guess I should have stayed at home

Be careful. Deer are covid carriers.

[scriver]

We covered our highway network in wildlife over- and underpasses just about everywhere where there are more than 5 trees nearby, because roe deer are notoriously stupid when it comes to avoiding 4-wheeled danger.

I can't decide whether to respond with the usual hehe-the-Netherlands-is-so-tiny "Unfortunately we have more than four kilometres of highway so it's not possible here" or the more fun fact that nowadays there are more roe deer hits in urban areas than in the rurals over here

[Starver]

Given that you're all underwater, surely you're more likely to collide with salmon roe than roe deer!

Spoiler: Memories... (click to show/hide)

I remember one of my two trips to the Netherlands, we were warned about the possibility of scaring/being-scared-by deer (maybe roe, nobody specified!) as we cycled the quieter roads. I wish I could remember more about where we went and what it all looked like. Some nice forested areas we first rode to not too far from Rotterdam (surrounded the first Youth Hostel/Jeugdherberg) was probably the main place, before we got into the actual polderland, across the IJsselmeer by ferry and then looped around back to ride over the Afsluitdijk (fortunately with a tailwind!)... Not sure whether we went to Amsterdam[1] before or after the Zuiderzee-based circuit, but there weren't too many deer there.

Well, there might have been, but I was far too young to go randomly check the shop windows and streets thereabouts for any actual wildlife. Whether that be deer, fish or anything else that can be traditionally smoked...

[1] Ah, I've been to the Netherlands at least a third time, albeit transfering at the airport.

[LordBaal]

New variant in France. This time is the Omelette Du Fromage variant. 47 known mutations, and is very rude to the other variants that come from ourside France.

[King Zultan]

Sounds like all we need is a to yell loud enough to scare that variant into surrendering and retreating back to France.

[Ziusudra]

Evidence for a mouse origin of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

[Loud Whispers]

Evidence for a mouse origin of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Thanks for sharing this, that is wild

[martinuzz]

So, the solution to Covid is... cats?

[Starver]

Only if you prefer the Mu-variant!

[dragdeler]

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[LordBaal]

I read 2 articles on spanish that stated that it seems omicron gave people better inmmunity than vaccines or other variants. Sadly both without source.

[ChairmanPoo]

I read 2 articles on spanish that stated that it seems omicron gave people better inmmunity than vaccines or other variants. Sadly both without source.

Better immunity against *what*? Omicron?
1: omicron has been making the rounds outside South Africa for 6 weeks or so. Not long enough to make any declarations regarding long term immunity. In the past infection inducing immunity hasn´t been more effective than vaccines at preventing recurrent disease

2: second generation vaccines are expected in the next couple of months.

3: the idea is not to catch the disease in the first place.

[scriver]

Second day attempt to get a test, this time at a much more reasonable hour (early afternoon)... already out of tests

[martinuzz]

Can't you just go get 2 or 3 self-tests at the supermarket / pharmacy?
I mean, they're somewhat less reliable than the official health service ones, but their inaccuracy can be counteracted by bulk use.
Take 3 tests, trust the majority result.
If it's positive, still go for the official one, if negative, be at ease.

[ChairmanPoo]

Have you tried asking for the rectal tests? They're less popular for some reason, and it might be easier to get those

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/anal-swab-china-coronavirus/2021/01/27/cc284f56-6054-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html

Take 3 tests, trust the majority result.
If it's positive, still go for the official one, if negative, be at ease

The other way around would make more sense.