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submitted 1 year ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

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[-] Sinister@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago

I am the only person, literally the ONLY person who wears a mask anymore. No one in the city, no one during grocery shopping or in schools and no one public transportation. I get looks but I already got covid once, due to my „skeptical“ parents and I don’t intend to get it again.

[-] Chronic_AllTheThings@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

I had to visit the ER a few weeks ago. Aside from me, there were two or three other people in masks, and they were patients.

I just don't understand it. Medical professionals should know better, but somehow don't??

[-] festus@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Similar story. I was in the ER today and most staff weren't wearing masks, despite another patient just a few curtains down testing positive for Covid!

[-] Chronic_AllTheThings@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

That's the reason I don't enter a hospital without my fit-tested N99.

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