@Dave ****

Yes. He is desperate for attention.

@Michael ******

I just learned yesterday that my favorite, boutique hotel has shutdown. All those lovely people lost their jobs and I have no idea of their current status. It breaks my heart. People saying, “Don’t go to Thailand, because I want a pony.” just piss me off.

@McGregor *********

you’re aware that these policies have been in place nearly a couple years now, right? You know tourism has been down the same, yes? Do you realize people have had the delusion that their staying away will somehow change the policies for that same time period? Whining for years doesn’t change anything. Discouraging tourism in a country already suffering will not get some unhappy tourist a pool. SMH

@Bobby *******

how do the extensions of the OA work?

@Tony ********

That’s your personal opinion. I didn’t realize we were discussing personal opinions. I thought we were discussing that of scientists with expertise on the subject. I’m done here.

@Tony ********

Don’t twist my words to fit your agenda.

@Tony ********

I never said that health officials have recommended taking the vaccine. I said they are not recommending a FOURTH vaccine at this time. Show me where they are recommending one.

@Tony ********

Omicron is not the only variant out there. Just because its the newest and has become the prevalent (only meaning that it is surging a tremendous amount), does not mean that Delta has just gone away. Meanwhile, no, there is currently no evidence that a fourth booster has value, which was the point of the testing. The results were that it is not currently part of the recommended path to fighting the virus. That’s how science works.

@Tony ********

For those who don’t read past the headlines, what the article ACTUALLY says, is that the vaccine only produced a small amount of additional antibodies for those already vaccinated, “this protection is only partially effective”. This is not particularly surprising, given that we already knew that the vaccines have had trouble fighting Omicron.

@Randy ********

You seem to be the one who needs to calm down. This whole thing started with someone simply supplying information about how to get the vaccine and that seemed to trigger you into a rant about how vaccines aren’t necessary. Aren’t you tired of whining yet? Has it changed ANYTHING?