New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises

I'm 2+1 and just tested positive for COVID yesterday. I had COVID previously in 2021 as well. Symptoms are mild with runny nose, headache, fatigue, and a light cough.

Catching it again has me comparing the environment then and now and made the COVID apathy more apparent. Most co-worker responses have been either "That's still a thing?" to "Throw a mask on and come back into the office." I've elected to isolate to not be responsible for more spread. The frustrating thing is looking for guidance and most articles are dated in 2022. The pharmacy had fewer stock of masks and COVID tests were in the back now.

I'm all for continuing to receive regular vaccinations like I do for the flu. If anything to continue to keep the symptoms mild.

At this point I'm treating COVID like the flu. Every September I'll get shot combo for both and go about my business.

Sorry

I'll bet there's not going to be any lines this fall when I go to get this shot. Even by the 4th round during the pandemic I had no trouble making an appointment. Lots of people just decided COVID's over once they got any number of shots (1 in some cases).

Will be getting it as soon as possible. My last one was almost a year ago because they haven't authorized any more for the general population.

Good god these comments are cancer.

All hail *cough* Discordia!

That's good to hear that even though the vaccine is targeting the last big Omicron variant (XBB.1.5) aka Kraken, that its still effective towards the new Eris variant as its similar enough.

As a Discordian and literal Hellenic pagan Eris worshiper, it's a BAD IDEA to name things after her.

Even if you don't believe in Chaos, invoking Chaos will cause, at a minimum, panic.

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Fuck no!

I just want one that's bad enough to wipe out at least half of us. Nature says we need to go.

Quite frankly people would rather just fucking die rather than worry about one more thing every day. Life sucks dick for most people.

Dear lord , please tell me people arent still getting them?

I'm of the opinion that COVID is no longer news worthy beyond the minority it impacts. No different to the flu or various other low risk (to the vast majority) common community transmitted illnesses. It just is now. We don't get news articles written and publicised at this level for a new flu variant or vaccine, so I don't see the point for COVID.

Edit: some good discussion in the responses to this. But also some utterly dog shit ad hominem and trying to put words in my mouth. If only they bothered to actually read what I wrote.