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Apple to ask all employees to voluntarily report Covid vaccination status
designr said:dws-2 said:
What I've read on this is that vaccinated people who get a delta-variant "breakthrough" infection seem to be more likely to be asymptomatically infectious.
First, dws-2 is right according to CDC. Vaccinated people are less likely to get the virus. If they get it, less likely to get symptoms. If they get symptoms, less likely to require hospitalisation, etc.. And, crucially, they appear to be infectious for shorter time.
It depends on what you mean by “more likely.” More likely THAN what?More likely to spread the virus as ASYMPTOMATIC carriers, THAN if they were not vaccinated—because the vaccine reduces symptoms. —YES
More likely to spread the virus, THAN the unvaccinated. —NO
A good starting point for the lay person (like me): -
Facebook reports record ad revenue after grousing about iOS privacy features
I agree with all the comments so far. I had an exchange with a guy on FB over this issue. (There is irony there, I acknowledge.) He was talking up Google’s recent privacy changes, as if to say that they were the same as Apple’s. I pointed out that they stopped third parties from snooping, but Google can still snoop. I asked him: Google doesn’t make money selling phones, and they provide Android for free. Why would they do that? How do they make money? The answer is: they sell data on their users. The guy responded that he knew that because he was in marketing. So, why was he arguing about it on the internet? -
Thousands of undeclared Apple AirPods Pro, Apple Watches seized at Mumbai airport
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Apple urging retail staff to wear masks again even if they're vaccinated
Numerous studies have shown the effectiveness of masks. There are many demonstrations on YouTube showing how masks of all types dramatically impede spittle and aerosols. Masks are obligatory in many situations industry, medical fields, and laboratories for good reason.https://youtu.be/0Tp0zB904McA recent study in the UK showed that upgrading mask types in hospitals where nurses and doctors come into contact COVID patients had a huge effect. It’s important to note that they upgraded to the ‘correct’ type of masks, which met of a higher standard of protection than the cheaper masks mandated by Boris Johnson’s government.
https://www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/News/uk-ffp3-masks-study-shows-they-significantly-reduce-the-risk-of-covid-19-infection-290621 -
Apple denied Microsoft request to bypass 30% commission for Office
Trey_Lance said:Microsoft is a trillion dollar
Company, why should Apple allow them to bypass the fee?
how about Microsoft let Apple sell iPhones in their stores too?
are these people all communists owned by China like Tim Weenie?
You call him “Tim Weenie,” homophobic much? In your mind, Tim Cook is a communist even as he runs the world’s largest, by “capitalisation” (the clue is in the word), private enterprise company. Microsoft demanding discounts to improve their bottom line is “communist”?? Are you three years old? Do you have any idea what you are talking about?