JWill has Covid

[JasonEvans]

https://twitter.com/RealJayWilliams/...097089029?s=20

Says he will not be calling the NBA finals because of it. Says he is doing fine. He was vaccinated but got it anyway.

[scottdude8]

Before this potentially goes off the rails, it’s worth saying that the fact he tested positive but is doing well with minimal symptoms is evidence that the vaccine is working, not the opposite. While breakthrough infections happen, they are overwhelmingly (read, like 99% in actual analyses) mild and do not require hospitalization. That’s huge.

Best wishes to him as he rest and recovers.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Before this potentially goes off the rails, it’s worth saying that the fact he tested positive but is doing well with minimal symptoms is evidence that the vaccine is working, not the opposite. While breakthrough infections happen, they are overwhelmingly (read, like 99% in actual analyses) mild and do not require hospitalization. That’s huge.

Best wishes to him as he rest and recovers.

I doubt this goes off the rails. This board has been one of the most reasonable sources for COVID information since day one.

Best wishes to Jay.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Before this potentially goes off the rails, it’s worth saying that the fact he tested positive but is doing well with minimal symptoms is evidence that the vaccine is working, not the opposite. While breakthrough infections happen, they are overwhelmingly (read, like 99% in actual analyses) mild and do not require hospitalization. That’s huge.

Best wishes to him as he rest and recovers.

Best wishes for a quick recovery, Jason!

Half a dozen NY Yankees, all vaccinated, have tested positive in the last couple of days and are now on the IL. This included Aaron Judge, who played in the All Star game on Tuesday.

[Steven43]

Before this potentially goes off the rails, it’s worth saying that the fact he tested positive but is doing well with minimal symptoms is evidence that the vaccine is working, not the opposite. While breakthrough infections happen, they are overwhelmingly (read, like 99% in actual analyses) mild and do not require hospitalization. That’s huge.

Best wishes to him as he rest and recovers.

Exactly right. The COVID-19 vaccine is not designed to prevent you from future infection from the virus. It’s designed to keep you from becoming ill and/or dying. That’s the whole point.

People who don’t know this, and even worse — who use it as evidence against the effectiveness of vaccines — simply have no idea what they’re talking about.

[flyingdutchdevil]

Why is this news?

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Why is this news?

Because we are concerned and care about our former players? And it's even current basketball relevant because it means he's off NBA live coverage?

Why is this not news?

[JasonEvans]

Why is this news?

Because it impacts a high profile announcing gig for a beloved Dukie.

[JStuart]

Because it impacts a high profile announcing gig for a beloved Dukie.

And, it also underlines the concept that continued masking -indoors, in a crowd- of vaccinated folks is a good thing.
Also, wasn't Mrs. Hank Aaron walking hand in hand with Aaron Judge at the All-Star Game preliminaries?

[freshmanjs]

Before this potentially goes off the rails, it’s worth saying that the fact he tested positive but is doing well with minimal symptoms is evidence that the vaccine is working, not the opposite. While breakthrough infections happen, they are overwhelmingly (read, like 99% in actual analyses) mild and do not require hospitalization. That’s huge.

Best wishes to him as he rest and recovers.

That’s really not true. One person getting a mild case isn’t evidence of anything. Lots of vaccinated and unvaccinated people get mild cases. The fact that one young healthy guy got a mild case tells us exactly nothing about the vaccines. The vaccines are great, but this case adds zero evidence to support that.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

That’s really not true. One person getting a mild case isn’t evidence of anything. Lots of vaccinated and unvaccinated people get mild cases. The fact that one young healthy guy got a mild case tells us exactly nothing about the vaccines. The vaccines are great, but this case adds zero evidence to support that.

I don't mean to speak for the original commenter, but I suspect the intent was to point out that these sorts on incidents are NOT evidence that the vaccine DOESN'T work.

I have heard people say "what's the point, vaccinated people can still get the virus, it doesn't work."

Regardless, I appreciate that we are all being incredibly careful about what this does or doesn't mean and about the language we use.

[proelitedota]

Regardless, I appreciate that we are all being incredibly careful about what this does or doesn't mean and about the language we use.

I'm sorry, is there something inherently wrong about using English on an English forum?

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I'm sorry, is there something inherently wrong about using English on an English forum?

Touché

[camion]

Touché

Je vois ce que vous avez fait.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Je vois ce que vous avez fait.

Uh, yup.

[bundabergdevil]

Hopefully JWill’s COVID will be gone in some very short amount of time…say a minute?

[sagegrouse]

I'm sorry, is there something inherently wrong about using English on an English forum?

Like the U.S. Constitution, there is no official language on DBR. I will say, however, that the HTML support for French and Spanish accent marks is really poor.

[Steven43]

Hopefully JWill’s COVID will be gone in some very short amount of time…say a minute?

Well, the 4,100,000 who have been killed by COVID-19, and the tens of millions more who quite possibly will have permanent negative health effects from it, wish they had recovered in a minute.

I hope you’re right about Jason Williams.

[bundabergdevil]

Well, the 4,100,000 who have been killed by COVID-19, and the tens of millions more who quite possibly will have permanent negative health effects from it, wish they had recovered in a minute.

I hope you’re right about Jason Williams.

Easy. I wished JWill a quick recovery - you know, “get well soon” - with a nod to perhaps his most famous Duke moment. That’s it.

[proelitedota]

Je vois ce que vous avez fait.

Bravo!