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colonial
It's the old attitude of "It won't happen to me, it's always someone else" are how people all around the world are going about this covid19 thing the wrong way
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stickyfingers101
Why Are So Many Health Care Workers Resisting the Covid Vaccine?
[www.newyorker.com]
You can read it in the article.................
Chance doesn’t want a coronavirus vaccine. (Because it’s not known how long naturally acquired immunity lasts, the C.D.C. recommends that people who have already had the virus still get vaccinated.) I asked her how she has come to believe that one vaccine saved her life but another threatens her health. The vaccine “came out too fast,” she said. “I think they removed a lot of barriers to get it done faster.” She continued, “It’s not that I don’t believe they’re trying to do a good job. I think they have awesome scientists working really hard. I applaud them for doing what they’re doing. I just don’t believe there’s been enough research yet. There’s no way they’ve been studying it for long enough.” Beyond the speed of development, Chance has questions—about how long vaccine-generated immunity lasts, about how serious the long-term side effects might be, and about what could happen if the virus mutates further. Until these questions are answered to her satisfaction, she has no plans to get immunized. “I’m not saying never,” Chance told me. “I’m just saying not now.”
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Irix
"As of 3-Feb-2021, the U.K. had vaccinated over 15 percent of its population, more than anywhere in the world aside from Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The United States was over 8 percent, and the European Union was below 3 percent." - [www.NYTimes.com] .
So, with the UK now reaching 20% vaccination rate it'll be interesting if the case numbers will significantly go down ....
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stickyfingers101
Why Are So Many Health Care Workers Resisting the Covid Vaccine?
[www.newyorker.com]
You can read it in the article.................
Chance doesn’t want a coronavirus vaccine. (Because it’s not known how long naturally acquired immunity lasts, the C.D.C. recommends that people who have already had the virus still get vaccinated.) I asked her how she has come to believe that one vaccine saved her life but another threatens her health. The vaccine “came out too fast,” she said. “I think they removed a lot of barriers to get it done faster.” She continued, “It’s not that I don’t believe they’re trying to do a good job. I think they have awesome scientists working really hard. I applaud them for doing what they’re doing. I just don’t believe there’s been enough research yet. There’s no way they’ve been studying it for long enough.” Beyond the speed of development, Chance has questions—about how long vaccine-generated immunity lasts, about how serious the long-term side effects might be, and about what could happen if the virus mutates further. Until these questions are answered to her satisfaction, she has no plans to get immunized. “I’m not saying never,” Chance told me. “I’m just saying not now.”
haha!
I know....that's the title of the article. I just typed it above the URL so people would know what was being posted
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makemeburnthecandle
I concur with all of his answers except to the big question. Bummer
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Bellajane
I read that the COVID infection rate here in the U.S. has decreased by 16%. We're most definitely not out of the woods with this thing, and now I'm very worried about the post-Super Bowl surge.
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Bellajane
I read that the COVID infection rate here in the U.S. has decreased by 16%. We're most definitely not out of the woods with this thing, and now I'm very worried about the post-Super Bowl surge.
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Bellajane
I read that the COVID infection rate here in the U.S. has decreased by 16%. We're most definitely not out of the woods with this thing, and now I'm very worried about the post-Super Bowl surge.
Especially with the UK strain about to sweep the nation...heard on the news radio today it will become the dominant strain shortly (if not already), and will wreak havoc due to it's ability to spread quicker.
The Scientist/Dr. being interviewed kept saying "wear a mask", "social distance", and mentioned some of the more stringent guidelines probably having to be put back in place, i.e. restaurant closures, etc., etc., etc.
Have to say it's hard to know who or what to believe, but until nearly everyone is able to get vaccinated, things will continue to be like a rollercoaster I guess.
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Bellajane
I read that the COVID infection rate here in the U.S. has decreased by 16%. We're most definitely not out of the woods with this thing, and now I'm very worried about the post-Super Bowl surge.
A friend told me that the flu for 2020-21 (when does "flu season" officially start - is there an official start to it? Winter is December 1 - February 28) is at .02%.
I've been looking to see if that is reliable (he watches this thing called the evening news).
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Aquamarine
Out of the blue I got a vaccine appointment for Wednesday. Stuff it in my veins, I say, ASAP>