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Rokyfan
Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
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Rokyfan
Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
Florida bashing is a staple of U.S. media.
But even the media hasn't been able to suppress the good news the past month. Cases tumbling and the vaccine rollout going well. It was a bit slow while they tried to decide who got it, but now they're opening the doors to everyone it will pick up even more speed.
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Rokyfan
Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
Florida bashing is a staple of U.S. media.
But even the media hasn't been able to suppress the good news the past month. Cases tumbling and the vaccine rollout going well. It was a bit slow while they tried to decide who got it, but now they're opening the doors to everyone it will pick up even more speed.
Yes, Florida has been somewhat of an anomaly and mystery...must be something in the air down there, or maybe the virus is afraid of all the gators? lol
Seems Florida has been "out of control" and reckless when dealing with the virus, yet here they are today pretty much unscathed. I've never been there, but might be a nice place to visit some day.
Meanwhile here in California, the lockdowns and restrictions have taken their toll on many in a bad way w/business' closing, people going nuts in isoaltion, etc. Thankfully where I live just north of L.A. near the beach,
it's a bit easier to get out and about with wide open spaces, but unfortunately many in the inner big cities don't really have that luxury. And just today where I live, various restrictions are being eased up (again) including indoor dining allowed at 20% capacity among other things. Unfortunately many people will probably let there guard down too much, and it will be a case of one step forward, two steps back. Hope not..............
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Rokyfan
Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
Florida bashing is a staple of U.S. media.
But even the media hasn't been able to suppress the good news the past month. Cases tumbling and the vaccine rollout going well. It was a bit slow while they tried to decide who got it, but now they're opening the doors to everyone it will pick up even more speed.
Yes, Florida has been somewhat of an anomaly and mystery...must be something in the air down there, or maybe the virus is afraid of all the gators? lol
Seems Florida has been "out of control" and reckless when dealing with the virus, yet here they are today pretty much unscathed. I've never been there, but might be a nice place to visit some day.
Meanwhile here in California, the lockdowns and restrictions have taken their toll on many in a bad way w/business' closing, people going nuts in isoaltion, etc. Thankfully where I live just north of L.A. near the beach,
it's a bit easier to get out and about with wide open spaces, but unfortunately many in the inner big cities don't really have that luxury. And just today where I live, various restrictions are being eased up (again) including indoor dining allowed at 20% capacity among other things. Unfortunately many people will probably let there guard down too much, and it will be a case of one step forward, two steps back. Hope not..............
No one is looking at all the people who might have visited Florida and brought the virus home.
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Rokyfan
Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
Florida bashing is a staple of U.S. media.
But even the media hasn't been able to suppress the good news the past month. Cases tumbling and the vaccine rollout going well. It was a bit slow while they tried to decide who got it, but now they're opening the doors to everyone it will pick up even more speed.
Yes, Florida has been somewhat of an anomaly and mystery...must be something in the air down there, or maybe the virus is afraid of all the gators? lol
Seems Florida has been "out of control" and reckless when dealing with the virus, yet here they are today pretty much unscathed. I've never been there, but might be a nice place to visit some day.
Meanwhile here in California, the lockdowns and restrictions have taken their toll on many in a bad way w/business' closing, people going nuts in isoaltion, etc. Thankfully where I live just north of L.A. near the beach,
it's a bit easier to get out and about with wide open spaces, but unfortunately many in the inner big cities don't really have that luxury. And just today where I live, various restrictions are being eased up (again) including indoor dining allowed at 20% capacity among other things. Unfortunately many people will probably let there guard down too much, and it will be a case of one step forward, two steps back. Hope not..............
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Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
Florida bashing is a staple of U.S. media.
But even the media hasn't been able to suppress the good news the past month. Cases tumbling and the vaccine rollout going well. It was a bit slow while they tried to decide who got it, but now they're opening the doors to everyone it will pick up even more speed.
Yes, Florida has been somewhat of an anomaly and mystery...must be something in the air down there, or maybe the virus is afraid of all the gators? lol
Seems Florida has been "out of control" and reckless when dealing with the virus, yet here they are today pretty much unscathed. I've never been there, but might be a nice place to visit some day.
Meanwhile here in California, the lockdowns and restrictions have taken their toll on many in a bad way w/business' closing, people going nuts in isoaltion, etc. Thankfully where I live just north of L.A. near the beach,
it's a bit easier to get out and about with wide open spaces, but unfortunately many in the inner big cities don't really have that luxury. And just today where I live, various restrictions are being eased up (again) including indoor dining allowed at 20% capacity among other things. Unfortunately many people will probably let there guard down too much, and it will be a case of one step forward, two steps back. Hope not..............
Maybe the virus does not spread so easily outdoors. On the beach, out in the sun.
It could be that it's much worse to be indoors. That the virus spreads more easily indoors.
Maybe someday we will get honest news coverage that does not depend on what party the governors belong to.
I'm a lifelong lefty who probably disagrees with the Fla gov on every issue, but he did a much better job than mine (who needed a sex abuse scandal to get his covid nursing home disaster off the front pages)
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Rokyfan
I'm a lifelong lefty who probably disagrees with the Fla gov on every issue, but he did a much better job than mine (who needed a sex abuse scandal to get his covid nursing home disaster off the front pages)
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Astra Zeneca is the one not approved or used at all in the US, I think?
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Rokyfan
Nobody does.
Despite a years's worth of predictions of doom because of their supposed mishandling, the situation is no worse there than any other state, better than many.
And the kids are in school.
And as the Times pointed out, Florida, with its huge elderly population, handled the nursing home situation much much better than did my governor, the now fallen St. Andrew (NY).
Florida bashing is a staple of U.S. media.
But even the media hasn't been able to suppress the good news the past month. Cases tumbling and the vaccine rollout going well. It was a bit slow while they tried to decide who got it, but now they're opening the doors to everyone it will pick up even more speed.
Yes, Florida has been somewhat of an anomaly and mystery...must be something in the air down there, or maybe the virus is afraid of all the gators? lol
Seems Florida has been "out of control" and reckless when dealing with the virus, yet here they are today pretty much unscathed. I've never been there, but might be a nice place to visit some day.
Meanwhile here in California, the lockdowns and restrictions have taken their toll on many in a bad way w/business' closing, people going nuts in isoaltion, etc. Thankfully where I live just north of L.A. near the beach,
it's a bit easier to get out and about with wide open spaces, but unfortunately many in the inner big cities don't really have that luxury. And just today where I live, various restrictions are being eased up (again) including indoor dining allowed at 20% capacity among other things. Unfortunately many people will probably let there guard down too much, and it will be a case of one step forward, two steps back. Hope not..............
Maybe the virus does not spread so easily outdoors. On the beach, out in the sun.
It could be that it's much worse to be indoors. That the virus spreads more easily indoors.
Maybe someday we will get honest news coverage that does not depend on what party the governors belong to.
I'm a lifelong lefty who probably disagrees with the Fla gov on every issue, but he did a much better job than mine (who needed a sex abuse scandal to get his covid nursing home disaster off the front pages)
A native New Yorker, I now live in Florida. There has been much made of the fudging of the numbers here. A state employee was fired and harassed because she refused to manipulate the figures as ordered. The vaccine give out had been a nightmare until recently, not to mention extra vaccine being given to the wealthy zip codes as opposed to zip codes more in need. I am very disappointed in Andrew Cuomo but all in all, he did a masterful job in NY.
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Rokyfan
There are thousands of people in upstate New York looking for answers as to why their parents died, why all their attempts to get information are stonewalled. Cuomo did a horrible job, maybe one day all the facts will come out, he's kind of lost his shield. A lot of people still buy his kool-aid but it will come out that he did as bad a job as anyone managing covid, much of it motivated by his childish rivalry with deBlasio, much by his own dominating imperial manner. He made the wrong decisions as to nursing homes, desantis made the opposite decisions. My relatives in Florida nursing homes lived. My relatives in Florida are all vaccinated. Not here. Cuomo is a disaster.
Please don't talk about fudging numbers. We here in NY laugh at you, we are the champs. There no fudging numbers of dead people.
DeSantis may be a complete a*s hole for all I know but he did a decent job on the virus, batter than a lot of governors. I get it that many people can't see through politics though.
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CaptainCorella
The European authorities have "cleared" the AstraZenaca of issues relating to blood clots and several countries have reversed their pause.
Among the comments was the statement that the risk posed by taking the vaccine is far less that the risk posed by NOT taking the vaccine.
Separately, in a discussion on this issue I watched on TV it was pointed out that the risk of blood clots (etc) associated with the birth pill far exceeds anything that was ever talked about with regards to the AstraZenaca vaccine.
And in Australia we're promised that the roll out of the locally manufactured AstraZenaca vaccine will start this coming Monday (23rd)..... but it formally hasn't yet been approved by the relevant Australian body (TGA).
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Among the comments was the statement that the risk posed by taking the vaccine is far less that the risk posed by NOT taking the vaccine.
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daspyknows
Getting my Pfizer shot today. Biden's goal was a 100 million shots in 100 days and today is day 58. I had roughly hoped to be in the first 100 million shots and here I am.
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Getting my Pfizer shot today. Biden's goal was a 100 million shots in 100 days and today is day 58. I had roughly hoped to be in the first 100 million shots and here I am.