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bleedingman
This is a preprint and not yet peer reviewed. Still, food for thought.
"Necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in previously infected individuals"
"Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in persons previously infected with SARS-CoV-2."
"Conclusions: Individuals who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection are unlikely to benefit from COVID-19 vaccination, and vaccines can be safely prioritized to those who have not been infected before."
[www.medrxiv.org]
I wonder what the % of people who had Covid got vaccinations vs. those that didn't?
Of course I bet a lot of folks had Covid and didn't know it, Would be hard to tell.
I had Covid and got the vaccination because I sure as heck didn't want it again but sounds like it may have been unnecessary. But then again...probably didn't hurt either at it seems as if we have an excess of the vaccine and running out of people who want it.
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treaclefingers
That's odd MisterDDDD. I can't see hoards of Canadians surging the border to get the vaccine.
It's over 75% in BC that have had the first jab and climbing, and we've just started a couple of weeks ago on the second shot, and that'll go pretty quickly too. Plus, very low infection rate right now.
It seems like things are coming along pretty quickly. I heard our target vaccine rate is 90% so we'll see how quickly or if we can actually get to that rate.
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bleedingman
This is a preprint and not yet peer reviewed. Still, food for thought.
"Necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in previously infected individuals"
"Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in persons previously infected with SARS-CoV-2."
"Conclusions: Individuals who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection are unlikely to benefit from COVID-19 vaccination, and vaccines can be safely prioritized to those who have not been infected before."
[www.medrxiv.org]
I wonder what the % of people who had Covid got vaccinations vs. those that didn't?
Of course I bet a lot of folks had Covid and didn't know it, Would be hard to tell.
I had Covid and got the vaccination because I sure as heck didn't want it again but sounds like it may have been unnecessary. But then again...probably didn't hurt either at it seems as if we have an excess of the vaccine and running out of people who want it.
It's still uncertain, especially considering the new variants. Here's another article which provides cause for optimism:
The Power of Natural Immunity
Studies show it’s durable and widespread. If you’ve had Covid, you can get by with one shot of vaccine.
[www.wsj.com]
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MingSubu
$15, lol mine went for $75.
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$15, lol mine went for $75.
If you are serious, you are the problem. There are few times I wish I was a po-lice, but I think this is one of them.
Oh, I forgot: lol.
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Hairball
I thought for sure MingSubu was joking... I hope he was joking...
Meanwhile, this is rather disturbing:
Gangrene, Hearing Loss Show Delta Variant May Be More Severe
Delta
- Indian doctors seeing unusual symptoms in Covid-19 patients
- Data from England suggest it has higher hospitalization risk
The coronavirus variant driving India’s devastating Covid-19 second wave is the most infectious to emerge so far. Doctors now want to know if it’s also more severe. Hearing impairment, severe gastric upsets and blood clots leading to gangrene, symptoms not typically seen in Covid patients, have been linked by doctors in India to the so-called delta variant. In England and Scotland, early evidence suggests the strain -- which is also now dominant there -- carries a higher risk of hospitalization. Delta, also known as B.1.617.2, has spread to more than 60 countries over the past six months and triggered travel curbs from Australia to the U.S. A spike in infections, fueled by the variant, has forced U.K. to reconsider its plans for reopening later this month, with a local report saying it may be pushed back by two weeks. Singapore found that the mutation accounted for 95% of the local Covid samples linked to variants of concern. Higher rates of transmission and a reduction in the effectiveness of vaccines have made understanding the strain’s effects especially critical. “We need more scientific research to analyze if these newer clinical presentations are linked to B.1.617 or not,” said Abdul Ghafur, an infectious disease physician at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai, southern India’s largest city. Ghafur said he is seeing more Covid patients with diarrhea now than in the initial wave of the pandemic.
‘New Enemy’
“Last year, we thought we had learned about our new enemy, but it changed,” Ghafur said. “This virus has become so, so unpredictable.” Stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, hearing loss and joint pain are among the ailments Covid patients are experiencing, according to six doctors treating patients across India. The beta and gamma variants -- first detected in South Africa and Brazil respectively -- have shown little or no evidence of triggering unusual clinical signs, according to a study by researchers from the University of New South Wales last month. Some patients develop micro thrombi, or small blood clots, so severe that they led affected tissue to die and develop gangrene, said Ganesh Manudhane, a Mumbai cardiologist, who has treated eight patients for thrombotic complications at the Seven Hills Hospital during the past two months. Two required amputations of fingers or a foot. “I saw three-to-four cases the whole of last year, and now it’s one patient a week,” Manudhane said.
Baffling Clots
India has reported 18.6 million Covid cases thus far in 2021, compared with 10.3 million last year. The delta variant was the “primary cause” behind the country’s deadlier second wave and is 50% more contagious than the alpha strain that was first spotted in the U.K., according to a recent study by an Indian government panel. The surge in cases may have driven an increase in the frequency with which rare Covid complications are being observed. Even still, Manudhane said he is baffled by the blood clots he’s seeing in patients across age groups with no past history of coagulation-related problems. “We suspect it could be because of the new virus variant,” he said. Manudhane is collecting data to study why some people develop the clots and others don’t. Doctors are also finding instances of clots forming in blood vessels that supply the intestines, causing patients to experience stomach pain -- their only symptom, local media have reported. Some Covid patients are also seeking medical care for hearing loss, swelling around the neck and severe tonsillitis, said Hetal Marfatia, an ear nose and throat surgeon at Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial Hospital. “Every person is showing different symptoms” in the second wave, she said.
‘Atypical Presentations’
The unusual presentations for delta and a closely related variant known as kappa, whose spread led to a fourth lockdown in the Australian city of Melbourne, are still being confirmed, said Raina MacIntyre, a professor of global biosecurity at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. “In the meanwhile, it is important to take note of this and be aware of possible atypical presentations,” she said. The most alarming aspect of the current outbreak in India is the rapidity with which the virus is spreading, including to children, said Chetan Mundada, a pediatrician with the Yashoda group of hospitals in Hyderabad.
Entire Families
Apollo’s Ghafur said he was also seeing entire families with Covid symptoms, unlike last year when individuals dominated, reflecting an increase in household transmission caused by the delta variant. Cases of Mucormycosis -- a rare opportunistic fungal infection -- have also been surging in India. It had infected more than 8,800 Covid patients and survivors as of May 22, forcing local health care authorities to call it an epidemic. Even as India’s outbreak begins to ease -- daily infections have slipped to less than a quarter of the May 7 peak -- the delta variant is sparking outbreaks elsewhere, including hitherto virus havens such as Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam, bolstering calls for mass immunization. German politician and scientist Karl Lauterbach said Tuesday the variant will probably become more prevalent in Germany too in the coming months. “To avoid it completely seems unrealistic to me,” he said on Twitter in German. “The decisive factor is a very high vaccination rate, which reduces mortality.” But with emerging evidence delta and at least one other variant may be adept at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, pharmaceutical companies are under pressure to tweak existing shots or develop new ones. “New vaccines have to prepared with new variants in mind,” said Ghafur. “We can’t get ahead of the virus, but at least we can least keep up with it.”
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bleedingman
This is a preprint and not yet peer reviewed. Still, food for thought.
"Necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in previously infected individuals"
"Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in persons previously infected with SARS-CoV-2."
"Conclusions: Individuals who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection are unlikely to benefit from COVID-19 vaccination, and vaccines can be safely prioritized to those who have not been infected before."
[www.medrxiv.org]
I wonder what the % of people who had Covid got vaccinations vs. those that didn't?
Of course I bet a lot of folks had Covid and didn't know it, Would be hard to tell.
I had Covid and got the vaccination because I sure as heck didn't want it again but sounds like it may have been unnecessary. But then again...probably didn't hurt either at it seems as if we have an excess of the vaccine and running out of people who want it.
It's still uncertain, especially considering the new variants. Here's another article which provides cause for optimism:
The Power of Natural Immunity
Studies show it’s durable and widespread. If you’ve had Covid, you can get by with one shot of vaccine.
[www.wsj.com]
That's what aa friend who is my Covid sister had been told my people doing clinical research BUT immunity will fade over time so someone who caught it 15 months ago will have lower immunity than someone infected 6 months ago and the variants add risk.
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If everyone was under 50 years old, and hunted deer and rabbits all day, I am sure nobody would worry about covid-19.
We need to face reality, which is a world with many elderly people, average expected living age in the 80's many places, people surviving cancer, people on strong medication, people with overweight, all of that is part of the real world, and many are at risk, especially with covid-19. Also many people not living on a remote ranch in Texas, or a farm in Haparanda, with acres of space, but in a big city with limited ways of getting away from crowds and other people. Consuming a lot of vitamin D and eating a lot of fish will not make old people any younger, fat people any slimmer, it's just another side track.
Wear your masks, take the vaccine, keep a distance, this pandemic is not over, even if some places, some very few places on the planet, do have access to vaccine.
Such simple directions/guidance to protect oneself and people get all bent out of shape that there rights are being violated right ? Guess who or what doesn't care nor give a damn about ones rights ? The good ole merry Grim Reaper who does not discriminate . Talk about being "inclusive" In my neck of the woods we had on the local news yesterday outside of the state capital a press briefing from one of the 2 major parties campaigning for the mask mandate to be lifted for kids in school . One mother with her 9 year old son said it's her right to decide whether her kid(s) wear a mask or get vaccinated . This lady was screaming that her kid has difficulty breathing which I understand has to be a tremendous hardship for the youngster , but is the alternative better ? To risk exposing your youngster to COVID-19 or compromising his immune system and cardiac and respiratory system ? Another Lady on NBC News said she doesn't trust the vaccine and nor does she need it . Are people this dumb ? 600,000 dead in the United States so far since March 2020 . Yes this is a disruption and an major inconvenience to our life and liberty , but this is a once in a hundred years and once in our lifetime pandemic and all people care about is going to the bars to knock them back and all of there pastimes and hobbies and recreational activities and travel , which getting on a plane is really appealing at this moment with all of the deranged people losing it and flipping out on flights all because they have to wear a mask . I could care less about the loss of so called activities as I still have my health and happiness .Quote
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TheGreekExactly , as I could not have said it any better myself . Everyone is running around like they won the Super Bowl or something and everyone is dropping there guard and it's not over and the fat lady is not in the bld, or in the city or state or country for that matter . Such a rush .Quote
Hairball
From Fauci via CNN:
Fauci: US "cannot declare victory prematurely" against Covid-19 as variants are still a threat
Corona-Fauci
While the US has “done very well” with vaccinating its population, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “we cannot declare victory prematurely because there are still a substantial proportion of people who have not been vaccinated.”
Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical adviser to President Biden, encouraged unvaccinated Americans to get their shot to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant first identified in India. “We don't want to let happen in the United States what is happening currently in the UK, where you have a troublesome variant essentially taking over as the dominant variant, which has made it a very difficult situation in the UK. We don't want to be there,” he said. "About 6% of the isolates in the United States are this troublesome variant. You don't want to give it the opportunity to take over as the dominant variant, and we have within our power to do that by getting people vaccinated, because we have very, very good vaccines,” Fauci said. Fauci also said that the US Food & Drug Administration is “very, very carefully” looking into extending shelf life or re-allocating Johnson & Johnson vaccines that are set to expire. Of the 21.4 million Johnson & Johnson doses delivered in the US, about 11 million have been administered, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine can be stored for up to three months at refrigerator temperatures.
Yeah Greek...it's a bit out of control...
And as Bjornulf stated "Wear your masks, take the vaccine, keep a distance, this pandemic is not over..."
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jbwelda
Here is something no one seems to talk about: your immune system is kept healthy by being exposed to minor amounts of germs that are in the environment and passed from person to person. Not enough to make you sick because a healthy immune system keeps you immune from the minor exposure. But suppose you isolate yourself from society and therefore from the germs in that society, and then all of a sudden expose yourself to that society after a period of isolation. To me, that means your immune system will not be at peak performance and you will start coming down with bacteria and virus strains of disease you would have been protected from with a healthy immune system.
See where I am going with this? When restrictions are off and people are mingling again, I think we are going to see a major resurgence of the common cold, the flu in its various forms and a lot of other illnesses that otherwise we would have avoided by having the healthy immune system. A system that has been compromised by self isolating this past year plus.
Just my own experience and prediction, I doubt anyone will agree but I definitely see the possibility. Its like the invaders from HG Wells' War of the Worlds, brought down by the common cold virus they had no exposure to.
jb
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TheGreekSuch simple directions/guidance to protect oneself and people get all bent out of shape that there rights are being violated right ? Guess who or what doesn't care nor give a damn about ones rights ? The good ole merry Grim Reaper who does not discriminate . Talk about being "inclusive" In my neck of the woods we had on the local news yesterday outside of the state capital a press briefing from one of the 2 major parties campaigning for the mask mandate to be lifted for kids in school . One mother with her 9 year old son said it's her right to decide whether her kid(s) wear a mask or get vaccinated . This lady was screaming that her kid has difficulty breathing which I understand has to be a tremendous hardship for the youngster , but is the alternative better ? To risk exposing your youngster to COVID-19 or compromising his immune system and cardiac and respiratory system ? Another Lady on NBC News said she doesn't trust the vaccine and nor does she need it . Are people this dumb ? 600,000 dead in the United States so far since March 2020 . Yes this is a disruption and an major inconvenience to our life and liberty , but this is a once in a hundred years and once in our lifetime pandemic and all people care about is going to the bars to knock them back and all of there pastimes and hobbies and recreational activities and travel , which getting on a plane is really appealing at this moment with all of the deranged people losing it and flipping out on flights all because they have to wear a mask . I could care less about the loss of so called activities as I still have my health and happiness .Quote
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TheGreekExactly , as I could not have said it any better myself . Everyone is running around like they won the Super Bowl or something and everyone is dropping there guard and it's not over and the fat lady is not in the bld, or in the city or state or country for that matter . Such a rush .Quote
Hairball
From Fauci via CNN:
Fauci: US "cannot declare victory prematurely" against Covid-19 as variants are still a threat
Corona-Fauci
While the US has “done very well” with vaccinating its population, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “we cannot declare victory prematurely because there are still a substantial proportion of people who have not been vaccinated.”
Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical adviser to President Biden, encouraged unvaccinated Americans to get their shot to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant first identified in India. “We don't want to let happen in the United States what is happening currently in the UK, where you have a troublesome variant essentially taking over as the dominant variant, which has made it a very difficult situation in the UK. We don't want to be there,” he said. "About 6% of the isolates in the United States are this troublesome variant. You don't want to give it the opportunity to take over as the dominant variant, and we have within our power to do that by getting people vaccinated, because we have very, very good vaccines,” Fauci said. Fauci also said that the US Food & Drug Administration is “very, very carefully” looking into extending shelf life or re-allocating Johnson & Johnson vaccines that are set to expire. Of the 21.4 million Johnson & Johnson doses delivered in the US, about 11 million have been administered, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine can be stored for up to three months at refrigerator temperatures.
Yeah Greek...it's a bit out of control...
And as Bjornulf stated "Wear your masks, take the vaccine, keep a distance, this pandemic is not over..."
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jbwelda
Here is something no one seems to talk about: your immune system is kept healthy by being exposed to minor amounts of germs that are in the environment and passed from person to person. Not enough to make you sick because a healthy immune system keeps you immune from the minor exposure. But suppose you isolate yourself from society and therefore from the germs in that society, and then all of a sudden expose yourself to that society after a period of isolation. To me, that means your immune system will not be at peak performance and you will start coming down with bacteria and virus strains of disease you would have been protected from with a healthy immune system.
See where I am going with this? When restrictions are off and people are mingling again, I think we are going to see a major resurgence of the common cold, the flu in its various forms and a lot of other illnesses that otherwise we would have avoided by having the healthy immune system. A system that has been compromised by self isolating this past year plus.
Just my own experience and prediction, I doubt anyone will agree but I definitely see the possibility. Its like the invaders from HG Wells' War of the Worlds, brought down by the common cold virus they had no exposure to.
jb
This makes sense and I understand. I don't see myself getting rid of my mask including the reasons you listed . I have discovered through my own trial and tribulation that wearing the mask for me works . Here's how . Early March 2020 I visited with a friend who had flu like symptoms and I had a sore throat as well . Bang the Pandemic happens and we have to mask up . Since Right after St. Paddy's day 2020 I have not had a sore throat or even a sniffle .That stands out to me and makes an impression on me as well as Dr. Fauci says the masks work .Quote
jbwelda
Here is something no one seems to talk about: your immune system is kept healthy by being exposed to minor amounts of germs that are in the environment and passed from person to person. Not enough to make you sick because a healthy immune system keeps you immune from the minor exposure. But suppose you isolate yourself from society and therefore from the germs in that society, and then all of a sudden expose yourself to that society after a period of isolation. To me, that means your immune system will not be at peak performance and you will start coming down with bacteria and virus strains of disease you would have been protected from with a healthy immune system.
See where I am going with this? When restrictions are off and people are mingling again, I think we are going to see a major resurgence of the common cold, the flu in its various forms and a lot of other illnesses that otherwise we would have avoided by having the healthy immune system. A system that has been compromised by self isolating this past year plus.
Just my own experience and prediction, I doubt anyone will agree but I definitely see the possibility. Its like the invaders from HG Wells' War of the Worlds, brought down by the common cold virus they had no exposure to.
jb
That's right ! I don't get the mantra of some of the anti vaxxers with the "I don't know what the vaccine will do to me " Well for me after the initial injection it doesn't feel like I even had it I mean no noticeable feeling sensation or any kind of reaction physically speaking . I know how dumb that sounds but it's like it never even happened . So what are people afraid of ?Quote
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TheGreekSuch simple directions/guidance to protect oneself and people get all bent out of shape that there rights are being violated right ? Guess who or what doesn't care nor give a damn about ones rights ? The good ole merry Grim Reaper who does not discriminate . Talk about being "inclusive" In my neck of the woods we had on the local news yesterday outside of the state capital a press briefing from one of the 2 major parties campaigning for the mask mandate to be lifted for kids in school . One mother with her 9 year old son said it's her right to decide whether her kid(s) wear a mask or get vaccinated . This lady was screaming that her kid has difficulty breathing which I understand has to be a tremendous hardship for the youngster , but is the alternative better ? To risk exposing your youngster to COVID-19 or compromising his immune system and cardiac and respiratory system ? Another Lady on NBC News said she doesn't trust the vaccine and nor does she need it . Are people this dumb ? 600,000 dead in the United States so far since March 2020 . Yes this is a disruption and an major inconvenience to our life and liberty , but this is a once in a hundred years and once in our lifetime pandemic and all people care about is going to the bars to knock them back and all of there pastimes and hobbies and recreational activities and travel , which getting on a plane is really appealing at this moment with all of the deranged people losing it and flipping out on flights all because they have to wear a mask . I could care less about the loss of so called activities as I still have my health and happiness .Quote
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TheGreekExactly , as I could not have said it any better myself . Everyone is running around like they won the Super Bowl or something and everyone is dropping there guard and it's not over and the fat lady is not in the bld, or in the city or state or country for that matter . Such a rush .Quote
Hairball
From Fauci via CNN:
Fauci: US "cannot declare victory prematurely" against Covid-19 as variants are still a threat
Corona-Fauci
While the US has “done very well” with vaccinating its population, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “we cannot declare victory prematurely because there are still a substantial proportion of people who have not been vaccinated.”
Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical adviser to President Biden, encouraged unvaccinated Americans to get their shot to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant first identified in India. “We don't want to let happen in the United States what is happening currently in the UK, where you have a troublesome variant essentially taking over as the dominant variant, which has made it a very difficult situation in the UK. We don't want to be there,” he said. "About 6% of the isolates in the United States are this troublesome variant. You don't want to give it the opportunity to take over as the dominant variant, and we have within our power to do that by getting people vaccinated, because we have very, very good vaccines,” Fauci said. Fauci also said that the US Food & Drug Administration is “very, very carefully” looking into extending shelf life or re-allocating Johnson & Johnson vaccines that are set to expire. Of the 21.4 million Johnson & Johnson doses delivered in the US, about 11 million have been administered, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine can be stored for up to three months at refrigerator temperatures.
Yeah Greek...it's a bit out of control...
And as Bjornulf stated "Wear your masks, take the vaccine, keep a distance, this pandemic is not over..."
Yes Greek, it's a mess and people will continue to celebrate and "declare victory prematurely" when we're still in the thick of it, especially as far as the entire world is concerned.
And there are others who will bemoan the inconvenience of restrictions and precautions, along with those who refuse to get vaccinated, etc., etc., etc. - it's a mess, but what can you do?.
My wife and I were happily vaccinated and had our own little celebration, but we continue to follow the rules and regulations while going about our merry way and hoping for the best.
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jbwelda
Here is something no one seems to talk about: your immune system is kept healthy by being exposed to minor amounts of germs that are in the environment and passed from person to person. Not enough to make you sick because a healthy immune system keeps you immune from the minor exposure. But suppose you isolate yourself from society and therefore from the germs in that society, and then all of a sudden expose yourself to that society after a period of isolation. To me, that means your immune system will not be at peak performance and you will start coming down with bacteria and virus strains of disease you would have been protected from with a healthy immune system.
See where I am going with this? When restrictions are off and people are mingling again, I think we are going to see a major resurgence of the common cold, the flu in its various forms and a lot of other illnesses that otherwise we would have avoided by having the healthy immune system. A system that has been compromised by self isolating this past year plus.
Just my own experience and prediction, I doubt anyone will agree but I definitely see the possibility. Its like the invaders from HG Wells' War of the Worlds, brought down by the common cold virus they had no exposure to.
jb
Won’t get a disagreement here. I agree 100%. Common sense.
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TheGreekSuch simple directions/guidance to protect oneself and people get all bent out of shape that there rights are being violated right ? Guess who or what doesn't care nor give a damn about ones rights ? The good ole merry Grim Reaper who does not discriminate . Talk about being "inclusive" In my neck of the woods we had on the local news yesterday outside of the state capital a press briefing from one of the 2 major parties campaigning for the mask mandate to be lifted for kids in school . One mother with her 9 year old son said it's her right to decide whether her kid(s) wear a mask or get vaccinated . This lady was screaming that her kid has difficulty breathing which I understand has to be a tremendous hardship for the youngster , but is the alternative better ? To risk exposing your youngster to COVID-19 or compromising his immune system and cardiac and respiratory system ? Another Lady on NBC News said she doesn't trust the vaccine and nor does she need it . Are people this dumb ? 600,000 dead in the United States so far since March 2020 . Yes this is a disruption and an major inconvenience to our life and liberty , but this is a once in a hundred years and once in our lifetime pandemic and all people care about is going to the bars to knock them back and all of there pastimes and hobbies and recreational activities and travel , which getting on a plane is really appealing at this moment with all of the deranged people losing it and flipping out on flights all because they have to wear a mask . I could care less about the loss of so called activities as I still have my health and happiness .Quote
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TheGreekExactly , as I could not have said it any better myself . Everyone is running around like they won the Super Bowl or something and everyone is dropping there guard and it's not over and the fat lady is not in the bld, or in the city or state or country for that matter . Such a rush .Quote
Hairball
From Fauci via CNN:
Fauci: US "cannot declare victory prematurely" against Covid-19 as variants are still a threat
Corona-Fauci
While the US has “done very well” with vaccinating its population, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “we cannot declare victory prematurely because there are still a substantial proportion of people who have not been vaccinated.”
Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical adviser to President Biden, encouraged unvaccinated Americans to get their shot to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant first identified in India. “We don't want to let happen in the United States what is happening currently in the UK, where you have a troublesome variant essentially taking over as the dominant variant, which has made it a very difficult situation in the UK. We don't want to be there,” he said. "About 6% of the isolates in the United States are this troublesome variant. You don't want to give it the opportunity to take over as the dominant variant, and we have within our power to do that by getting people vaccinated, because we have very, very good vaccines,” Fauci said. Fauci also said that the US Food & Drug Administration is “very, very carefully” looking into extending shelf life or re-allocating Johnson & Johnson vaccines that are set to expire. Of the 21.4 million Johnson & Johnson doses delivered in the US, about 11 million have been administered, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine can be stored for up to three months at refrigerator temperatures.
Yeah Greek...it's a bit out of control...
And as Bjornulf stated "Wear your masks, take the vaccine, keep a distance, this pandemic is not over..."
Yes Greek, it's a mess and people will continue to celebrate and "declare victory prematurely" when we're still in the thick of it, especially as far as the entire world is concerned.
And there are others who will bemoan the inconvenience of restrictions and precautions, along with those who refuse to get vaccinated, etc., etc., etc. - it's a mess, but what can you do?.
My wife and I were happily vaccinated and had our own little celebration, but we continue to follow the rules and regulations while going about our merry way and hoping for the best.
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Another thing I never got: the early speculation and stating-as-fact that children will not get Covid. Just seems so counter to common sense and what we observe in the world around us. Yet, that seemed to be the perception of most, that the young would somehow be immune from it. But now...
Sometimes you don't need to be a scientist or doctor to recognize the reality
staring back right in front of your face.
jb