Covid in the news last night.
- Thread starter rgp
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"Therefore, get your vax, get masked, and avoid potentially infectious people/crowds. Just a little common sense goes a long ways ..."
Or you don't get the Vax and get masked, and avoid potentially infectious people/crowds. Just a little common sense goes a long ways.
And that's fine, everyone should do what they feel is best for them.
And they should not be harassed and called names if they do not do as others think they should do. (Not that you've done any of that) but it happens a lot here.
suds00
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if they haven't been hospitalized or died they have had a much milder case. there have been over 200 million vaccinated. only a small percentage have gotten hospitalized or died.
^^^^ Must be true or they'd never have said it.
suds00
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in addition, it has become clear that some who post here are trying to create problems while spreading lies and half-truths.
Packerjohn
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I'm from Canada so I can't speak for our good neighbours to the south. This morning I was listening to the CBC on the radio. The man being interviewed said that the problem in this country is that all the rules are main done by politicans; not health provders or scientists. The politicians may or may not listen to the medical professionals. This country is in an awful mess when it comes to ending Covid or learning to live with it. As someone said, "Where are the goal posts." How many shots of vaccine are enough? It appears that there are none. It's like the movie, "The Never Ending Story."
John cycling
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Don M.
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I'm not surprised that the Covid numbers have gone so high, in recent weeks. I like to watch the NFL football games on TV, and when I see a stadium packed with 70,000 people, elbow to elbow, and screaming loudly, I'm amazed that they all don't wind up sick a week later. But then, the biggest rises in these numbers seem to be occurring in the major cities, so I suppose this is one of the reasons why.
Yup, avoiding crowds, and spending an excessive amount of time at home IS a bit of a PITA....but we would like to be around to join the parties again When/If the Covid becomes a minor concern.
Yup, avoiding crowds, and spending an excessive amount of time at home IS a bit of a PITA....but we would like to be around to join the parties again When/If the Covid becomes a minor concern.
oldiebutgoody
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rgp
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That is a hot topic here locally ....... Our football team is playing an important game this weekend, 65,000 expected to be in the stadium ..... how many in the parking lots tailgating ?? Plus all folks filling the sportsbars ...... Most of the "fans" that have that been calling in on talk radio say they .... will not be wearing a mask , and there is no way they can "social-distance" in a stadium.
I hope it doesn't prove to be a "spreader" for either un-vaxxed or vaxxed . I'm not a fan of the game so ........ but Is this really a good idea ??
Knight
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Now that the panic that had people emptying store shelves & calls for governments to "do something" has gone away it's down to discussing the way people react to the measures taken. Two issues have emerged cost & vaccinations.
Cost to come up with a way to combat the virus for me is a non issue. Developing a way to reduce the impact causing death in healthy & those with health issues isn't cheap. Wide spread death is costly.
Vaccines to reduce the impact. IMO aren't perfect but will years from now show that the protection offered wasn't a cure but better than no protection. Were all going to die. I wonder what those that died when there was no hope for reducing the effects of the virus would want?
Cost to come up with a way to combat the virus for me is a non issue. Developing a way to reduce the impact causing death in healthy & those with health issues isn't cheap. Wide spread death is costly.
Vaccines to reduce the impact. IMO aren't perfect but will years from now show that the protection offered wasn't a cure but better than no protection. Were all going to die. I wonder what those that died when there was no hope for reducing the effects of the virus would want?
Aneeda72
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Well, itās not a āsmall percentageā if itās your loved one or yourself that has been hospitalized or died. The hospitalization is horribly expensive and, while you are still alive, it will take the rest of your life to pay off those bills. Plus there those that are left with long covid.
My son, Joey, is still on oxygen. He had Covid in October. He may be on oxygen for the rest of his life which will be shorten due to the almost complete destruction of his lungs. Who pays for this? We all do. He has Medicare and Medicaid.
The āsmall percentageā could bankrupt social security and the country. His treatment, and the treatment of anyone in his position of disability and/or welfare, will be an expensive and a huge on-going bill. (Btw, he had been vaccinated.).
https://www.nationalreview.com/corn...ccine-mandate-except-for-health-care-workers/
Supreme Court Strikes Workplace Vaccine Mandate Except for Health-Care Workers
Well, it depends. A couple of years ago, when the Nats won the World Series, might have been worth it?
Polish Scientists Find Gene That Doubles Risk of Serious COVID
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-new...-find-gene-that-doubles-risk-of-serious-covidyet another foreign study that like many during this Global pandemic The US chooses to ignore until the US finds it ...
How many lives could have been spared if people had the benefit of knowing if they had greater risks
"researchers hope that identifying those at greatest risk will encourage them to get a shot and give them access to more intensive treatment options in case of an infection."
Shouldn't every Covid patient have access to more intensive treatment?
