Nov. 1 from frontline heroes to unemployed.

[win231]

We keep being told to "listen to the science". Well the latest studies show that vaccinations to not reduce transmission. (They only reduce hospitalization and death) Therefore, the non-vaccinated are only endangering themselves. Why, then, would we compel people to get vaccinated? Personally, I have two and will will probably have boosters. However, there are legitimate concerns and dangers, which are not accurately being documented. Therefore, I cannot blame a someone (particularly a medical professional) who has examined the risks and decided against.

Actually, no one can legitimately blame anyone who decides against this vaccine. Those who do have no confidence in the vaccine & seek confidence from others who make the same decision they make. They lack the ability to think independently.
And they have no other way to feel good about themselves.
Case in point: Reply #50 ↑

 

[WheatenLover]

We keep being told to "listen to the science". Well the latest studies show that vaccinations to not reduce transmission. (They only reduce hospitalization and death) Therefore, the non-vaccinated are only endangering themselves. Why, then, would we compel people to get vaccinated? Personally, I have two and will will probably have boosters. However, there are legitimate concerns and dangers, which are not accurately being documented. Therefore, I cannot blame a someone (particularly a medical professional) who has examined the risks and decided against.

If medical professionals decide against the vaccine, they should not be seeing patients who are at risk, which is just about everybody.

 

[WheatenLover]

Study was quoted in the British newspapers today.

If you read about a study in the media, the best thing to do is to google it and give the study a close reading until you understand what it says. The media often gets it wrong.

 

[WheatenLover]

Actually, no one can legitimately blame anyone who decides against this vaccine. Those who do have no confidence in the vaccine & seek confidence from others who make the same decision they make. They lack the ability to think independently.
And they have no other way to feel good about themselves.
Case in point: Reply #50 ↑

There are no vaccines that are 100% effective for 100% of people. Look at the Covid vacine, for example. Booster shots are necessary for some of us, and even they cannot 100% guarantee effectiveness depending, of course, on the individual's exposure to people who are infected. The only risk I run is from unvaccinated medical staff.

Sure, I have cancer. But if I get Covid and die, I will have died from Covid, likely transmitted to be by staff at the cancer center. If that happens, even though I take every precaution, no one here better say I died from cancer. Because I will haunt you!

So, having 100% confidence in a vaccine to be 100% effective is not very smart. One still should be wearing masks and washing his/her hands frequently.

 

[win231]

There are no vaccines that are 100% effective for 100% of people. Look at the Covid vacine, for example. Booster shots are necessary for some of us, and even they cannot 100% guarantee effectiveness depending, of course, on the individual's exposure to people who are infected. The only risk I run is from unvaccinated medical staff.

Sure, I have cancer. But if I get Covid and die, I will have died from Covid, likely transmitted to be by staff at the cancer center. If that happens, even though I take every precaution, no one here better say I died from cancer. Because I will haunt you!

So, having 100% confidence in a vaccine to be 100% effective is not very smart. One still should be wearing masks and washing his/her hands frequently.

Funny how we don't have to wear masks & social distance after Polio, Smallpox, & many other vaccines.
Because they work - unlike the Covid vaccine?

 

[WheatenLover]

Funny how we don't have to wear masks & social distance after Polio, Smallpox, & many other vaccines.
Because they work - unlike the Covid vaccine?

Whatcha wanna bet they worked because nearly everyone had been vaccinated?

"Massachusetts was among the first places in the world to eliminate smallpox through the use of vaccines, according to the state’s Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention, Response, and Services."

"There are also individuals who cannot receive vaccinations for medical reasons, so making sure vaccine-preventable diseases don’t spread can protect this group of people, as well."

Massachusetts requires (mandates) a lot of vaccines for school-aged children.

https://blog.mass.gov/blog/health/childhood-vaccination-schedule-and-requirements-in-massachusetts/

 

[Butterfly]

Whatcha wanna bet they worked because nearly everyone had been vaccinated?

"Massachusetts was among the first places in the world to eliminate smallpox through the use of vaccines, according to the state’s Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention, Response, and Services."

"There are also individuals who cannot receive vaccinations for medical reasons, so making sure vaccine-preventable diseases don’t spread can protect this group of people, as well."

Massachusetts requires (mandates) a lot of vaccines for school-aged children.

https://blog.mass.gov/blog/health/childhood-vaccination-schedule-and-requirements-in-massachusetts/

My state requires various vaccinations for children to attend school, also. I think most, if not all, states do.

 

[chic]

Why claim Covid killed 800,000 Americans? Why not make it 5,000,000?
Did you forget to include the thousands of corpses stored in refrigerated meat trucks?

Honestly I don't believe any of the numbers given to us anymore. It makes a person feel rudderless but when you have no confidence, you can't pretend you do.