Good News Thread

crush said:
I just heard the following radio commercial. Please, do your part California residents and obey us.

1. Wear a Mask ((STFU))
2. Wash your Hands ((Loser has dirty hands))
3. Social Distance ((Not good enough to be next to me))
4. Vaccine ((Do as I say or else))

If you do all this, we can be friends they say. If you disobey, good luck finding work loser. We know what's best for you. Plus, if you voted (R), then it's all your fault anyways. We had to do what we had to do to get what we want.
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Yesterday in the car I heard an ad put out by some federal agency. It was between a Native American grandmother and her granddaughter talking about why they couldn’t do their annual pow wow. Gd asks gm why if gm is already vaccinated. Gm explains lots of younger people not vaccinated and even vaccinated people need to be socially distanced. Its real b lev government propaganda right there. I was actually surprised to hear something that bad that hit all the stereotypes. Even in wwii the govt did better.
 
Grace T. said:
Yesterday in the car I heard an ad put out by some federal agency. It was between a Native American grandmother and her granddaughter talking about why they couldn’t do their annual pow wow. Gd asks gm why if gm is already vaccinated. Gm explains lots of younger people not vaccinated and even vaccinated people need to be socially distanced. Its real b lev government propaganda right there. I was actually surprised to hear something that bad that hit all the stereotypes. Even in wwii the govt did better.
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Well, my wife facetime her friend Anna yesterday to share with her what the ocean looks like with a sunset. Anna is so freaking scared and has not left her house in months. She now wears two mask in the house and has already got vaccine. Her hubby is a Dentist and she had to get it so he could still have a job at Eastern Dental. No shot, no job from what I hear. She thinks my wife and I are irresponsible because we dont wear a mask at the beach or wash our hands.
 
Grace T. said:
Yesterday in the car I heard an ad put out by some federal agency. It was between a Native American grandmother and her granddaughter talking about why they couldn’t do their annual pow wow. Gd asks gm why if gm is already vaccinated. Gm explains lots of younger people not vaccinated and even vaccinated people need to be socially distanced. Its real b lev government propaganda right there. I was actually surprised to hear something that bad that hit all the stereotypes. Even in wwii the govt did better.
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Didn't know you were that old.
 
Desert Hound said:
Crazy right?

Vaccinate the age groups at risk.

Some states focus on fluff...equity and other crap that has the end result of delaying the vaccination of people who actually need it most.
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Meanwhile la county vaccinating teachers and their spouses even though the teachers are refusing to go back for the remainder of the year.
 
This is good news.

www.cnn.com

Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly

The release of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine and its partnership with Merck means that President Joe Biden expects the US to have enough Covid-19 vaccines delivered to cover every adult by the end of May.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com

Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly

While the percentage of hardline "get it only if required" or "definitely not" has remained fairly consistent at or just north of 20%, the hesitant population of "wait and see how it's working" has dropped by nearly half during the last two months from 39% to 22%.

Axios/Ipsos polling shows a similar trendline. A mere 13% of adults said in September they would get a Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it was made available to them. That jumped to 27% in early December to 43% in early January. Now, 57% say they have already received the vaccine or will get it as soon as possible.
 
kickingandscreaming said:
This is good news.

www.cnn.com

Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly

The release of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine and its partnership with Merck means that President Joe Biden expects the US to have enough Covid-19 vaccines delivered to cover every adult by the end of May.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com

Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly

While the percentage of hardline "get it only if required" or "definitely not" has remained fairly consistent at or just north of 20%, the hesitant population of "wait and see how it's working" has dropped by nearly half during the last two months from 39% to 22%.

Axios/Ipsos polling shows a similar trendline. A mere 13% of adults said in September they would get a Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it was made available to them. That jumped to 27% in early December to 43% in early January. Now, 57% say they have already received the vaccine or will get it as soon as possible.
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This is good news. Of course they'll still be those individuals who cry that they don't want "bat shit" injected into them. And, that's fine- they'll be enough who do so they won't really matter.
 
Glitterhater said:
This is good news. Of course they'll still be those individuals who cry that they don't want "bat shit" injected into them. And, that's fine- they'll be enough who do so they won't really matter.
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Agree. Also, whatever happened to personal responsibility? If someone doesn't want it, why should I get all bent out of shape over it? I'll get it as soon as I "qualify". Once everyone has had the opportunity to get shot, it's time to move on with life. I believe history has shown us often enough how bad things get when those in power have the ability to do force people to do "what is best for them".
 
Grace T. said:
Great news for your folks! My folks got theirs last week too (MDs).

Here's some other real good news. Am hearing from my pharma friend they expect the J&J EU authorization in the next 2-3 weeks.

I agree both cases and deaths will drop dramatically by March (in part because of seasonality and in part because of the vaccine and as dad points out in part because so many people have had it). Your math though isn't 100% correct. The kids under 16 and the 1/4 who have chosen not to get the shot don't really count since they will be still spreading COVID among themselves. The people who have already had it also may or may not count (because they are vaccinating them anyway, which is dumb, there's some overlap with the vaccinated...some of them also fall in the kid category). Then there's the issue of length of immunity/mutations...my son had it back in March....does he count?....we don't have a firm idea yet. Finally, it takes 2 shots to make that fully effective and those need to be spread more than a month so we aren't reaching (even with the J&J vaccine which is easier to admin) max voluntary immunity among those authorized until May (though someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think J&J is 1 dose)

But ultimately for California the issue is going to be that we are still going to have cases over March. Not a ton of them like we do now but enough that it will disrupt life. If you get a COVID positive kid, your school and your sports teams are still going to be shut down. If you get one at work, they'll still make everyone test (including stupidly those that have had the 2nd dose of the vaccine). They'll still be the horror stories of the 40 year old struck down in the prime of life. The teachers unions are setting it up that schools can't be fully reopened until the kids are vaccinated (which for under 12 isn't looking until 2022 and which won't be mandated until the EU label is removed). California will still force you to wear a mask. Disneyland will still be closed (prob summer) and mass sporting event with spectators not allowed. No tournaments or away camps this summer.
The case levels are sensitive enough that it's really really very hard to get to orange and yellow zones and remember there's still no green. In some low pop counties a handful of cases are enough to kick you into the orange.

"Open" everything is therefore a political question. It won't happen as long as Newsom and his team doesn't change his thinking and the standards are still geared to cases. If you live in Texas and Florida, yes absolutely.
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My MIL got her 2nd Moderna shot today. She was very reluctant at first, despite my best efforts to explain the process, let her know many thousands (and now millions) have been vaccinated safely and, the biggest obstacle, that Trump couldn't make them put out a vaccine that wasn't safe. However, it took grandma's "Number one" - her only grandchild - to convince her. About 6 weeks ago "Number one" told her that she asked her Life Group at church to pray that her grandma will take the vaccine. Within days, grandma had her appointment and had her first shot less than two weeks later.
 
kickingandscreaming said:
My MIL got her 2nd Moderna shot today. She was very reluctant at first, despite my best efforts to explain the process, let her know many thousands (and now millions) have been vaccinated safely and, the biggest obstacle, that Trump couldn't make them put out a vaccine that wasn't safe. However, it took grandma's "Number one" - her only grandchild - to convince her. About 6 weeks ago "Number one" told her that she asked her Life Group at church to pray that her grandma will take the vaccine. Within days, grandma had her appointment and had her first shot less than two weeks later.
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Have you read the trials? And the vaccine inserts? And why the EAU?
 
kickingandscreaming said:
This could be a big deal.

www.foxnews.com

New COVID-19 treatment ‘showing it gets rid of virus completely’ in trials: Dr. Siegel

Dr. Marc Siegel says a new experimental pill developed to treat COVID-19 could be the “holy grail of therapeutics” used against the virus. First-stage testing of Molnupiravir, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, showed promising signs of effectiveness in reducing the virus in patients.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
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Big Pharma hitchhiking. Smh. C'mon MAN!!!!
 
Kicker4Life said:
Good news....more Union hypocrisy is getting called out:

www.kqed.org

After Leading School Closures, Berkeley Teachers Union President Spotted Dropping Daughter Off at In-Person Preschool | KQED

Parents shoot video of Matt Meyer, president of the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, dropping his 2-year-old off for in-person instruction even as he fights against in-person instruction for Berkeley public school teachers until they are all vaccinated, which the parents' groups view as hypocrisy.
www.kqed.org www.kqed.org
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More "Good" News

www.foxnews.com

LA teachers warned to not share vacation pics as union seeks safe return to classrooms: report

UTLA teachers have been warned not to post vacation pictures on social media as the union continues to seek a safe return to in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report Monday.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
 
kickingandscreaming said:
This could be a big deal.

www.foxnews.com

New COVID-19 treatment ‘showing it gets rid of virus completely’ in trials: Dr. Siegel

Dr. Marc Siegel says a new experimental pill developed to treat COVID-19 could be the “holy grail of therapeutics” used against the virus. First-stage testing of Molnupiravir, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, showed promising signs of effectiveness in reducing the virus in patients.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
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First consider the source of this info.
 
Over 4.5 million shots were reported today - about (1 and 1/3) % of the population. The US at 21% vaccinated (without @crush, who is on an anti-virus diet). We are approaching 50% seroprevalence. Cases are still trending slightly down. I can get vaccinated in 6 days, and I'm looking forward to not cringing every time I hear someone sneeze or cough. I mean, I'm looking forward to seeing my Mother-in-law! Just kidding, "grandma." You know I always miss you (truth). Pancakes and margaritas for breakfast are getting closer!

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