Vaccine

Nice try. So why the anti-immune system attitude via a vax or else mandate?

Lol! Is that why you went super nova with the case count? The truth is that you really don't know how many folks have natural immunity.

So much for "There is no “natural vs vaccine” argument. They both work extremely well". Funny watching you go full circle in one post
He's happy with his big win. Bruddah IZ, the hammer is coming......
 
With respect, once you get to "nothing's 100%" in these sort of posts I tend to lose track of what you are trying to say. Of course the vaccine has a lower efficacy for community transmission with delta then earlier lower R0 variants. My hypothetical concern with the youngers has nothing to do with efficacy of the vaccine against community transmission. It has to do with what constitutes a naieve innate immune system and why these respiratory syndroms caused by coronaviruses tend to create such a variable tipping point for some conglomeration of immune mediated cell lysis, cytokine dumping, IL-6 inflammation loop amplifcation etc. If we were to go through subsequent viral waves, with each wave those immune systems are getting less and less naieve. That gets into the weeds, probably not something people want to get into here. But its something some people are thinking about.

Well the first argument for the under 12 needing to get vaxxed is because of community spread but you say your concern "with the youngers has nothing to do with efficacy of the vaccine against community transmission". So we have to take it that you are not advocating the under 12 need to be vaxxed in order to lower community spread.

The second argument for the under 12 needing to get vaxxed is because of the risk to them. You seem to imply here that it's because they have naive immune systems not previously exposed to the virus. Your prior argument was also that we don't understand what the long term harm may be to them because of the virus. But we do know the general risk of the virus to them (hospitalization, death, long COVID) is less than that of a 30 year old vaxxed person. Your argument essentially postulates that there might be a long term unknown effect on them, that while not prevalent in a 30 year old vaxxed person (because their systems are not naive) is prevalent in an under 12 because their systems are naive, despite that 12 year olds have a lesser risk of hospitalization, death, long COVID than the 30 year old. O.k.....we don't know what we don't know....but that would be quite a logical bend and that is VERY different than the argument we don't know what we don't know about vaccines because that argument lacks the converse bend you postulated. Is it possible? Sure....but it's based on 2 assumptions: a. the vaxx does defends overwhelmingly (if not 100%) against this unknown harm in vaxxed people (and therefore they aren't at risk), and b. the children are at greater risk of this unknown harm despite being at lesser risk than a vaxxed person against all the other harms. Not very probably, not equivalent.

With respect (not intended as a slur AT ALL), that leads to the conclusion that (more likely than not) you are trying to rationalize your fear (which is fine...it's what people do...fearful so you look for a reason to justify why your emotions are legitimate...your emotions are legitimate without having to justify them). The other indication, BTW, is that you declined to leave a marker (since it is relevant)...are you talking all children (remember the under 6 months may NEVER get the vaccine approved) or 5-12 before you consider this over?
 
I wish it had only been a Michigan State employee that covered it up. Unfortunately, the FBI participated as well and now the Justice Department refuses to prosecute. I hope that the might change given the Democrats strong worded objections to lack of prosecution.

You're again barking up the wrong tree. I'm pro-Vax, but you're gaslighting by claiming vaccines are better than natural immunity from prior infection. My point is trust but verify when it comes to vaccines. You want us to ignore any criticism of the vaccines. "Nothing to see here, just obey".

Not doing one's job to your satisfaction is not a crime, nor should it be. The FBI investigators broke no laws by failing to find that Nasser did. The FBI fired the lead investigator in very public fashion, which is the appropriate and only remedy. Or do you think we should throw the entire FBI in prison because they haven't caught the Zodiac killer? And the entire Bush administration for not stopping 9/11 and then failing to catch Bin Laden? Maybe we should throw all government healthcare workers in prison for not doing a good enough job convincing anti-vaxxers to stop getting people killed? Wow, this really is sounding like a big conspiracy. I wonder how those voting machine companies were involved.

How do you propose we "trust but verify" who in a nation of 330 million people have natural immunity? Make all Americans who haven't been vaccinated to undergo a diagnostic test if they haven't been vaccinated? Do you really want the federal government demanding everyone's medical files? Schools? Employers? And what tests should they be forced to rely on? The current more accurate diagnostic tests? Or are the unreliable ones good enough for you? It sounds like you have all the answers.

Why is it that you think it is a contest between vaccine immunity and natural immunity? Why can't you do both, especially since we know from numerous studies that vaccines are safe, and we also know, per the anti-vaxxers here, that we don't have crystal balls and therefore can't predict that any immunity will last beyond tomorrow? Why should anyone be forced to take anti-vaxxers at their word that they "had covid" or "got vaccinated"?
 
Can we not then agree as well that masks on 2 year olds (when we are one of the very few countries in the world requiring them this young), particularly those with special needs, are counterproductive?

Hurled off or forced off the airplane? Hurled is strong language and makes me think of this picture below. BTW, this is so sad that people like dad and other pro vaxers ((Robert the Bruce types)) do nothing because all their chips are all in with the old system. I got forced off that Hamster wheel and at first I was all bitter and angry. Today, I find peace in my soul and feel blessed to be the one called to this deep calling called, "just say no." I have deep, deep emotional pain from my past and I have super deep, deep held religious and moral rejection to the injection jabs.

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There is no “natural vs vaccine” argument. They both work extremely well.

The vast majority of the US 12+ population does not have verified natural immunity. There are only about 40M people who have tested positive.

The main policy question is whether there should be a vaccine mandate for the 240 million people who cannot demonstrate natural immunity. Whether to exempt the other 40 million is a relatively minor policy question.
There's plenty of divisive argument going on. Scroll through your twitter feed, turn on the news, it's on display. Every talking head has an opionon, every book selling medical professional has an opinion.

I don't disagree with most of your post. I would counter that acknowledging 40M people is major, not minor. The goverment should use this opporutnity to have a common sense discussion that focuses on inclusion for those who've had covid. . Demonstrating sanity and sound reasoning would go a long way in re-establishing trust - maybe.
 
A large proportion of the world's population thinks this guy is always right, so...


If God told the Pope that people should get vaccinated, but you refuse to get vaccinated on the pretense that it is against your religion, does that mean you are bearing false witness and going to hell?
 
The main policy question is whether there should be a vaccine mandate for the 240 million people who cannot demonstrate natural immunity. Whether to exempt the other 40 million is a relatively minor policy question.
Actually the question should be...since the vast vast majority of people have little risk of the virus, why mandate them to get a vaccine.

Unless you have serious health issues...or are past 70 with serious health issues, the virus really is not a concern.

The people that have wanted to get vaccinated have. And the percentage in the high risk groups have done so at high rates.

So mandating people with little to no risk to get a vaccine isn't good policy. Even more so when we do not have long term studies of potential side effects.
 
Can we not then agree as well that masks on 2 year olds (when we are one of the very few countries in the world requiring them this young), particularly those with special needs, are counterproductive?

If your child cannot wear a mask, do not buy the plane ticket. Many of us have cancelled trips over the past 18 months. You‘ll be in good company.

What is so special about your trip that you should be exempt from the same rules as other people?
 
If your child cannot wear a mask, do not buy the plane ticket. Many of us have cancelled trips over the past 18 months. You‘ll be in good company.

What is so special about your trip that you should be exempt from the same rules as other people?

Err...I can think of a ton of reason outside of vacation. When my kid was that age, I had to travel on a work trip (as a single parent could not leave the kid by himself), family funeral, moving to another place, split custody, caring for an aged grandmother, saying goodbye to a dying relative. Lots of reasons.

We're one of the very few countries to mandate masks on 2 year olds, including those with special needs. What's special about it is it's a 2 year old.
 
How do you propose we "trust but verify" who in a nation of 330 million people have natural immunity?

Why should anyone be forced to take anti-vaxxers at their word that they "had covid" or "got vaccinated"?
EOTL is late to the game. let me answer these two Qs. Trust is key here. I got Covid ((I got it, trust me)) back in Jan 2020, when it was on our plane. I got so sick. Not as bad as Dom got it, but I got it and I got the message my wife was trying to tell me two years prior about Bill, Dr. Batci and Jeffrey and their little plan. Peace out :)
 
Not doing one's job to your satisfaction is not a crime, nor should it be. The FBI investigators broke no laws by failing to find that Nasser did. The FBI fired the lead investigator in very public fashion, which is the appropriate and only remedy.
I'd recommend you read up on the case because it goes way beyond not doing their job. Both Senator Blumenthal and Leahy (also attorneys) are strongly recommending prosecution of the FBI agents.
 
If your child cannot wear a mask, do not buy the plane ticket. Many of us have cancelled trips over the past 18 months. You‘ll be in good company.

What is so special about your trip that you should be exempt from the same rules as other people?
If your mask only works when other people wear their mask then do not buy the plane ticket.
 
If your child cannot wear a mask, do not buy the plane ticket. Many of us have cancelled trips over the past 18 months. You‘ll be in good company.

What is so special about your trip that you should be exempt from the same rules as other people?
It's straight up cruel to mask a young child. It is 100% safety theater when their are periods during the flight when adults aren't wearing a mask like when eating and drinking. Some flights try to enforce mask wearing between sips and bites (absurdity), but most do not and allow you to take off your mask completely while eating and drinking. It's really impressive how long a passenger can drag out the consumption of a small cup of soda and a bag of peanuts. I'm getting pretty good at it myself.
 
If your child cannot wear a mask, do not buy the plane ticket. Many of us have cancelled trips over the past 18 months. You‘ll be in good company.

What is so special about your trip that you should be exempt from the same rules as other people?

Grace T. is glossing over the fact that this has all the hallmarks of an irresponsible anti-vaxxer parent who has been risking giving Covid to her infant with a debilitating lung issues from birth. Apparently, anti-vaxxer mommy subjected her child with serious asthma to Covid at home every day from birth. When that failed to kill her baby, she took him on a plane trip through a crowded airport in an area that currently ranks among the highest transmission and death rates in the U.S. due to the overall anti-vaxxer sentiment. She did this knowing her little baby can't wear a mask. And to maximize the chances of killing her child, she ignored AA's processes for seeking an exemption which might have given her and AA the ability to figure out a solution to this problem. If there was ever a child that was a high risk to get and die of covid, it is this one. If there was ever a child that was a high risk to spread covid to others, it is also this one. The real lessons to be learned here is that someone needs to call CPS, and that anti-vaxxers are easily manipulated into believing even the most bs narrative. This is the type of person that anti-vaxxers believe are heroes. Soak it in.

I wonder why Grace T. believes private businesses like American Airlines should not be allowed to implement their own rules? Is this a "strict construction" thing? Did someone change the Commerce Clause without telling me and add something about how private companies can make their customers wear shirts, pants and shoes, just not masks?
 
Grace T. is glossing over the fact that this has all the hallmarks of an irresponsible anti-vaxxer parent who has been risking giving Covid to her infant with a debilitating lung issues from birth. Apparently, anti-vaxxer mommy subjected her child with serious asthma to Covid at home every day from birth. When that failed to kill her baby, she took him on a plane trip through a crowded airport in an area that currently ranks among the highest transmission and death rates in the U.S. due to the overall anti-vaxxer sentiment. She did this knowing her little baby can't wear a mask. And to maximize the chances of killing her child, she ignored AA's processes for seeking an exemption which might have given her and AA the ability to figure out a solution to this problem. If there was ever a child that was a high risk to get and die of covid, it is this one. If there was ever a child that was a high risk to spread covid to others, it is also this one. The real lessons to be learned here is that someone needs to call CPS, and that anti-vaxxers are easily manipulated into believing even the most bs narrative. This is the type of person that anti-vaxxers believe are heroes. Soak it in.

I wonder why Grace T. believes private businesses like American Airlines should not be allowed to implement their own rules? Is this a "strict construction" thing? Did someone change the Commerce Clause without telling me and add something about how private companies can make their customers wear shirts, pants and shoes, just not masks?
Maybe I'm slow, but I wasn't convinced that GoldenGate was EOTL, but that level of fiction is a clearly tell-tale marker that GG is EOTL. Welcome back.
 
It's straight up cruel to mask a young child. It is 100% safety theater when their are periods during the flight when adults aren't wearing a mask like when eating and drinking. Some flights try to enforce mask wearing between sips and bites (absurdity), but most do not and allow you to take off your mask completely while eating and drinking. It's really impressive how long a passenger can drag out the consumption of a small cup of soda and a bag of peanuts. I'm getting pretty good at it myself.

Yet it's great parenting to take an infant with a debilitating lung condition maskless to literally the most crowded building in a city with one of the highest Covid-19 transmission rates in the U.S.? The only thing that is theater here is anti-vaxxer mommy using her high risk baby as a prop and endangering his health (to the extent the "asthma" isn't complete bs) to increase her Instagram following.
 
Maybe I'm slow, but I wasn't convinced that GoldenGate was EOTL, but that level of fiction is a clearly tell-tale marker that GG is EOTL. Welcome back.
Yes Wat Fly, you got slow bro. Here's the deal. Where is Husker & Espola when GG starts yapping? I told you a long game ago that were all and the same.
 
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