I have to disagree on vaccine skepticism on Trump. He WAS the one who approve operation Warp speed to fast track the vaccine. It was people on the left who tell people not to trust Trump vaccine
That's true about a few people on the left briefly sowing distrust about the vaccine because of Trump. But ultimately, it doesn't appear it was that huge of a deal - as vaccine skepticism on the left is not that prevalent in regards to COVID. Some minority groups have lower rates of vaccination but it doesn't appear to be a huge political phenomenon like it is on the right.
People already get violent and freak out whenever they enter a private business and are asked to wear a mask. It's true that we may see a few psycho domestic terrorists pop up because their kid can't infect everyone at school. But ultimately that is the only path forward for us. Sacrificing the safety of everyone to submit to domestic terrorists is not how the US works typically. They'll be shut down fast. I'm losing no sleep in you calling me an authoritarian. Vaccine mandates have been around for quite some time, and it's clearly time to add another FDA approved vaccine to the list for the good of everyone.
Exactly. Part of being free is showing that you're intelligent enough to do the right thing when basic health and security threats pop up. If you can't be trusted to not steer us off a cliff, it results in the erosion of freedom.
"Demonic"another cautionary tale
You can call stop signs authoritarian if you really want. It's meaningless at the end of the day to act like you live in a libertarian fantasy-land where you have infinite freedom to do whatever you want. In reality, we have more laws than anyone can even memorize if they were a lawyer. In reality, vaccine mandates literally already exist at every public school and hospital in the country. In reality, you have to submit to invasive searches to get on an airplane. Your right to be free from a democratically approved vaccine mandate is non-existent if people feel that it's necessary. Go live in a libertarian cabin in the forest then, and spread COVID back and forth between you and the wild animals out there.
www.brookings.edu
The funny thing about authoritarian and spying doesn't even come from government.You can call stop signs authoritarian if you really want. It's meaningless at the end of the day to act like you live in a libertarian fantasy-land where you have infinite freedom to do whatever you want. In reality, we have more laws than anyone can even memorize if they were a lawyer. In reality, vaccine mandates literally already exist at every public school and hospital in the country. In reality, you have to submit to invasive searches to get on an airplane. Your right to be free from a democratically approved vaccine mandate is non-existent if people feel that it's necessary. Go live in a libertarian cabin in the forest then, and spread COVID back and forth between you and the wild animals out there.
Again, people have coddled this libertarian fantasy of infinite freedom for too long. When basic security and health is threatened, no one will give a damn about your fantasy. And the fact that people couldn't course correct on their own is going to lead to the government overreach you're so afraid of. If people could follow basic advice from a doctor, they wouldn't be part of their own self-fulfilling big brother nightmare. But they can't be trusted to do anything, and so here we are. If people decided to drive the wrong way on the highway, you'd see a lot of authoritarianism as well.
It's called laws. They exist. They're made by elected legislators.
Vaccine mandates are more popular than you think
As COVID-19 infections from the delta variant spiked, so has public support for vaccine mandates.
another cautionary tale
I don't know what's worse, his friend telling him that while on his deathbed, or him having to read that drivel while being asphyxiated by the virus
Old and fat checks out.another cautionary tale
I don't know what's worse, his friend telling him that while on his deathbed, or him having to read that drivel while being asphyxiated by the virus
Yes. There's a report recently out of Israel that showed people who recovered from the virus were less likely to get reinfected than people who had the vaccine. People who recovered from the virus were also less likely to be hospitalized. That doesn't necessarily paint the whole picture, however. And per the context of this conversation, the people who were infected the first time had to risk death as well as long COVID, which is not worth it.
Yes we do. About 15% of the population of SD has had COVID, and in a recent test of blood donor antibodies, about 30% of the population has "natural" antibodies.
No, do not die. There is a safe, proven prophylaxis - the vaccine. I strongly urge you to get the shot. It's free and easy. The odds are much more in your favor if you get a vaccine.
Why'd you leave out "dumb and unvaccinated?"
You know why lol
Source of these people of the left? I am looking to find any mainstream politicians/journalists on the left under ming the vaccines
Kamala Harris and a few others said like 1 comment about it. It was stupid of them. But it was vastly less than what's come from the right, and we see that it's not really turned into any kind of widespread political issue on the left.
www.wsj.com
Cheers for that, stupidity from Kamala Harris and the others that they hopefully have been called out for.Kamala Harris and a few others said like 1 comment about it. It was stupid of them. But it was vastly less than what's come from the right, and we see that it's not really turned into any kind of widespread political issue on the left.
Opinion | Vaccine Polarization Is Partisanship at Its Dumbest
Last fall Kamala Harris said she wouldn’t trust a shot that was authorized before the election.
But the Sloth with the vax card was pretty funny.This is so sad.
Just sad.
Nothing to address Delta and rising cases since then. Nothing to address back to school. No new restrictions or guidance.
Welp. Test came back positive like I knew it would. I am off for the rest of the week and until Thursday of next week pending a negative test. According to my boss I am not the only one in our department. 3 others have tested positive. All 4 of us are vaccinated. The guy who tested positive first was not apparently and has apologized to his boss and the various other powers at be. Which is kind of a big deal because vaccinations were "strongly encouraged" from the higher ups as soon as they were readily available. So I do not envy the position that guy is in now. Because now our department is down 4 people and there may be more. 5 other people are still waiting on their test results on my floor.
Status Report (before anyone asks)
I am short of breath even when sitting still, I have a cough I can feel in my spine, my nose is running like a faucet, and more than anything else I am fucking tired. Like the usual tired you get with the flu, but it is a deeper kind of exhaustion. I can't describe it. It's that tired you feel after a day working outside or helping a friend move. You take your shower and then you lay in bed and then immediately fall asleep even though you wanna read your book or watch your show kind of tired. I feel useless. Even just going to the mailbox this morning had me feeling like I had climbed several flights of stairs. It is just a bizarre feeling. So I have just sat on the couch or in bed all day messing with my phone and watching shit on Roku.
Would not wish this on my worst enemy though.
Dang. Well be careful and rest up. Don't wait too long to seek help if its actually needed. But if you're vaccinated I'm sure you'll be fine. We had a few breakthrough cases at work as well. They're all back to work now.Welp. Test came back positive like I knew it would. I am off for the rest of the week and until Thursday of next week pending a negative test. According to my boss I am not the only one in our department. 3 others have tested positive. All 4 of us are vaccinated. The guy who tested positive first was not apparently and has apologized to his boss and the various other powers at be. Which is kind of a big deal because vaccinations were "strongly encouraged" from the higher ups as soon as they were readily available. So I do not envy the position that guy is in now. Because now our department is down 4 people and there may be more. 5 other people are still waiting on their test results on my floor.
Status Report (before anyone asks)
I am short of breath even when sitting still, I have a cough I can feel in my spine, my nose is running like a faucet, and more than anything else I am fucking tired. Like the usual tired you get with the flu, but it is a deeper kind of exhaustion. I can't describe it. It's that tired you feel after a day working outside or helping a friend move. You take your shower and then you lay in bed and then immediately fall asleep even though you wanna read your book or watch your show kind of tired. I feel useless. Even just going to the mailbox this morning had me feeling like I had climbed several flights of stairs. It is just a bizarre feeling. So I have just sat on the couch or in bed all day messing with my phone and watching shit on Roku.
Would not wish this on my worst enemy though.
Sincerely hope you have a quick recovery.Welp. Test came back positive like I knew it would. I am off for the rest of the week and until Thursday of next week pending a negative test. According to my boss I am not the only one in our department. 3 others have tested positive. All 4 of us are vaccinated. The guy who tested positive first was not apparently and has apologized to his boss and the various other powers at be. Which is kind of a big deal because vaccinations were "strongly encouraged" from the higher ups as soon as they were readily available. So I do not envy the position that guy is in now. Because now our department is down 4 people and there may be more. 5 other people are still waiting on their test results on my floor.
Status Report (before anyone asks)
I am short of breath even when sitting still, I have a cough I can feel in my spine, my nose is running like a faucet, and more than anything else I am fucking tired. Like the usual tired you get with the flu, but it is a deeper kind of exhaustion. I can't describe it. It's that tired you feel after a day working outside or helping a friend move. You take your shower and then you lay in bed and then immediately fall asleep even though you wanna read your book or watch your show kind of tired. I feel useless. Even just going to the mailbox this morning had me feeling like I had climbed several flights of stairs. It is just a bizarre feeling. So I have just sat on the couch or in bed all day messing with my phone and watching shit on Roku.
Would not wish this on my worst enemy though.
Welp. Test came back positive like I knew it would. I am off for the rest of the week and until Thursday of next week pending a negative test. According to my boss I am not the only one in our department. 3 others have tested positive. All 4 of us are vaccinated. The guy who tested positive first was not apparently and has apologized to his boss and the various other powers at be. Which is kind of a big deal because vaccinations were "strongly encouraged" from the higher ups as soon as they were readily available. So I do not envy the position that guy is in now. Because now our department is down 4 people and there may be more. 5 other people are still waiting on their test results on my floor.
Status Report (before anyone asks)
I am short of breath even when sitting still, I have a cough I can feel in my spine, my nose is running like a faucet, and more than anything else I am fucking tired. Like the usual tired you get with the flu, but it is a deeper kind of exhaustion. I can't describe it. It's that tired you feel after a day working outside or helping a friend move. You take your shower and then you lay in bed and then immediately fall asleep even though you wanna read your book or watch your show kind of tired. I feel useless. Even just going to the mailbox this morning had me feeling like I had climbed several flights of stairs. It is just a bizarre feeling. So I have just sat on the couch or in bed all day messing with my phone and watching shit on Roku.
Would not wish this on my worst enemy though.
When I got covid back in late December/early Jan, I had loss of smell and taste that lasted a week or so. But the scariest part was when I had the sensation of being out of breath while sitting still. It only happened a few times, but it was surely startling to feel like I was struggling for air while not even moving. I also had a very strange sensation of burning at the base of my skull in the back along with a sense of "unreality" that lasted a bit. Definitely never had another illness that brought about similar sensations. Take care. Hope it doesn't last too long for you.
Why is it that all these antivaxxer dying stories are always fat or old or a combination of both I wonder.
Personally, I think many antivaxxers are just lazy and afraid of a needle.
It seems a lot of them are opting for the antibody treatment, which is a needle
I wonder why you don’t wonder why like 99% of people dying are unvaccinated I wonder, wonder.
It's one of those things people just dont want to do it too due to bravado and "it'll never happen to me".
Welp. Test came back positive like I knew it would. I am off for the rest of the week and until Thursday of next week pending a negative test. According to my boss I am not the only one in our department. 3 others have tested positive. All 4 of us are vaccinated. The guy who tested positive first was not apparently and has apologized to his boss and the various other powers at be. Which is kind of a big deal because vaccinations were "strongly encouraged" from the higher ups as soon as they were readily available. So I do not envy the position that guy is in now. Because now our department is down 4 people and there may be more. 5 other people are still waiting on their test results on my floor.
Status Report (before anyone asks)
I am short of breath even when sitting still, I have a cough I can feel in my spine, my nose is running like a faucet, and more than anything else I am fucking tired. Like the usual tired you get with the flu, but it is a deeper kind of exhaustion. I can't describe it. It's that tired you feel after a day working outside or helping a friend move. You take your shower and then you lay in bed and then immediately fall asleep even though you wanna read your book or watch your show kind of tired. I feel useless. Even just going to the mailbox this morning had me feeling like I had climbed several flights of stairs. It is just a bizarre feeling. So I have just sat on the couch or in bed all day messing with my phone and watching shit on Roku.
Would not wish this on my worst enemy though.
