America claims to be a smart nation, why then are so many so dumb today when it comes to quackery? First a radio host, next twelve nuts, and finally one wacko with nonsense and vitamins. Lord help those fools who follow nonsense. Our new prayer for America.
"A conservative radio host in Tennessee who urged listeners not to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has changed track and called on listeners to get the shot, after contracting the virus and ending up in hospital in “very serious condition”."
Anti-vax people owe a lifetime debt of gratitude to those who get properly vaccinated, because without vaccinations these diseases would be out of control, causing rampant misery and death.
To forsake vaccinations is the utmost in irresponsibility.
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"Washington — Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.
If cleared, Merck's drug would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19 — a potentially major advance in efforts to fight the pandemic. All COVID-19 therapies now authorized in the U.S. require an IV or injection.
Merck and its partner, Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, said early results showed patients who received the drug, called molnupiravir, within five days of COVID-19 symptoms had about half the rate of hospitalization and deaths as patients who received a dummy pill. The study tracked 775 adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who were considered at higher risk for severe disease due to health problems such as obesity, diabetes or heart disease.
Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3% were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1% of those getting the dummy pill. There were no deaths in the drug group after that time period compared with eight deaths in the placebo group, according to Merck.
The results were released by the company and have not been peer reviewed. Merck said it plans to present them at a future medical meeting.
The Wall Street Journal says a government green light could mean people could take molnupiravir at home to try prevent hospitalization, adding that it's "on track to potentially be authorized by the end of the year." "
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Anti-vax people owe a lifetime debt of gratitude to those who get properly vaccinated, because without vaccinations these diseases would be out of control, causing rampant misery and death.
To forsake vaccinations is the utmost in irresponsibility.
The flu mutates just as Covid has, but for those of us old enough to remember polio, vaccines are a miracle. For the reader who wants to know, read book linked below. Neither my wife nor I have ever had the flu, we do not get the flu vaccine. But this virus is different. Book covers flu too and lots of other viruses. Read it if you want to know.
'Diseases You Almost Forgot About (Thanks to Vaccines)'
'Republican Idiot Brigade Debuts Dumbest COVID Claims Yet' 'Marjorie Taylor Greene, for one, has suggested cancer is as transmissible as COVID, while Matt Gaetz wants people to actively contract the virus.'
"State Senator Doug Ericksen, a Republican who had led opposition to Washington State’s Covid-19 emergency orders and vaccine mandates, has died after he said he tested positive for the coronavirus after traveling to El Salvador. He was 52." Source NYT
Economy impact.
"The strength in economic output was, in part, a result of the enormous legislative response to both the pandemic and to the human hardship it caused."
"Despite the headwinds created by the Delta COVID-19 variant, the economy is recovering. Economic growth during the pandemic has generally surpassed consensus expectations while households and businesses have maintained a surprising amount of activity and spending while social distancing."
"COVID-19 symptoms can sometimes persist for months. The virus can damage the lungs, heart and brain, which increases the risk of long-term health problems."
"COVID-19 symptoms can sometimes persist for months. The virus can damage the lungs, heart and brain, which increases the risk of long-term health problems."
We're two years into a global pandemic. Almost six million are dead. Anyone who doesn't understand this pandemic has lethal consequences is obviously incapable of understanding the problem.
The situation reminds me of the Preacher and the Flood joke:
A storm descends on a small town, and the downpour soon turns into a flood. As the waters rise, the local preacher kneels in prayer on the church porch, surrounded by water. By and by, one of the townsfolk comes up the street in a canoe.
"Better get in, Preacher. The waters are rising fast."
"No," says the preacher. "I have faith in the Lord. He will save me."
Still the waters rise. Now the preacher is up on the balcony, wringing his hands in supplication, when another guy zips up in a motorboat.
"Come on, Preacher. We need to get you out of here. The levee's gonna break any minute."
Once again, the preacher is unmoved. "I shall remain. The Lord will see me through."
After a while the levee breaks, and the flood rushes over the church until only the steeple remains above water. The preacher is up there, clinging to the cross, when a helicopter descends out of the clouds, and a state trooper calls down to him through a megaphone.
"Grab the ladder, Preacher. This is your last chance."
Once again, the preacher insists the Lord will deliver him.
And, predictably, he drowns.
A pious man, the preacher goes to heaven. After a while he gets an interview with God, and he asks the Almighty, "Lord, I had unwavering faith in you. Why didn't you deliver me from that flood?"
God shakes his head. "What did you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
There was the initial wave of COVID then there was the Delta wave then the Omicron wave. Except to medical experts, the first wave was a large unknown. There was also no vaccine. As subsequent waves hit, the deaths increased, but primarily among the unvaccinated. The spike in deaths from both Delta and Omicron largely killed those who do not accept science, lean toward conspiracy theory and Facebook home remedies and mostly vote Republican if we use JPP as an example of the antivax mindset.
We're two years into a global pandemic. Almost six million are dead. Anyone who doesn't understand this pandemic has lethal consequences is obviously incapable of understanding the problem.
The situation reminds me of the Preacher and the Flood joke:
A storm descends on a small town, and the downpour soon turns into a flood. As the waters rise, the local preacher kneels in prayer on the church porch, surrounded by water. By and by, one of the townsfolk comes up the street in a canoe.
"Better get in, Preacher. The waters are rising fast."
"No," says the preacher. "I have faith in the Lord. He will save me."
Still the waters rise. Now the preacher is up on the balcony, wringing his hands in supplication, when another guy zips up in a motorboat.
"Come on, Preacher. We need to get you out of here. The levee's gonna break any minute."
Once again, the preacher is unmoved. "I shall remain. The Lord will see me through."
After a while the levee breaks, and the flood rushes over the church until only the steeple remains above water. The preacher is up there, clinging to the cross, when a helicopter descends out of the clouds, and a state trooper calls down to him through a megaphone.
"Grab the ladder, Preacher. This is your last chance."
Once again, the preacher insists the Lord will deliver him.
And, predictably, he drowns.
A pious man, the preacher goes to heaven. After a while he gets an interview with God, and he asks the Almighty, "Lord, I had unwavering faith in you. Why didn't you deliver me from that flood?"
God shakes his head. "What did you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
There was the initial wave of COVID then there was the Delta wave then the Omicron wave. Except to medical experts, the first wave was a large unknown. There was also no vaccine. As subsequent waves hit, the deaths increased, but primarily among the unvaccinated. The spike in deaths from both Delta and Omicron largely killed those who do not accept science, lean toward conspiracy theory and Facebook home remedies and mostly vote Republican if we use JPP as an example of the antivax mindset.
It points out that unvaccinated Texans died 45X more often than vaccinated Texans and 105X more often than vaccinated/boosted Texans like me.
Anyone who can't comprehend these facts and take the appropriate action to protect themselves and their families is seeking to win a Darwin Award.
I've always loved that joke.
And it is so sadly appropriate.
How many times do people need to see and hear the stories of unvaccinated who just before they died of coronavirus said they wished they had gotten vaccinated, before the hold-outs 'get it?'
Some never will, but there are so many who have simply made a terribly wrong decision based on completely unreliable misinformation.
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How many times do people need to see and hear the stories of unvaccinated who just before they died of coronavirus said they wished they had gotten vaccinated before the hold-outs get it?
Some never will, but there are so many who have simply made a terribly wrong decision based on completely unreliable misinformation.
It's just evidence of the IQ and Educational bell curves in our nation. They are dying over politics, not science. The reason, IMHO, is that they are poorly educated and susceptible to snake oil salesmen due to their lack of education and/or because they are on the backside of the IQ Bell Curve.
It's not rocket science to understand that all of our leaders are vaxxed. The military mandates vaxxing. Why would a sane, educated person believe that the pandemic or the vaccine is a hoax? IMO, they wouldn't. Only idiots and the mentally ill would believe such silliness.
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
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