wmw999 2,116 #6476 January 14, 2022 Whatever they're doing, they're wrong. They should just listen to Windsor. That said, of course mistakes are made. Some of them honest, some of them egregious, some of them both. It's a new situation in this generation, with this technology. I'd say the results in terms of human life loss are probably better than they would have been 100 years ago, except that, well, there were fewer people, and the first one might not have been contagious enough to hit the countryside as hard. Cities will always bear the brunt of contagious epidemics. So I guess we could just say that we're messing with evolution here, but, well, that's what most warm-blooded animals do -- they want THEIR offspring to be the ones to survive. I'm sure there are cold-blooded ones as well, but I'm not as familiar with them. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,621 #6477 January 14, 2022 How nice of the (R) appointments on the Supreme Court to make it easier for their idiot supporters to off themselves. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/12/jen-psaki/data-suggests-unvaccinated-are-20-times-more-likel/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,380 #6478 January 15, 2022 15 hours ago, BIGUN said: I just had to look that up and this was first: "Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, the funniest report I saw stated, “My penis swelled to ten times its size.” Yes, my bad - it was five times larger than I remembered. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,621 #6479 January 15, 2022 There goes another argument of the anti-vaxxers: (Incidentally, why not call them pregnant women?)https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/unvaccinated-pregnant-people-are-at-higher-risk-for-covid-complications-newborn-deaths Unvaccinated pregnant people who get COVID-19 are at much higher risk for complications from the disease and death of their babies than their vaccinated counterparts, according to a new study from Scotland. Authors of the population-level study, published Thursday in Nature Medicine, examined data from all pregnant people across Scotland between December 2020 and October 2021 that included information on COVID-19 vaccination status and infection. Almost all of the pregnant people who needed critical care for COVID-19 — 102 out of 104 overall — were unvaccinated. There were over 450 total fetal and newborn deaths that coincided with COVID-19 — all among unvaccinated mothers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #6480 January 15, 2022 There have also been a LOT of unvaxed pregnant women who suffered severe Covid, had the baby delivered prematurely by C-section, the baby survived but the mother then died without ever seeing her child. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,049 #6481 January 15, 2022 5 hours ago, kallend said: There were over 450 total fetal and newborn deaths that coincided with COVID-19 Abortion problem solved!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,116 #6482 January 15, 2022 Oh Keith! I might have to get a new keyboard... Wendy P. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #6483 January 16, 2022 Hi folks, IMO the right decision: Novak Djokovic ousted from Australia over lack of COVID-19 vaccination - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,903 #6484 January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, IMO the right decision: Novak Djokovic ousted from Australia over lack of COVID-19 vaccination - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen The Australians bungled the whole thing terribly. But in the end with all the publicity it got maybe it will contribute to more people realizing that even if they don't believe they are better off getting vaccinated than not. It certainly is a lesson for those few refusing high profile sports stars that not everyone will accommodate them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,294 #6485 January 16, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 10:56 PM, billvon said: Yes, my bad - it was five times larger than I remembered. Careful, the new mod don't like penis jokes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #6486 January 17, 2022 17 hours ago, JoeWeber said: Careful, the new mod don't like penis jokes. Nah, she just thinks we're obsessed with them when we make bad jokes. The simple reality is that many of us still have the 'junior high' mentality. For example, farts are always funny. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,116 #6487 January 17, 2022 Farts themselves, however, are not always funny. Especially if you can't kick them out of the airplane yet. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #6488 January 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, wmw999 said: Farts themselves, however, are not always funny. Especially if you can't kick them out of the airplane yet. Wendy P. Sure they are. Watching people restrain themselves from opening the door and tossing the farter out is almost as funny as the fart itself. (tolja - 'junior high level mentality') Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,903 #6489 January 17, 2022 (edited) Good old Manitoba deplorable truck driving anti-vaxxers had a "protest" near the border today. Canada now requires them to be vaccinated to cross the border. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-truckers-vaccine-protest-international-border-1.6317604 Edited January 17, 2022 by gowlerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #6490 January 17, 2022 ScienceDaily: Blood markers of brain cell damage higher over short term in COVID-19 patients than in Alzheimer's patients, study finds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #6491 January 17, 2022 27 minutes ago, ryoder said: ScienceDaily: Blood markers of brain cell damage higher over short term in COVID-19 patients than in Alzheimer's patients, study finds Hi Robert, That is based upon the premise that Covid can do more damage to their brain cells. I'll have to ponder that. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #6492 January 17, 2022 Hi folks, More economic problems: Greece imposed vaccine mandate for people 60 and up : Coronavirus Updates : NPR We could take a lesson from them. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,294 #6493 January 17, 2022 2 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, More economic problems: Greece imposed vaccine mandate for people 60 and up : Coronavirus Updates : NPR We could take a lesson from them. Jerry Baumchen What lesson? We can't even do mask mandates. We just plain suck as a country these day's with no relief in sight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #6494 January 17, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 10:34 AM, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, IMO the right decision: Novak Djokovic ousted from Australia over lack of COVID-19 vaccination - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen Wow! Novak Djokovic exited the Australian Open after missing only 2 shots! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 185 #6495 January 18, 2022 Some people are getting fed up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #6496 January 18, 2022 Translation: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timski 80 #6497 January 18, 2022 https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/public_safety/frederick-county-firefighter-dies-from-covid-19-complications/article_3adbde69-a7e8-53ee-843c-8102cb548000.html A couple of years ago, I was told that THIS would take someone close to me. Here we are. Let natural selection do it's job. Rest easy Chief. It's real and not going away, because ultimately people are selfish and dim witted about a lot of things. "WE" all better start thinking globally. Now excuse me, I have babies to love, bows to make and rock to flint knap! ~Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,121 #6498 January 18, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, timski said: https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/public_safety/frederick-county-firefighter-dies-from-covid-19-complications/article_3adbde69-a7e8-53ee-843c-8102cb548000.html A couple of years ago, I was told that THIS would take someone close to me. Here we are. Let natural selection do it's job. Rest easy Chief. It's real and not going away, because ultimately people are selfish and dim witted about a lot of things. "WE" all better start thinking globally. Now excuse me, I have babies to love, bows to make and rock to flint knap! ~Tim Sorry to hear about your loss. Wish you well in the days to come. Edited January 18, 2022 by SkyDekker fat fingers 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,121 #6499 January 18, 2022 I think this sums up the current state of the US quite well. When even a SC Justice doesn't give a fuck about his fellow justice or the Chief Justice. All about me, me, me. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/supreme-court-gorsuch-refused-to-wear-mask-despite-sotomayors-covid-concerns.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1642521399 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 908 #6500 January 18, 2022 So I made the mistake of watching "Christian Today" TV show for a couple minutes today. Never knew i even got the channel but as I surfed by the channel they are doing a special on covid. They are interviewing a doctor "MD". The doctor goes on to explain that covid is a big conspiracy. "Its like all the statistics big media says about guns. Every year, "millions are killed each year by guns. But you never hear about the people saved by the use of guns to defend their homes. You also never hear about the NFL football players who get a covid shot and drop dead on the football field. Its all hushed up by the media. You need to stop watching mainstream media." Thats as far as I made it. I never got to watch the pitch for donations.Guns, covid conspiracies and Christianity. Coming soon to a channel closer than you think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites