poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Ah the good old "if we just save one....." the sign of accepting that your argument (or intervention etc) is a failure.
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Vicetrailia
Member
It probably works. I’m getting it so I don’t get delta too.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
What? You're cool with basically euthanasia by lottery just so you can feel "safe"?
funkygunther
Banned
cool, I don’t know that it doesn‘t work and Delta still by far most prominent strain where I am so I’m getting boosted for that now
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Welcome to life - everything has risk and we as a society accept certain risks of death or serious injury in everything.
I mean I am more cool with euthanasia by lottery with a death toll in the 100s than I am biological warfare with a death toll in the 100,000s.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Trolley problem - Wikipedia
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Cant believe I get to use a Star Trek gif up in this shit.
delirium trigger
Member
What's going on in Australia is inexcusable. They basically need a revolution.
delirium trigger
Member
wrong thread
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Hari Seldon
Member
Yeah good point. My buddy got his booster and it laid him low so I was figuring I would just wait until they have a womb combo that does both. But maybe I’ll just wait a bit longer for some real info on if the booster works for this new shit.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
There are widespread riots and protests going on in AU and NZ, but they won’t cover it on the global stage.
What’s that old adage again?
Ah yes, “the revolution will not be televised.”
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RouteBypass
Banned
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French health authority advises against Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for under 30s
France's public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer's Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc's Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher risks of heart-related problems.
www.reuters.com
Safe & Effective. I can only image what we'll know in another 6 months.
French health authority advises against Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for under 30s
France's public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer's Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc's Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher risks of heart-related problems.
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 Total
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 Total
The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
www.webmd.com
Without the element of surprise, without the same group of people who died from COVID in 2020 around to die again in 2021, and with multiple vaccines available.
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 Total
The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
www.webmd.com
The epidemiological relevance of the COVID-19-vaccinated population is increasing
The epidemiological relevance of the COVID-19-vaccinated population is increasing
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tell me again how the unvaccinated are the real drivers of this pandemic.
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Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data
Freedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging.
www.reuters.com
Why don't you trust the experts?
Oh, at least it's official now.
At what point does everyone realize they've been sold out by their governments to pump the quarterly earnings of a pharmaceutical company?
funkygunther
Banned
swift fucking ban there
Are these countries pushing for mandatory vaccinations with the AstraZenica vaccine?
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
No, most likely with one of the mRNA types which have their own rare set of atypical responses, including pericarditis.
As I keep stressing, these incidents are extremely rare, however if 100% of a population is exposed to this (admittedly, very small) risk, you are condemning at least a few to suffer or die. This does not sit well with me ethically, especially given the much narrower risk/benefit calculation for cohorts with the least likelihood of serious illness from Covid.
Elysion
Banned
It seems increasingly likely at this point that Covid can’t be extinguished and will stay with us forever, and that unless everyone’s getting a new vaccine/booster shot every few months (probably combined with regular lockdowns), that there will be several million additional people who will be dying every year from now on globally.
I wonder which country will be the first to say ‘fuck it’ and just put an end to the Covid restrictions, and decides to live with the additional deaths instead.
I wonder which country will be the first to say ‘fuck it’ and just put an end to the Covid restrictions, and decides to live with the additional deaths instead.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Slippery slope - why not get rid of all the old or terminally ill? Why not let smokers die from lung cancer?
Lockdowns are only likely to happen if the hospitalisation rate becomes unsustainable, which is not a foregone conclusion given vaccination + natural immunity over time. I think countries are already deciding to live with the additional deaths, with different levels of contingency plans if things get especially bad.
As long as this is supported by the population, the situation will continue, since governing parties aim to do what will keep them in power.
funkygunther
Banned
yeah exactly, NZ realised a Covid-zero approach was untenable, UK hovered at around 200 a day in summer which has been as close to normal as this situation got
different states will eventually come to their own thresholds
Narasumas
Member
Wow….
funkygunther
Banned
Italian man tries to dodge Covid jab using fake arm
The man is so keen to get a vaccine pass he turns up with a plastic arm, but doctors aren't fooled.
www.bbc.co.uk
nice try
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Shocking
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
It was like the Gish Gallop of anti-vaxx arguments in discussion forum form.
funkygunther
Banned
Yeah, a greatest hits. At least the longer this goes on the more desperate and easy to spot these arguments become.
TransTrender
Gold Member
LOL FUCK
Up next, airborne AIDS?
https://www.reuters.com/business/he...picked-up-piece-common-cold-virus-2021-12-03/
Up next, airborne AIDS?
https://www.reuters.com/business/he...picked-up-piece-common-cold-virus-2021-12-03/
TransTrender
Gold Member
Wow, Delta has quite the rapid and crushing victory.
Can't wait for the next much shittier strain to fuck us real good real fast.
HoodWinked
Member
good insight on omicron on a podcast I listen to, seen alot of bits of information here and there but not all in one place. Basically seeing R0 can be between 7-20 (possibly even in immunized population)
timestamped to 13:38
timestamped to 13:38
Ellery
Member
Thanks for linking that. It is a good video with a lot of interesting relevant topics and it seems like those guys are pretty open minded and have different angles/perspectives on those things which allows multiple ways to look at things.
Omicron could be a "blessing in disguise" in that sense where it gets more transmissible and less severe. Also interesting to know about how many times those viruses mutate and how different they are from each other.
MisterFalcon
Member
The guy with the train behind him is giving some really good info and then the others go 'it's a nothingburger' and 'MSM panic to create news' to appear the level headed champions going against the flow. One even says 'even more impotent then Delta' as if not all hospitals in the Western world are filled more then last year.
funkygunther
Banned
Ha, there's always one "lamestream media" nutter that either fails to understand or fails to engage with a particular situation so chooses to lash out definitively at nebulous entities they feel comfortable to criticise.
I dont know who these people are but my impression is that this podcast is money and investment focused and nothingburger guy is just a conservative who doesn't like his stocks doing anything but increasing. So rather than discuss omicron he'd rather focus on "institutions" manipulating his capital.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
Being stupid shit is ‘going against the flow now’?
Is that true about the hospitals?
I mean, sure, cases are increasing, but at least here there were 5 times as many people in hospitals this time last year.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
All this reporting coming out of SA is a bit misleading for the rest of us… in countries with much higher vaccination rates, less anti-vax sentiment, far more delta strain and far higher prevalence of public immunity.
I do wish the media would highlight these things, but the scare factor is always best for clicks.
Omicron could very well be extremely serious... or it could get minced by delta the same way beta was.
I do wish the media would highlight these things, but the scare factor is always best for clicks.
Omicron could very well be extremely serious... or it could get minced by delta the same way beta was.
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QSD
Member
Hey GA, interesting post, glad to see you back on the program
Haven't seen much in terms of Omikron having bad outcomes, it's still a possibility that it does less damage than delta, right?
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Quite possibly. We just don't have enough data yet in highly vaxxed nations with a large prevalence of the disease to say one way or the other. I'd imagine there will be some vaccine escape, but that they will still by and large be effective. All rather comes down to whether omicron is as serious a strain when confronted by immunity or not. The fact we're not seeing large amounts of fresh dead or dying unvaxxed people in SA yet is probably a good sign.
ClanOfNone
Member
Getting my Moderna booster today, hoping it doesn't kick my ass like the second shot of the first round did. I was either dripping with sweat or freezing cold. The associated fever was fairly mild, but the body aches/chills etc. were worse than any flu I remember.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
The only shot I had a reaction too was my first AZ, where I had hold and cold flushes for 24 hours and a really achy arm. You should hopefully be okay. Maybe the body gets more used to the vaccine as it goes along!
Cyberpunkd
Member
Had all 3 shots of Moderna, absolutely zero side effects.
Xdrive05
Member
My 2nd Pfizer jab resulted in the same side effects you had with your 2nd Moderna. I had a sustained fever (102-103 F) for about 18 hours. Along with that came chills, sweats, foggy-headedness and general discomfort all over. By about 24 hours later it was like nothing had happened at all, 100% back to normal. My very first Pfizer jab was absolutely no side effects at all. Not even arm soreness.
My Pfizer booster six months later was just a very slightly sore arm for about a half a day, and some relatively mild fatigue for one day. Hoping your booster was as mild as mine was.
HoodWinked
Member
i wonder if there's a correlation with the severity of side effects and how severe someone may be affected if they had gotten Covid without being vaccinated. Essentially your body is performing a fire drill with the vaccine shot, thus might be a way to gauge how well you would have actually handled Covid. You might have gotten fucked while the the poster above that had no side effects could have been walking around asymptotic.
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Kilau
Gold Member
got my Moderna booster yesterday and it’s been nothing like the 2nd dose. Sore arm and just kinda crud feeling versus being totally wiped out for over a day.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I'd prepare for the same. My second shot and my booster of Pfizer were about the same level of ass kicking.