I have a choice in one of them, at least for now.And I personally know people who refused the vaccine and are now dead from Covid. I'm betting that the odds of death due to the vaccine are far less than the odds of death from Covid.
I have a choice in one of them, at least for now.And I personally know people who refused the vaccine and are now dead from Covid. I'm betting that the odds of death due to the vaccine are far less than the odds of death from Covid.
Correlation does not equal causation.Also if you want to play that game:
Then what was the point of your prior post?Correlation does not equal causation.
The radio host definitely died of Covid.Then what was the point of your prior post?
Do you?Do you even read the stuff you post?
"All that said, some facts are well established at this point. Vaccinated people infected with the virus are much less likely to need to go to the hospital, much less likely to need intubation and much less likely to die from the illness. There’s no doubt that vaccines provide significant protection. But a large proportion of the nation -- almost 30% of U.S. adults -- have not been vaccinated, a fact that has conspired with the highly contagious delta variant to push the country into a new wave of outbreaks."
Yeah, it says that severe breakthrough cases are still rare. Not so much with severe Covid cases in the unvaccinated, relatively speaking.Do you?
"Research out of Israel seems to back the idea that protection from severe disease wanes in the months after inoculation, and more recently, that breakthrough cases may eventually lead to an uptick in hospitalizations. The information is preliminary and severe breakthrough cases are still rare, but it bolsters the case that some people will need booster shots in coming months."
Israeli Research Shows Covid Booster Shot is Highly Effective
One of Israel’s top health care providers said Wednesday that initial results of a study have showed that a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, given to Israelis over 60, has been 86% effective.www.bloomberg.com
Don't even get me started on women that "accessorize" their kids by dressing them as "mini me".
I da pappy.....
The radio host definitely died of Covid.
The vaccinated guy? Heart attack and stroke.
That paragraph is textbook journalistic damage control. "Pay no attention to our reporting, just STFU and get the shot because nothing has changed".Do you even read the stuff you post?
"All that said, some facts are well established at this point. Vaccinated people infected with the virus are much less likely to need to go to the hospital, much less likely to need intubation and much less likely to die from the illness. There’s no doubt that vaccines provide significant protection. But a large proportion of the nation -- almost 30% of U.S. adults -- have not been vaccinated, a fact that has conspired with the highly contagious delta variant to push the country into a new wave of outbreaks."
As a former Christian I would not deride those who believe in God as an 'imaginary friend'. I understand that it's a sincerely held belief, albeit about things unknowable. It's interesting that you frame this as "succumbing" to a belief that the devil does not exist. If you weren't taught about it, the default would be not to believe in it. So. What about other's right to believe about things unknowable? The universe of discourse here is unknown. Therefore, I can only prove the devil does exist by revealing him/her/it. But, I cannot prove that the devil does not exist.I fear that those who deride God as an 'imaginary friend', and succumb to the belief that the devil does not exist, will never realize who the adversary is until they are already burning
They do mutate. And those mutations can become more lethal. Evolutionary success depends on reproduction. So there would not be an evolutionary advantage to killing the host, if that prevents successful reproduction and carrying on the strain. But, if mutated and deadlier viruses find a way to reproduce even after killing the host, they can indeed be successful.That's not typically what viruses do. They tend to become less lethal. Killing their hosts is not an evolutionary benefit.
It's certainly not that Republicans are non-vaxers and Democrats are vaxers. Plenty of non-democrats here advocate for vaccines, if that's any indication. It looks to me like the highest correlation for a particular demographic to be un-vaccinated is age. I think that means that what is most important is perceived risk. After age, the second highest correlation looks to be politics. And I think you're right, it breaks down to trust in TPTB, and not specifically political party. Right now, more Republicans distrust government than Democrats. Remember when Democrats were saying there's no way they'd take Trump's vaccine?It isn't political lines, it is tribal
Those that trust/believe the government and those that do not. Those divisions cross political lines
A man who has a choice, that is.I dunno. I got the vaccine and had the symptoms along with a group of neighbors. My symptoms were mild (if you consider....never mind....mild).
So, as I said, ymmv.
He said he wouldn't wish this on anyone. He's 60. I'm 71.
A man is gonna do what he believes to be the best for him.
Good luck.