Best news everThink about the positive.
Best news everThink about the positive.
I guess I see things different. Since when are things like diabetes, opioid addiction(which is often brought up in the thread) or any other "normal" cause of death, spread by or through the air? Masking, vaccination and even shutdowns are to prevent the person to person transfer of the Covid.And yet no one seems to be advocating shutting down the country due over diabetes. Of course not. That would be totally irrational. Well likewise it just doesn't make sense to continue the lockdowns on account of Covid based on those kinds of mortality rates.
Sure they complained about measures. People haven't changed a bit.I guess I see things different. Since when are things like diabetes, opioid addiction(which is often brought up in the thread) or any other "normal" cause of death, spread by or through the air? Masking, vaccination and even shutdowns are to prevent the person to person transfer of the Covid.
I'm old enough to remember people being quarantined for things like the measles or scarlet fever. And nobody complained back then.
The mask wars of the 1918 flu pandemic
Face coverings helped flatten the curve during the Spanish flu. But as with coronavirus today, they couldn't muzzle dissent.
It's astonishing and unbelievable to me... seeing how humanity refuses to learn and change...Sure they complained about measures. People haven't changed a bit.
https://crosscut.com/2020/07/mask-wars-1918-flu-pandemic
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Then again those policies weren't being guided by the whims of tech-oligarchs either! Politicians should instead be working with their constituents to reach a consensus on the proper course of action so as to ensure the best possible balance between personal liberty and public safety. Because we all know that when measures are reasonable and well-founded people tend comply without much complaint. No?I guess I see things different. Since when are things like diabetes, opioid addiction(which is often brought up in the thread) or any other "normal" cause of death, spread by or through the air? Masking, vaccination and even shutdowns are to prevent the person to person transfer of the Covid.
I'm old enough to remember people being quarantined for things like the measles or scarlet fever. And nobody complained back then.
I've said it before: If this whole bizarre year has taught the next generation to not trust government, it will not have been in vain.How can a common person trust any of this?
I have very smart friends who are also very confused by all of this. The inevitable result is that mistrust has grown steadily in them. And that is a much more serious hinderance for everyone to get out of this mess eventually.How can you expect people to comply wiyh these measures when different health officials are giving contradictory advise about vaccines, flip flopped on masks, and keep changing vaccination schedule?
How can a common person trust any of this?
When they handed the CDC over to control by the teacher's union, all pretense of being science-based went out the window. It's all theater now.
When did that happen? Links to the reporting?When they handed the CDC over to control by the teacher's union, all pretense of being science-based went out the window.
Take your pick. It's all over the news.When did that happen? Links to the reporting?
Ditto for the mask theatrics:Critics slam CDC after teachers union influences guidelines: 'Based in politics and not science'
That's what I thought, just wanted proof of my thinking. When you only see things through one lens you miss the bigger picture. Those links weren't news but all opinion pieces. News is actual reporting what is said, not the opinion of some one who heard it and spins it their way. SorryTake your pick. It's all over the news.
In all four scenarios, COVID-19 cases were projected to increase through May 2021 at the national level because of increased prevalence of the B.1.1.7 variant and decreased NPI mandates and compliance (Figure 1). A sharp decline in cases was projected by July 2021, with a faster decline in the high-vaccination scenarios. Increases in hospitalizations and deaths (Figure 1), although more moderate, were also projected. A peak of 7,000–11,100 weekly deaths nationwide was projected in May (range = 5,382–15,677, which includes the central 50% of the projected distributions for all scenarios in the ensemble). The larger increases in cases relative to hospitalizations and deaths were attributable to higher vaccination coverage among groups with higher risk for severe COVID-19.
Turning the Corner’: U.S. Covid Outlook Reaches Most Hopeful Point Yet
Cases and deaths have dipped, and vaccinations make scientists hopeful, even as variants mean the coronavirus is here to stay.
by Aaron Carman
by Aaron Carman
by Duane Benson
by Aaron Carman