Here in Texas Covid deaths are currently only about 4 time higher than traffic fatalities. For almost half a year before that those numbers were more or less equal. Into the Winter deaths will continue to spike which is of course rather typical for flu-like viruses. By and large however Covid has essentially run its course.

Texans are frankly fed up with the pharmacratic agendas not to mention the constant misinformation that pours forth from that thinly-veiled aparatus. We have seen the evidence for ourselves and have made our choice. And that is quite simply to live as FREE people as God intended! Live in fear if you wish but please keep it to yourself. We aren't interested...

LOL Texas has the worst reputation for abrogating freedom than any other state in the country. Texas has the second highest Covid death rate in the country, second only to Florida. I can’t say anything nice about Texas conservatives, so I’ll remain quiet.

 

Best coronavirus ad ever: "Don't get vaccinated"

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Reminds me of when Bates Casket Company used the slogan "Drive Carefully, We Can Wait".

Ron

 

When they photoshopped it they forgot to do the image reflected from the other side in the glass front of the building with the funny looking name. But still a good'un.

Was a funeral home in Birmingham AL named Ridout. We always said their logo should be "Ride out with Ridout".

 

When they photoshopped it they forgot to do the image reflected from the other side in the glass front of the building with the funny looking name.

Don't think it (the truck) was photoshopped. https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att...-092841809.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=1_11

 

Well in current COVID news only something like 54% of the eligible population here in Ohio has been vaccinated. Now the governor is looking for new incentives to get people to get vaccinated. Something about government rewarding people who make poor life decisions and punishing those who make good life decisions being penalized comes to mind. Meanwhile hospitals have ICUs in overflow with COVID patients of which the majority are unvaccinated, go figure. This of course excludes those who have a justifiable reason for saying no. Bad time to have a coronary or get in a bad accident and have legitimate need for an ICU.

Ron

 

Well in current COVID news only something like 54% of the eligible population here in Ohio has been vaccinated. Now the governor is looking for new incentives to get people to get vaccinated. Something about government rewarding people who make poor life decisions and punishing those who make good life decisions being penalized comes to mind. Meanwhile hospitals have ICUs in overflow with COVID patients of which the majority are unvaccinated, go figure. This of course excludes those who have a justifiable reason for saying no. Bad time to have a coronary or get in a bad accident and have legitimate need for an ICU.

Ron

The COVID wave is moving around the US. You'll notice that many southern states like Florida are no longer leading the news because cases have fallen there but are rising in others outside that region.
https://covidestim.org/
Move the date slider under the infection map.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/here-are-the-states-where-covid-19-is-increasing-2

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/09/six-ways-think-about-pandemic-now/620129/

Six Rules That Will Define Our Second Pandemic Winter

 

The COVID wave is moving around the US. You'll notice that many southern states like Florida are no longer leading the news because cases have fallen there but are rising in others outside that region.
https://covidestim.org/
Move the date slider under the infection map.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/here-are-the-states-where-covid-19-is-increasing-2

Good stuff and thanks for sharing that. Pretty cool graphics and like a roller coaster with up and down.

Ron

 

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/ph...h&prog=media&cur=cur&prid=3385&row=25&start=1
As Vaccinations Increase Among Teens, Case Rates Decline 40% Among Children Over Last Three Weeks and School Outbreaks are Infrequent

While case rates increased among children in all age groups between mid-July and mid-August, over the last three weeks, cases declined in all children age groups by 40%. The current case rate for 12 to 17 year-olds is 132 new cases per 100,000 teens; for 5 to 11 year-olds the case rate is now 141 new cases per 100,000 children; and for children 0 to 4, the case rate is 88 per 100,000 children.

With most of the 1.5 million children in grades K-12 now having returned to in-person instruction, Public Health is encouraged that case rates have not increased. The decreases are similar to the decreases seen among adult residents and occurred as many schools reopened with testing, masking, infection control and outbreak management protocols in place.

With the heightened awareness of vaccine effectiveness, Public Health’s highest priority is to increase vaccination rates among those eligible teens unvaccinated. As of September 12, 63% of LA County teens 12 to 15 years old had received at least one dose of vaccine, and 53% were fully vaccinated. Among teens 16 to 17 years old, 70% had received at least one dose, and 61% were fully vaccinated.

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/corona...uarantine-optional-for-students-exposed-covid

ORLANDO, Fla. — A day after assuming his job, Florida's newly appointed surgeon general on Wednesday signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

The new guidelines signed by Dr. Joseph Ladapo also tweaked the state's prohibition against school mask mandates, prompting an administrative law judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the old rule that had been filed by various school boards.

 

Ongoing issue here in Ohio is schools and mask. The mandate of wearing or not wearing mask falls on the individual school districts. With that we have parents who are for and those who oppose mask. They show up at school board meeting which has led to some meetings getting pretty heated. I sit here wondering what else we can possibly argue about the entire COVID mess? On the bright side while not great Ohio is up to about 57% vaccinated.

I have never seen people so firmly dug in on opposite sides as I have seen with COVID. Nobody is seeking middle ground. The fact that some school districts require mask and some don't is a nightmare. The state can't make a mandate one way or the other.

Ron

 

Ongoing issue here in Ohio is schools and mask. The mandate of wearing or not wearing mask falls on the individual school districts. With that we have parents who are for and those who oppose mask. They show up at school board meeting which has led to some meetings getting pretty heated. I sit here wondering what else we can possibly argue about the entire COVID mess? On the bright side while not great Ohio is up to about 57% vaccinated.

I have never seen people so firmly dug in on opposite sides as I have seen with COVID. Nobody is seeking middle ground. The fact that some school districts require mask and some don't is a nightmare. The state can't make a mandate one way or the other.

Ron

Alas, when a government requests cooperation from its citizens when a crisis is at hand, some people perceive it as overreach and react with hostility... reasons be dammed...

 

Alas, when a government requests cooperation from its citizens when a crisis is at hand, some people perceive it as overreach and react with hostility... reasons be dammed...

That's about it in a single sentence.

Ron

 

"" Nobody is seeking middle ground. ""

I totally disagree.
I'm seeking a "middle-ground", that is if there was such a thing.
There actually is no "middle-ground", only confused People in the "middle".

When we are divided we fall,
when we are united, we can't be stopped.

The problem is this ..........
You have people who see something on the TV and they BELIEVE IT !!!!!
They are literally Brainwashed by the TV.
No "Ifs", "Ands", or "Buts", it's now A FACT because "it's on the TV, and I saw it".

It scares the hell outa' me to find myself surrounded by apparently intelligent people
WHO REFUSE TO EVEN CONSIDER THE IDEA
that they have been lied to, and that, they bought the LIE.

Roughly half the population is at odds,
(actual numbers are approaching ~80/20, but I'm trying to be generous),
and one half doesn't think it's serious enough to personally do
some personal research and ask some questions when someone else
says something that goes against the constantly changing "Official-Narrative".

When we are divided we fall,
when we are united, we can't be stopped.

My prediction of "Exploding-Heads" before the end of the year, still stands.

Covid isn't the only Scam currently being pushed.
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We have surpassed the number of deaths in the US from the Spanish Flu. However, we do have three time the population now than we did then.

Population is also older and sicker unfortunately. Overwhelmingly most deaths are in those over 70, at least in our province of BC. Anyone I know who had it and was healthy did not have any issues.

There is some very interesting information on spike protein and how it relates to the vaccine, blood clota and all those effecta that are apparently controversial to talk about unfortunately. The world has become very closed minded.

 

Ongoing issue here in Ohio is schools and mask. The mandate of wearing or not wearing mask falls on the individual school districts. With that we have parents who are for and those who oppose mask. They show up at school board meeting which has led to some meetings getting pretty heated. I sit here wondering what else we can possibly argue about the entire COVID mess? On the bright side while not great Ohio is up to about 57% vaccinated.

I have never seen people so firmly dug in on opposite sides as I have seen with COVID. Nobody is seeking middle ground. The fact that some school districts require mask and some don't is a nightmare. The state can't make a mandate one way or the other.

Ron

That's what happens when both sides are arguing about something they both know is marginal. I don't have a problem with school mask mandates as a policy statement but there is little actual evidence forcing fully vaccinated students to wear one reduces transmission by a factor that makes the conflict over them worth the effort. The effort over masking is a lot of wasted energy that should be applied to getting every CDC approved kid a shot. There is pretty good evidence that makes a difference in the older kids transmission rates.

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/26/22643549/covid-masks-schools-research

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/school-mask-mandates-downside/619952/

The Downsides of Masking Young Students Are Real
The educational cost of face coverings is far better established than the benefits of mandates.

Scientists have an obligation to strive for honesty. And on the question of whether kids should wear masks in schools—particularly preschools and elementary schools—here is what I conclude: The potential educational harms of mandatory-masking policies are much more firmly established, at least at this point, than their possible benefits in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools. To justify continued masking of schoolkids—with no end date in sight—we have to prove that masks benefit kids, and at what ages. States and communities that are considering masking policies just to be safe should recognize that being overly cautious has a cost, while the benefits are uncertain.

 

Population is also older and sicker unfortunately. Overwhelmingly most deaths are in those over 70, at least in our province of BC. Anyone I know who had it and was healthy did not have any issues.

There is some very interesting information on spike protein and how it relates to the vaccine, blood clota and all those effecta that are apparently controversial to talk about unfortunately. The world has become very closed minded.

I don't think the world is closed minded in general. In a world filled with BS from all sides most would like actual scientific evidence before making life critical decisions instead of just talk and opinion. Talk and opinion on life critical decisions can then move forward from that basis. I really don't think that's too much to ask for.

 

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/pre...biontech-covid-19-vaccine-certain-populations

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to allow for use of a single booster dose, to be administered at least six months after completion of the primary series in:

• individuals 65 years of age and older;
• individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19; and
• individuals 18 through 64 years of age whose frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 puts them at high risk of serious complications of COVID-19 including severe COVID-19.

Today’s authorization applies only to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

“Today’s action demonstrates that science and the currently available data continue to guide the FDA’s decision-making for COVID-19 vaccines during this pandemic. After considering the totality of the available scientific evidence and the deliberations of our advisory committee of independent, external experts, the FDA amended the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to allow for a booster dose in certain populations such as health care workers, teachers and day care staff, grocery workers and those in homeless shelters or prisons, among others,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. “This pandemic is dynamic and evolving, with new data about vaccine safety and effectiveness becoming available every day. As we learn more about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, including the use of a booster dose, we will continue to evaluate the rapidly changing science and keep the public informed.”

It’s important to note that the FDA-authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is the same formulation as the FDA-approved Comirnaty and the vaccines may be used interchangeably.

 

The surprising statistic is that on average, among the continental states in the US, ~60% of the people have now been infected. Vaxed percentage still around 35% in my small corner of the east coast and infection spiking. Yes, not all infected have to be hospitalized, but of those who are ~95% are not vaxed. It's like the flu shot, it may not keep you from getting it, but if you do it won't be as bad. Coming from a family with several doctors and nurses, I tend to listen to medical advice.