Jack Bauer said:

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The "Trump" vaccine became ok when it magically changed to the "Biden" vaccine?

ah https://t.co/HmMGceGbGS

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) July 23, 2021

After Trump's HHS, led by a guy who sees shadows on his wall and thinks government scientists are leading a seditious coup vandalized the CDC website with fake news, rending the agency very hard to trust, why would any sensible person take a vaccine Trump had anything to do with? https://t.co/cEtOEmIM0I

— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) September 19, 2020

Black folks: most of you wouldn’t listen to ANYTHING these MAGAs told you. So why would you take the word of these people who don’t even want you to be able to vote and want to bury your history to elevate myths that erase your struggle, on vaccines and a virus that can kill you? https://t.co/cRMxAVTDpo

— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) July 17, 2021

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Who is Joy-Ann Reid and why should we care?

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There is no sound reason for people under 18 who are not immuno-compromised to get the vaccine.

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This fall some schools are going to have to make some tough calls. There will be immuno-compromised students on campus; do they get sent home to Zoom? Will masks be required? Etc.

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ATL Bear said:

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There is no sound reason for people under 18 who are not immuno-compromised to get the vaccine.

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This fall some schools are going to have to make some tough calls. There will be immuno-compromised students on campus; do they get sent home to Zoom? Will masks be required? Etc.

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With a vaccine, there's an answer for those who are potentially vulnerable. The dynamic of imposition should have changed.

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quash said:

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ATL Bear said:

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There is no sound reason for people under 18 who are not immuno-compromised to get the vaccine.

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This fall some schools are going to have to make some tough calls. There will be immuno-compromised students on campus; do they get sent home to Zoom? Will masks be required? Etc.

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With a vaccine, there's an answer for those who are potentially vulnerable. The dynamic of imposition should have changed.

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That is my expectation. If your immuno-compromised kid is at a school where the community is at something like herd immunity you might send them to school. If not then you have some really hard decisions to make.

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ATL Bear said:

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There is no sound reason for people under 18 who are not immuno-compromised to get the vaccine.

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This fall some schools are going to have to make some tough calls. There will be immuno-compromised students on campus; do they get sent home to Zoom? Will masks be required? Etc.

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I met someone today who has a daughter who cannot take the vaccine for medical reasons. She has attended Gonzaga. She has to transfer now because the vaccine is mandatory regardless of any medical exemption. She is looking to transfer to Baylor or atm now.

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quash said:

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ATL Bear said:

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There is no sound reason for people under 18 who are not immuno-compromised to get the vaccine.

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This fall some schools are going to have to make some tough calls. There will be immuno-compromised students on campus; do they get sent home to Zoom? Will masks be required? Etc.

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I met someone today who has a daughter who cannot take the vaccine for medical reasons. She has attended Gonzaga. She has to transfer now because the vaccine is mandatory regardless of any medical exemption. She is looking to transfer to Baylor or atm now.

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What is Baylor expecting of students and faculty for the Fall semester? I think if they are vaccinated, they don't have to wear masks.

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Oldbear83 said:

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It's always cute to see how hard quash tries to sell himself as a regular guy,

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No kiddin'

The sad thing, sometimes I think he actually believes himself to be a Libertarian

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He just a lawyer, so he says

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I believe one of the biggest myths is that we could stop a virus. You can't stop a virus. The deaths and illnesses were going to occur no matter what we do

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Nope

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If ppl had taken the vaccine, we wouldn't be experiencing a surge in cases.

That's why Republicans are all of a sudden urging vaccination.

Too little too late for that effort. Just read these threads where some conservatives who generally have common sense are OK w/ vaccine skepticism.

We're abt to have another hard period & Republican "leaders" like Ron Johnson are in the driver's seat of that race to the bottom.

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So you for mandatory vaccinations of all Americans? You think the gov't should be allowed to force people to accept vaccinations?

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I think employers should be able to require vaccination. Mine does.
I think vaccination should be required to use public transit.
I think vaccination should be required to fly.
I think you go to the grocery and other businesses at your own risk but that THEY, not ******* customers, should decide how much risk they want their ees to endure.
I think ppl who opt not to get vaccinated should also sign a release that says the local E.R.s and hospitals can choose to not admit you if you get COVID
I don't think ppl admitted to ERs w/ COVID symptoms shld be allowed to refuse a test. That results in underreported cases, which Republicans are using to claim the problem's not as big as it is.
I think ppl, especially politicians, who promote false info about vaccines/vaccination should face sanctions for public endangerment. WI Sen Ron Johnson would be at the top of my list.
I think Republicans who don't support vaccination and other public health measures, esp those working hard to undermine those efforts, are blowing smoke out their asses if they are claiming what they're doing supports ecoomic recovery. Because it does the opposite. Republicans have hurt our recovery by promoting paranoia that resulted in us squandering a surplus of vaccines & now some are trying to backtrack, like DeSantis, but its too little and too late.

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OCD?

From 95% effective at preventing COVID to 39% effective (maybe). Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold. All of us vaxed folks are part of a giant clinical trial at this point. Not hard to understand why some younger folks in low risk groups want to see what the results of the giant clinical trial are before jumping in. Human nature being what it is mandating them to get the vaccine before returning to college probably makes them even more reluctant.


NY times has a story also if you have a sub

COVID-19 Vaccine: U.S. mulls third shot for vulnerable population Official

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/475387-covid-19-vaccine-u-s-mulls-third-shot-for-vulnerable-population-official.html

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Reduced effectiveness

The growing consensus that at least some Americans will need a booster is tied in part to research suggesting that the Pfizer vaccine is less effective against the coronavirus after about six months.
More than half of those fully vaccinated in the United States so far have received Pfizer's vaccine, in two doses administered three weeks apart.


Pfizer's continuing global study of its clinical-trial participants shows that four to six months after the second dose, the vaccine's effectiveness against symptomatic infection drops from a high of 95 per cent to 84 per cent, according to the company.

The most recent figures from the Israeli Ministry of Health suggested that Pfizer's vaccine was just 39 per cent effective in preventing infection in that country in late June and early July, compared with 95 per cent from January to April. The vaccine remained more than 90 per cent effective in preventing severe disease and nearly as effective in preventing hospitalisation. Israel began offering a third Pfizer dose to citizens with severely weakened immune systems on July 12.

Mr Fauci said he wanted to compare it with data that the CDC had been gathering from cohorts of thousands of people across the United States. "People are sort of raising their eyebrows a bit," he said.

Paul Offit, a member of the Food and Drug Administration's outside advisory committee of vaccine experts, said a rise in mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 among vaccinated people did not necessarily mean a booster was required.

"The goal of this vaccine is not to prevent mild or low, moderate infectious disease," he said. "The goal is to prevent hospitalisation to death. Right now, this vaccine has held up to that."
Prematurely dangling the prospect of a third dose could also work as a deterrent against vaccination, other health experts warn.

If Americans think that immunity from the vaccines is short-lived, they said, they may be less likely to get their initial shot.

"We don't want people to believe that when you're talking about boosters, that means that the vaccines are not effective," Mr Fauci said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday. "They are highly effective."

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Remains an easy thought process for me.

I trust my Baylor grad doctor. Will do as he suggests .

Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Remains an easy thought process for me.

I trust my Baylor grad doctor. Will do as he suggests .

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Same here.

Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

Rawhide said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

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Maybe they can just count the vaccine as your vote. Get jabbed, +1 for Dems. Stay home, +1 for Reps. It's not like it's relevant to your health, or public safety, or anything non-political, so.

Sam Lowry said:

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Rawhide said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

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Maybe they can just count the vaccine as your vote. Get jabbed, +1 for Dems. Stay home, +1 for Reps. It's not like it's relevant to your health, or public safety, or anything non-political, so.

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And hey, for anyone that makes a pledge not to eat fast food again, they can get an extra vote. It's not like it's relevant to their health or anything. Oh, and if enough people stopped, maybe the fast foodies would go out of business and then people would stop eating themselves into the ground. Healthier public would be good, no? I mean if everyone was healthier, maybe the next Covid or Delta Covid or Darth Vader Covid would have less of an impact.

Rawhide said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Rawhide said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

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Maybe they can just count the vaccine as your vote. Get jabbed, +1 for Dems. Stay home, +1 for Reps. It's not like it's relevant to your health, or public safety, or anything non-political, so.

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And hey, for anyone that makes a pledge not to eat fast food again, they can get an extra vote. It's not like it's relevant to their health or anything. Oh, and if enough people stopped, maybe the fast foodies would go out of business and then people would stop eating themselves into the ground. Healthier public would be good, no? I mean if everyone was healthier, maybe the next Covid or Delta Covid or Darth Vader Covid would have less of an impact.

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Absolutely, politicize everything. Stalin would love it.

Rawhide said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Rawhide said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

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Maybe they can just count the vaccine as your vote. Get jabbed, +1 for Dems. Stay home, +1 for Reps. It's not like it's relevant to your health, or public safety, or anything non-political, so.

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And hey, for anyone that makes a pledge not to eat fast food again, they can get an extra vote. It's not like it's relevant to their health or anything. Oh, and if enough people stopped, maybe the fast foodies would go out of business and then people would stop eating themselves into the ground. Healthier public would be good, no? I mean if everyone was healthier, maybe the next Covid or Delta Covid or Darth Vader Covid would have less of an impact.

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I know you are kinda kidding but obesity is a major comorbidity. One of my motivations to drop 40 pounds (so far) getting my BMI down to 26.2. Also take vitamin D and zinc daily because it is cheap. I'd like to drop 10 more but the first 10 pounds are easy the last 10 take a lot longer and are harder.to drop. Side benefit is I have a lot more energy from less weight and better diet but I sure do miss all that food tat made me fat in the first place. So one day a week I still eat some good ol' "bad for me" food.

Sam Lowry said:

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Rawhide said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Rawhide said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

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Maybe they can just count the vaccine as your vote. Get jabbed, +1 for Dems. Stay home, +1 for Reps. It's not like it's relevant to your health, or public safety, or anything non-political, so.

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And hey, for anyone that makes a pledge not to eat fast food again, they can get an extra vote. It's not like it's relevant to their health or anything. Oh, and if enough people stopped, maybe the fast foodies would go out of business and then people would stop eating themselves into the ground. Healthier public would be good, no? I mean if everyone was healthier, maybe the next Covid or Delta Covid or Darth Vader Covid would have less of an impact.

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Absolutely, politicize everything. Biden would love it.

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FIFY

Jacques Strap said:

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Rawhide said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Rawhide said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Not saying it is a bad idea to get vaxed if you are old or in a risk group, but it is looking like Pfizer was oversold.

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No one ever said it wouldn't require a booster. Lots of vaccines do.

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Since China is getting away with this and Democrats and liberals don't care, how many more pandemics from do you expect in the next 20 years coming out of China?

We're going to be taking vaccines quarterly lol

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Maybe they can set up drive by jabs next to the drive by voting. Cast a vote for a ***** then get *****ed.

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Maybe they can just count the vaccine as your vote. Get jabbed, +1 for Dems. Stay home, +1 for Reps. It's not like it's relevant to your health, or public safety, or anything non-political, so.

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And hey, for anyone that makes a pledge not to eat fast food again, they can get an extra vote. It's not like it's relevant to their health or anything. Oh, and if enough people stopped, maybe the fast foodies would go out of business and then people would stop eating themselves into the ground. Healthier public would be good, no? I mean if everyone was healthier, maybe the next Covid or Delta Covid or Darth Vader Covid would have less of an impact.

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I know you are kinda kidding but obesity is a major comorbidity. One of my motivations to drop 40 pounds (so far) getting my BMI down to 26.2. Also take vitamin D and zinc daily because it is cheap. I'd like to drop 10 more but the first 10 pounds are easy the last 10 take a lot longer and are harder.to drop. Side benefit is I have a lot more energy from less weight and better diet but I sure do miss all that food tat made me fat in the first place. So one day a week I still eat some good ol' "bad for me" food.

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Actually, I'm NOT kidding at all! We need less fast food and more exercise as a nation. I'm lucky on the exercise front, because I really enjoy cycling (ever since I was a kid) and do it as often as I can.

All our resident vaxxers on this board seem to be focused on Covid as a threat and completely ignore that Obesity is a HUGE threat to this nation. If we we're healthier as a country, then Covid wouldn't be as big of an issue.

By the way, way to go on dropping the 40 pounds! It's always easier said than done. Don't disagree that the occasional Whataburger is good to have, but wow... so many people make fast food, their breakfast, lunch and dinner... everyday of the week. We're killing ourselves, eating ourselves into he grave. Hell, I'm guilty sometimes. I get on a kick where I'm just so swamped, I'll hit the drive-thru a few times a week. I start feeling like crap and have get back on track... easy to get off track though... there's a damn fast food place on every friggin' street corner these days.

Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

Doc Holliday said:

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Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

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I'm hearing of this but need it clarified?

Doc Holliday said:

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Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

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Looks like they're replacing the old test with one that can detect coronavirus and flu.

Sam Lowry said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

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Looks like they're replacing the old test with one that can detect coronavirus and flu.

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Interesting. I tested positive for two strains of flu at once in February of 2020. It was the first time I'd ever had the flu, and it was pretty bad. My doctors thought the first test was bunk, so they tested again and it showed up as two different flu strains again. My doctors were baffled. Any chance it could have been Covid?

Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

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Looks like they're replacing the old test with one that can detect coronavirus and flu.

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Interesting. I tested positive for two strains of flu at once in February of 2020. It was the first time I'd ever had the flu, and it was pretty bad. My doctors thought the first test was bunk, so they tested again and it showed up as two different flu strains again. My doctors were baffled. Any chance it could have been Covid?

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Wonderful

Osodecentx said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

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Looks like they're replacing the old test with one that can detect coronavirus and flu.

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Interesting. I tested positive for two strains of flu at once in February of 2020. It was the first time I'd ever had the flu, and it was pretty bad. My doctors thought the first test was bunk, so they tested again and it showed up as two different flu strains again. My doctors were baffled. Any chance it could have been Covid?

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Wonderful

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Fun times!

Florda_mike said:

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Rawhide said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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It's always cute to see how hard quash tries to sell himself as a regular guy,

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No kiddin'

The sad thing, sometimes I think he actually believes himself to be a Libertarian

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He just a lawyer, so he says

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So the state of Texas says.

Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Thoughts on this?

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

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Looks like they're replacing the old test with one that can detect coronavirus and flu.

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Interesting. I tested positive for two strains of flu at once in February of 2020. It was the first time I'd ever had the flu, and it was pretty bad. My doctors thought the first test was bunk, so they tested again and it showed up as two different flu strains again. My doctors were baffled. Any chance it could have been Covid?

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What is your conclusion?
Bad tests, bad docs, bad interpretation, Fauci conspiracy?

quash said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Rawhide said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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It's always cute to see how hard quash tries to sell himself as a regular guy,

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No kiddin'

The sad thing, sometimes I think he actually believes himself to be a Libertarian

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He just a lawyer, so he says

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So the state of Texas says.

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So what is brown and black and looks good on a lawyer?














Give up???












A doberman.

AckAckAckAckAckAck!!!!! I just love that one.

RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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quash said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Rawhide said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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It's always cute to see how hard quash tries to sell himself as a regular guy,

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No kiddin'

The sad thing, sometimes I think he actually believes himself to be a Libertarian

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He just a lawyer, so he says

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So the state of Texas says.

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So what is brown and black and looks good on a lawyer?














Give up???












A doberman.

AckAckAckAckAckAck!!!!! I just love that one.

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Who are you going to call when you end up before the judge?

Osodecentx said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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quash said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Rawhide said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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It's always cute to see how hard quash tries to sell himself as a regular guy,

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No kiddin'

The sad thing, sometimes I think he actually believes himself to be a Libertarian

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He just a lawyer, so he says

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So the state of Texas says.

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So what is brown and black and looks good on a lawyer?














Give up???












A doberman.

AckAckAckAckAckAck!!!!! I just love that one.

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Who are you going to call when you end up before the judge?

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I have friends that are lawyers. Have told them that joke as well.

Hopefully I won't need one when I get arrested for defying the next mask mandate. I will sure as heck need one if faced with defying the federal vaccine mandate.

RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Osodecentx said:

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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quash said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Rawhide said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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It's always cute to see how hard quash tries to sell himself as a regular guy,

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No kiddin'

The sad thing, sometimes I think he actually believes himself to be a Libertarian

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He just a lawyer, so he says

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So the state of Texas says.

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So what is brown and black and looks good on a lawyer?














Give up???












A doberman.

AckAckAckAckAckAck!!!!! I just love that one.

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Who are you going to call when you end up before the judge?

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I have friends that are lawyers. Have told them that joke as well.

Hopefully I won't need one when I get arrested for defying the next mask mandate. I will sure as heck need one if faced with defying the federal vaccine mandate.

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Call a doberman

George Washington and the First Mass Military Inoculation

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George Washington's military genius is undisputed. Yet American independence must be partially attributed to a strategy for which history has given the infamous general little credit: his controversial medical actions. Traditionally, the Battle of Saratoga is credited with tipping the revolutionary scales. Yet the health of the Continental regulars involved in battle was a product of the ambitious initiative Washington began earlier that year at Morristown, close on the heels of the victorious Battle of Princeton. Among the Continental regulars in the American Revolution, 90 percent of deaths were caused by disease, and Variola the small pox virus was the most vicious of them all. (Gabriel and Metz 1992, 107)

On the 6th of January 1777, George Washington wrote to Dr. William Shippen Jr., ordering him to inoculate all of the forces that came through Philadelphia. He explained that: "Necessity not only authorizes but seems to require the measure, for should the disorder infect the Army . . . we should have more to dread from it, than from the Sword of the Enemy." The urgency was real. Troops were scarce and encampments had turned into nomadic hospitals of festering disease, deterring further recruitment. Both Benedict Arnold and Benjamin Franklin, after surveying the havoc wreaked by Variola in the Canadian campaign, expressed fears that the virus would be the army's ultimate downfall. (Fenn 2001, 69)

At the time, the practice of infecting the individual with a less-deadly form of the disease was widespread throughout Europe. Most British troops were immune to Variola, giving them an enormous advantage against the vulnerable colonists. (Fenn 2001, 131) Conversely, the history of inoculation in America (beginning with the efforts of the Reverend Cotton Mather in 1720) was pocked by the fear of the contamination potential of the process. Such fears led the Continental Congress to issue a proclamation in 1776 prohibiting Surgeons of the Army to inoculate.

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https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/GW&smallpoxinoculation.html


Not sure I agree with Washington on this, but it is an interesting piece of history none the less