The Coronavirus thread

Quote: Mooseton

Quote: terapined

Why do you think it's ignorant???????

Because it ignores people like myself who’ve had Covid and dont really need a vaccine.
It ignores people that can’t have the vaccine due to health factors I don’t even know about.
It ignores the destruction of many peoples lives by an over reaching govt.
It basically signals that you comply with with an over reaching govt, much like the Nazis.
Many other reasons but I don’t have the time.

But like I said, I don’t think you’re that ignorant but it’s possible.
It’s similar to a MAGA/BBB button in that you just can’t see how the other side could possibly be right.

This is absurd
It a button that says "I am fully vaccinated"
How is that ignorant
My body, my choice
It's not like my button says "Get the vaccine dummy"
My button simply states a personal fact
Only a crazy Trumper would get upset by my button
I see a MAGA hat and I ignore it as it should be ignored.
It's not something that triggers me.
It's much ado about nothing

Quote: terapined

Why do you think it's ignorant???????

I get a lot of
"I like your button"
I generally ask which one
Both actually get about the same amount of likes

Quote: terapined

Quote: terapined

Why do you think it's ignorant???????

I get a lot of
"I like your button"
I generally ask which one
Both actually get about the same amount of likes

It is a political button. Politics is always a hot topic that can get out of hand in a hurry in any interaction. Like the rules one of my best friends and I have, certain topics are taboo and not to be discussed. The table I sit at in the bar has a rule of no politics or religious discussions. Some people just live in their own bubble and don't interact at all with people with different views. They get more and more extreme because they always get positive reinforcement and they never have to think about their beliefs.

Quote: kenarman

Quote: terapined

Quote: terapined

Why do you think it's ignorant???????

I get a lot of
"I like your button"
I generally ask which one
Both actually get about the same amount of likes

It is a political button. Politics is always a hot topic that can get out of hand in a hurry in any interaction. Like the rules one of my best friends and I have, certain topics are taboo and not to be discussed. The table I sit at in the bar has a rule of no politics or religious discussions. Some people just live in their own bubble and don't interact at all with people with different views. They get more and more extreme because they always get positive reinforcement and they never have to think about their beliefs.

Give me a break
My button is not political
Yea most deadheads lean left
But
Ann Coulter is a deadhead

Quote: Mooseton

It ignores the destruction of many peoples lives by an over reaching govt.

Over reaching gov't?

Pshaw.

They responded the best they knew how to what they thought was a developing clear and present danger, a quasi-existential threat.

Quote: missedhervee

Over reaching gov't?

Pshaw.

They responded the best they knew how to what they thought was a developing clear and present danger, a quasi-existential threat.

Not exactly. They did not release a lot of info that may have been helpful along the way:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/health/covid-cdc-data.html

I cannot read the NYT article without you cited above without first paying them to subscribe.

What does it say?

Quote: missedhervee

I cannot read the NYT article without you cited above without first paying them to subscribe.

What does it say?

Weird. My Google search about CDC not releasing Covid data pulled it up and I could read it. I cannot going from the link here.

Mostly that the CDC decided not to release data that could have helped other organizations better fight Covid. Effectiveness of vaccine in age groups (possibly negating need for boosters) and areas that may need more attention than others.

I’d rather you get a full look at the article, though…

Quote: RonC

Weird. My Google search about CDC not releasing Covid data pulled it up and I could read it. I cannot going from the link here.

Mostly that the CDC decided not to release data that could have helped other organizations better fight Covid. Effectiveness of vaccine in age groups (possibly negating need for boosters) and areas that may need more attention than others.

I’d rather you get a full look at the article, though…

Too many people were already clutching their pearls every time the CDC had to modify some information. For instance, too many people started assuming Omicron was going to be more dangerous just from the suggestion that it MIGHT be more dangerous before the data was in because it was more contagious.

Perhaps if the CDC put out a constant disclaimer every week (maybe every day) that "This information is subject to change as new data comes in." total information dumps would have been fine. But we were already hearing people say, "But the CDC said this a month ago and now says this."
Or even, "the CDC was lying because the information changes."

It often helps to clear History and Cookies when a paywall prevents access to an article.