The Swamp

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:21 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:37 pmNo, I did not ask her if she had been concerned enough to get vaccinated to try to ensure this doesn't happen to other children, but I did stay silent long enough that I could have said that during the dead air.

I would not have had your fortitude.

Almost immediately after her concern was voiced, the middle finger of my free left hand spontaneously extended itself for several seconds.

I also was relying on her for an update on what's going on with my mom following her emergency room trip and subsequent hospital stay this past weekend, so my discretion was warranted.

92 COVID deaths here in PV from the first six days of the month in a city of “only” about 250,000 people.

In the off chance this would work with some of your family members who are holding out:

My fully vaccinated wife caught delta. Her symptoms have been mostly mild, thank god, and she was completely past a fever by the 4th day. We’re not certain how she caught it, though I’ve (also fully vaxxed) have been exposed several times at work lately. I’m back to wearing a mask full time in public, as it’s completely tearing through here now. Our hospitals are completely full and the ER is standing room only now.

We don't have a funny thread for this topic, so...

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:31 am We don't have a funny thread for this topic, so...

That belongs on every OpEd cartoon slot in the First World for the foreseeable future.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:38 pm In the off chance this would work with some of your family members who are holding out:

Thanks for posting this, TB. It came in handy for me.

My wife is out of town and our neighbors invited me over last night for dinner and (many) drinks. Had a good time but was a bit disturbed when my friend said the only reason he got vaccinated was because his job required it (good for his employer!) He said he thought that the vaccines are too new, so he thinks we are all guinea pigs whose daughters might even become infertile due to an unproven vaccine. So, remembering this tweet, I forwarded it to him to rebut his statement. Of course, he has yet to comment back to me on it.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:31 am We don't have a funny thread for this topic, so...

This is amazing. I love it.

Fuck yes to all of this. Finally not only were these cunts called out on their educational backgrounds, but naming COVID variants after Republican politicians would be awesome.

The precedent would be the US could no longer vaccinate for measles, smallpox, etc.

I mean Trumps toadies on the court won’t have any problem dismantling democracy for the coming fascist revolution but even they realize vaccination is legitimate and necessary.

brian wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:45 pm I mean Trumps toadies on the court won’t have any problem dismantling democracy for the coming fascist revolution but even they realize vaccination is legitimate and necessary.

Kinda funny that it was ACB that rejected the petition. Kinda.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:11 am

brian wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:45 pm I mean Trumps toadies on the court won’t have any problem dismantling democracy for the coming fascist revolution but even they realize vaccination is legitimate and necessary.

Kinda funny that it was ACB that rejected the petition. Kinda.

And, surprise surprise, now Conservatives are butt-hurt about it.

I mean is this some heartland public university bullshit? Because all of the schools around BU are requiring proof (mostly private of course) but surely IU isn't the only public school doing this.

ETA: So yeah, the south and midwest aren't really pushing it all in on requiring, but there are plenty of public schools that are doing so all over the country.

Something something liberal arts something something indoctrination something

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:58 am I mean is this some heartland public university bullshit? Because all of the schools around BU are requiring proof (mostly private of course) but surely IU isn't the only public school doing this.

ETA: So yeah, the south and midwest aren't really pushing it all in on requiring, but there are plenty of public schools that are doing so all over the country.

All the universities in Washington state are requiring vaccines.

brian wrote: ↑Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:19 am God sometimes has a great sense of humor.

Just going to post that.

What a piece of sacred shit.

rass wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:36 am U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination

Sounds good. Boost me up.

Been 10 months here. Anybody know if theyre just giving third doses or some sort of change or reduced dosage?

tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:14 am

rass wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:36 am U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination

Sounds good. Boost me up.

Sure, though I can't tell you how deflating this is, expected as it was, to the people who a year and a half ago or so had jobs that had nothing to do with COVID-19 but have been consumed with it since including spending much of this past winter and spring facilitating or supporting public vaccination efforts. After a small respite this summer (and even that was frustrating since vaccinations petering out when/how they did meant that this wasn't over) those people now know what the rest of their year is going to look like. At least that's my take after kissing one such person goodbye this morning before she left for work.

They're just tired. I know this is still pretty new, but if this is going to be the new normal then somewhere at the top they need to somehow rethink distribution.

Can we not move distribution now to doctor's offices, clinics, etc?

tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:07 am Can we not move distribution now to doctor's offices, clinics, etc?

Wonder if that's a temperature control issue or if that's an easy solve.

Who cares, stick me every week for all I care as long as I can keep living my life. Though I do hope the side effects aren't quite as nasty with the booster.

Speaking of, why is every one of these discussions centered around Pfizer? I haven't seen much about those of us who got Moderna and even less for the J&J after it was briefly pulled then reintroduced.

I'm so fucking tired of talking about this.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:11 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:07 am Can we not move distribution now to doctor's offices, clinics, etc?

Wonder if that's a temperature control issue or if that's an easy solve.

Who cares, stick me every week for all I care as long as I can keep living my life. Though I do hope the side effects aren't quite as nasty with the booster.

Speaking of, why is every one of these discussions centered around Pfizer? I haven't seen much about those of us who got Moderna and even less for the J&J after it was briefly pulled then reintroduced.

I'm so fucking tired of talking about this.

I read one report saying effectiveness of Moderna seems to decrease much slower than Pfizer. I think the consensus from the start was J&J was likely going to require a booster down the road. I'm also expecting one of the newest (or not yet discovered) variants will require an altered booster. I wouldn't be surprised if COVID vaccines end up like flu vaccines, and we have to get a different one every year. I have no evidence for that last tidbit, just saying it wouldn't surprise me.

Irony? Karma? Poetic Justice?

I think you can change the thread title to “Eh, Kinda Funny Real-Life Captain Trips Thread”.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 4:13 pm

Irony? Karma? Poetic Justice?

The problem with this is that if he dies, it just fuels the "See! The vaccines are a hoax!" fire.

Yeah, would be a lot funnier if he hadn't been vaccinated.

brian wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 4:47 pm Yeah, would be a lot funnier if he hadn't been vaccinated.

How many folks at this event last night aren't vaccinated?

fingers crossed

The same day his state requested a bunch of mobile mortuaries from FEMA, he warned the state's restaurant industry that any of them caught implementing COVID protection protocols would have their liquor license revoked.

This is an example of bad faith governance.

sounds a lot like big government taking away the freedom of businesses to act on their own

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:10 pm sounds a lot like big government taking away the freedom of businesses to act on their own

And doing it by onerous regulations too.

The decoupling of accountability for actions on the right from those in power on the right is literally the rot that is ending this country.