There was a fairly large anti vaccine protest in the town I just moved out of. Everyone I recognized was a full on MAGA or Qanon nut job. One guy (friend of an acquaintance) took a video of a handful of idiots harassing a lady walking by because she was wearing a mask and he seemed proud of it. Strange times.

Just now, we_gotta_believe said:

On the whole, yes. It's not 100% protection but it's still a numbers game. We absolutely have data that vaccinations reduce the chances of symptomatic disease and breakthrough infections in general, even asymptomatic ones, still happen but aren't nearly as common as infections in unvaccinated populations. Boosters will keep higher levels of antibodies in circulation to reduce the chances of breakthroughs. It's not a big pharma ploy, there 100% is data supporting the decision. I think often times we forget that our government isn't making decisions in a vacuum. There's a reason why Israel approved boosters and it has nothing to do with improving the bottom line of an American company they have no affiliation with. 

Oh, sure, next you'll say Israel doesn't meet with the Pentavirate in The Meadows tri-annually.

 

Florida is winning!!!

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/568973-alabama-crowd-boos-trump-for-urging-supporters

 

Former President Trump was reportedly booed after recommending attendees at an Alabama rally get vaccinated against COVID-19. 

2 hours ago, Toastrel said:

they're not sending their best

50 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

The thing that pisses me off.  Is that it will take restrictions and/or rewards to convince some people to get theirs.  I am glad to see some cities requiring people to show their cards.  It could damage some businesses, but I hope it would be a very short term thing.  People need to get the F-ing point. 

The demographic of people who refuse to get vaccinated is a lot more diverse that some politically obsessed morons try to argue.  

It's diverse, but it isn't THAT diverse. All you need to do is look at the states with the lowest vaccination rates.

51 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

I am vaccinated so try again. 

The question still remains why are they pushing a booster when we see the evidence the shot isn't that effective vs the Delta Variant. 

lolwut? We're already seeing improvements in case rates in Israel post-booster roll-out. Why do you think they approved it? For funsies?

For freedumbers... this is the unavoidable outcome for literally every single thing they believe in. They're destined to live a life of being betrayed by everyone, including the people who thought were on "their side". I will never get tired of seeing it. 

I am pro vaccination but the booster doesn't make sense when it doesn't lessen the viral load against the Delta Variant. 

 

"Covid-19: Fully vaccinated people can carry as much delta virus as unvaccinated people, data indicate | The BMJ" https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2074

The latest results from the UK’s national covid-19 infection survey show that having two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against delta. But, although people who are fully vaccinated have a lower risk of becoming infected, those infected with the delta variant can carry similar virus levels as unvaccinated people, the data show. 

34 minutes ago, Toastrel said:

 

Florida is winning!!!

I'm old enough to remember when people were applauding Florida for lifting restrictions in the spring and handling this so well.

2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm old enough to remember when people we're applauding Florida for lifting restrictions in the spring and handling this so well.

Yep, I remember when other states were trying to get this under control and a certain someone wanted those states "liberated" like Florida.

 

So does this mean we can end the "unapproved vaccine" nonsense?

2 minutes ago, mayanh8 said:

 

So does this mean we can end the "unapproved vaccine" nonsense?

Nah, the FDA is in big pharma's pocket obviously.

6 minutes ago, mayanh8 said:

 

So does this mean we can end the "unapproved vaccine" nonsense?

nice.

and, hit.

3 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

Nah, the FDA is in big pharma's pocket obviously.

"why did it take so long? what are they covering up?"

6 minutes ago, mayanh8 said:

 

So does this mean we can end the "unapproved vaccine" nonsense?

No more than we can end the "stop the steal" nonsense

13 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

I am pro vaccination but the booster doesn't make sense when it doesn't increase the odds of protection against the Delta Variant. 

 

I mean, you can keep repeating something as much as you want, but that doesn't make it true.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-booster-covid-86-effective-preventing-infection-elderly-data-shows-delta-1.10130185

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"Covid-19: Fully vaccinated people can carry as much delta virus as unvaccinated people, data indicate | The BMJ" https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2074

The latest results from the UK’s national covid-19 infection survey show that having two vaccine doses remains the most effective way to ensure protection against delta. But, although people who are fully vaccinated have a lower risk of becoming infected, those infected with the delta variant can carry similar virus levels as unvaccinated people, the data show. 

Yes, once a breakthrough happens, the vaccinated individual has viral loads at levels similar to those of unvaccinated people. That doesn't mean that breakthroughs happen at similar rates as infections in unvaccinated populations, so aside from the fact that breakthroughs are still relatively uncommon, there are two caveats to this:

1) The time window for when the viral load remains at a similar level is much shorter for vaccinated individuals. Meaning their immune system kicks in after a couple days and clears away the virus faster resulting in a short period of contagiousness, which means much lower likelihood of contributing to community spread. Vaccinated people have these elevated levels of viral load for a week or more.

2) Any neutralizing antibodies in circulation would bind to the virus and eliminate their ability to remain infectious. In other words, same level of viral load does not mean the same level of viable virus.

FDA approves Pfizer Vaccine. Now lets see if it has any impact on the hesitant. 

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-becomes-133825011.html

So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/23/us/texas-town-covid-outbreak/index.html

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The school shut down, so did the city building

Last week, the school district shut down after only five days of classes because about a quarter of the staff and 16% of the students got infected or were exposed to Covid-19, according to Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District Superintendent Tracy Canter.

 

"In the last week, we've seen more Covid cases for staff and students than we did the entire year, last year, during school," Canter said.

What will it take? Do all the unvaxxed really need to get COVID?

It’s not experimental anymore. Take your damn shot 

 

17 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I mean, you can keep repeating something as much as you want, but that doesn't make it true.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-booster-covid-86-effective-preventing-infection-elderly-data-shows-delta-1.10130185

Yes, once a breakthrough happens, the vaccinated individual has viral loads at levels similar to those of unvaccinated people. That doesn't mean that breakthroughs happen at similar rates as infections in unvaccinated populations, so aside from the fact that breakthroughs are still relatively uncommon, there are two caveats to this:

1) The time window for when the viral load remains at a similar level is much shorter for vaccinated individuals. Meaning their immune system kicks in after a couple days and clears away the virus faster resulting in a short period of contagiousness, which means much lower likelihood of contributing to community spread. Vaccinated people have these elevated levels of viral load for a week or more.

2) Any neutralizing antibodies in circulation would bind to the virus and eliminate their ability to remain infectious. In other words, same level of viral load does not mean the same level of viable virus.

So you are relying on a survey as your data. I mean come on and I am not doubting it will protect in the short term, but how long. Let's wait for some data from a respected publication such as the Journal of Science or Nature and not a survey. 

This is what happens when you don't get the vaccine in Texas.

So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed.

Last week, the school district shut down after only five days of classes because about a quarter of the staff and 16% of the students got infected or were exposed to Covid-19, according to Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District Superintendent Tracy Canter.

 

"In the last week, we've seen more Covid cases for staff and students than we did the entire year, last year, during school," Canter said.

119 people were tested for the virus and 50 tested positive, according to Iraan General Hospital CEO Jason Rybolt. That's a 42% positivity rate.

18 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

So you are relying on a survey as your data. I mean come on and I am not doubting it will protect in the short term, but how long. Let's wait for some data from a respected publication such as the Journal of Science or Nature and not a survey. 

Uh, it's called an observational study, this being the most recently released which is why I posted it. Many of these studies precisely rely on follow-ups. How exactly do you think real-world studies are done? Not everything is going be able to be carried out in a controlled trial if you're trying to observe the actual effects play out in the public. Even controlled trials rely on follow-ups with the individuals in the treatment group. Then there's also trial data submitted by Pfizer/BioNTech which will be released to the public soon. But the fact remains that boosters absolutely help to reduce breakthrough risk. Acting like they don't is being misinformed at best, and intentionally disingenuous at worst.

 

 

 

And on your previous point of viral loads:

 

I hope I can get a mRNA shot next so I can be part of that "mixed cocktail" group. Gotta collect them all.

5 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

I hope I can get a mRNA shot next so I can be part of that "mixed cocktail" group. Gotta collect them all.

Oddly enough, all signs point to the viral vector + mRNA booster combo providing better protection than the mRNA x2 + mRNA booster combo. 

2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Oddly enough, all signs point to the viral vector + mRNA booster combo providing better protection than the mRNA x2 + mRNA booster combo. 

Yet they won't let us do it as of now