I got a flu shot yesterday. It wasn't like other years. Like having to sign a paper saying things like, If I have a reaction, it's not their fault, or if I die it's not their fault. It seemed it was more in line for a corid 19 shot. After seeing too many movies of government mis-deeds, I don't think I'll trust an early shot for covid.
I'm not an anti-vaxxer but i'm not going to get a vaccine for covid for awhile, I'm for safe vaccines with proper clinical trials backed by science not political agenda. If the first vaccine fails the anti-vaxxer's are going to have a field day and we'll all be less safe without proper vaccines.
I have a degree in microbiology and have a strong science background as from that as well. I am as far as you get from an antivaxxer. That said, here are my 2 cents on the vaccine, when it is approved.....
1. Its being rushed too fast and multiple companies are showing similar strange side effects, including spinal cord damage. It won't be safe and I'd personally take my chances with getting covid over taking the vaccine.
2. Well down the road, there will be a vaccine that is safe to take, but won't be close to the miracle cure people are hoping for. If it offers any protection over 50%, consider it a huge success. Also, it won't last forever and very well could only protect for a few months.
3. For that vaccine to eradicate covid, it has to be extremely successful in short term protection(unlikely, and long term protection is a pipe dream) and 60-80% of the population will have to administered the vaccine in a very short period to gain herd immunity. Thats not going to happen.
4. While it might help after the safety issues are conquered, covid will almost certainly never go away. What will most likely happen is that it continues to mutate and become less deadly, ending up being one of our common seasonal flu that we have all gotten used to. Its actually in the best evolutionary interest of the virus to not kill its host. This way, it spreads more and continues to exist longer. Most viruses that kill a large percentage of their hosts die out quickly, while others that just make people sick last a lot longer.
My son is a participant in one trial and the results have been quite promising. The side effect trials are completed, the trials on mice showed efficacy, and now he is in a phase 3 trial.
The trials are looking for more people of color to participate but probably due to our country's horrible history of experimenting of dis-empowered people of color, it is not happening. Sadly, it would make any future vaccine more robust for more people.
If there is distrust in the US government, I cannot stress enough: look at Europe. Although we want a vaccine as well, we will not push a defective wonder cure. Just check news sources that aren't American.
The buzz here is: maybe a vaccine in the beginning of 2021, but we will still have to go through winter 20/21 without one.
Homeschooling in Times of Covid-19 by Karen White Porter is free on Kindle tonight till 12 pm Pacific Time.
It details how a parent can homeschool in their State if they are not pleased with the teaching through zoom or electronic system set up. Also there are great tips for parents on developing interests, setting goals, creating routines, and building progress through consistency, boundaries, and encouragement.
Where I live, the majority of outdoor tables for restaurants are measured incorrectly - from the center of the table to the center of the next one, rather than the proper way, which would be to measure from the back of a pulled out chair to the back of a pulled our chair at the next table. So the 6 foot rule we have results in diners actually only being about 2 feet apart, at best.
If I were a business owner who did not care about my patrons' health I would try to squeeze more people in.
Do you think they are doing to retain extra seating?
That advice comes weeks after a controversial shift in the CDC’s testing recommendations saying that people without symptoms “do not necessarily need a test.”
It sounds like this may turn out like the 'members of the public do not need to wear the mask' advice that CDC and Fauci gave at the beginning: they did so to protect stockpiles for the healthcare professionals who needed them the most, although they changed approach once there were enough supplies.
Could it be that there aren't enough tests to go around with the current capacity?
At this point there are enough tests to test high risk asymptomatic people. Trump has stated he wants to slow down testing to save his "good numbers." That scares the hell out of me because if he manipulates supply, which he likely is already doing, he will cause that situation to happen.
What I think the CDC message is at the moment, though, is Trump not wanting to have asymptomatic cases increasing his numbers so they are accurate. He wants unbelievable low numbers so that he can con the idiots that he is doing a great job. I don't think he is smart enough to manipulate the supply quick enough to get results before the election and we all know he doesn't [care] about his appearances after the election if he wins.
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May their memories be an eternal blessing. May they be at peace and know they are loved.