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Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorNorth, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. duggers_dad

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    Vaccines do work in the sense that they injure and kill. We know this is the case because: (A) there is nothing to vaccinate for and (B) excess mortality has been staggeringly high since vaccine rollout.
     
  2. HeyItsMe

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    You and Cat have the patience of a saint trying to educate these anti-vaxxers. Bless you, because I gave up a long time ago. You could tell them 2 + 2 = 4 with absolute proof as to why that’s the correct answer and they’d find a way to argue that the correct answer is 3. It’s beyond a lost cause at this point, they’ll never see the light. Hell, Q is still arguing that Ladapo is the only doctor who is right and everyone else in the medical community is wrong DESPITE all the evidence that his study is completely fabricated and he left out tons of important data. Lol.
     
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  3. duggers_dad

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    “Anti-Vaxxer” has no sting. It’s like accusing people of being against unicorn dander infusions. Some are slow on the uptake.
     
  4. QGator2414

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    The numbers show who is at risk. The data shows the shots should never been authorized for those under 65. But you keep justifying what you want to believe…

    Dumbest three year stretch in American History.
     
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  5. philnotfil

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    Which numbers? The numbers you posted in 2022 didn't say that, and you haven't posted any numbers since then.

    Why is it so hard for you to find data supporting your claims?
     
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  6. duggers_dad

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    Number of people killed by a virus: 0

    As follows, relevance of vaccine efficacy: 0
     
  7. AzCatFan

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    You are 100% correct...if you completely ignore all the data showing reduced hospitalizations and deaths for those fully vaccinated. But for those of us in the real world, who actually understand data and analytics, we see the obvious story. The vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalization and death for all age groups. Maybe you can click your heels and chant, "Safety Signals" three times, and maybe you'll wake up back in the real world where the data matters? Maybe not.
     
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  8. duggers_dad

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    Vacciners pour over efficacy data morning, noon and night. Have no interested in evaluating the PCR test that invalidates all their data.
     
  9. QGator2414

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  10. vaxcardinal

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    well I got a dentist question...why does the dentist always give you a toothbrush in the goodie bag yet they prefer you use an electric toothbrush? Lets pass out toothbrush heads instead...far more useful
     
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  11. duggers_dad

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    And it’s always a cheap, crappy toothbrush.

    Also, when you were a kid they’d give you candy. Then, at your next visit, they’d scold you for eating candy.

    I consider things like this emblematic of healthcare as a whole.
     
  12. AzCatFan

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    I always get vaccine and infectious disease information from oncologists who post on YouTube! Dr. Prasad is a hack who is now completely swallowed the "red pill" and wouldn't know good COVID medicine if he had all the data available. Which he does. Anti-vax doctors have been wrong for generations. They are the real quacks. Just look at the data, which again proves how silly the anti-vaxxers are...unless they don't want to prevent hospital stays?
     
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  13. QGator2414

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    Actually not a bad idea (though they cost a lot more than the tooth brush). I think the hope to get your patient to brush and common practice is why. And many (myself included) will not use the electric.

    Funny story on the electric tooth brush. I walked in our office early December and see Burst Tooth Brushes and Water Picks for sale. My wife liked them so much she decided to start selling them. My first thought was great. I am going to have to set up with the state to collect sales tax for something that is not really a money maker but beneficial for the patients. And would have been nice to know lol. So I jump online and begin to research if I have to collect sales tax. Turns out effective July 1 that Florida no longer taxes oral hygiene products. I assumed she heard this through the FDA or something. Nope. Just went ahead lol. Thankfully I was spared extra work.

    https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/tips/Documents/TIP_23A01-13.pdf

    Needless to say we do sell them for less than you can find online.

    Might think about offering a free tooth brush head if you buy a tooth brush at your cleanings now…
     
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  14. QGator2414

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    There is so much ignorance in this post it is comical!

    Watch the video…
     
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  15. AzCatFan

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    Why? His own colleagues have disowned Prasad as a COVIDIOT Quack and they don't want to listen to him either. Why should I? Anti-vaxxers have been on the wrong side of history since the start. Prasad, Lapado, and the likes will join in the quack junkheap of medicine.
     
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  16. AzCatFan

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    Dr. Prasad even has his own entry in a Vaccine Wiki document put out by states to counter disinformation. Here's what they say about him:

    • Claims that masks don’t work and even advocates against them in healthcare settings. This is so dangerous for the immunocompromised, including his CANCER PATIENTS.
    • He claims that vaccines are more dangerous for children than COVID-19, despite never treating children with COVID-19 and not being a pediatrician.
    • He called masks child abuse, despite never treating children who have suffered abuse.
    • Estimates show he makes $20k a month on Youtube
    • Dr. Prasad allows anti-vaxxers to spread misinformation in all of his comment sections, while blocking all his colleagues who constructively criticize him.
     
  17. HeyItsMe

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    Now all he needs to do is link a Dr. Drew YouTube video and it will be complete.
     
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  18. citygator

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    Got my covid booster (5th time) about 3 weeks or so ago, same time as my flu vaccine. Now my hiking compass doesnt work… it just points to my arm.
     
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  19. QGator2414

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    You are the one that is part of the “quack” minority as you put it. LOL!

    But hey. You do you. Just don’t harm young kids by listening to the “quack” 1% with the bully pulpit while the rest of the world and the vast majority of people live normally and protect young kids from unnecessary potential harm…
     
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  20. QGator2414

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    Here you go…



    I actually disagree with Dr. Drew. Though he is getting there. Slowly…
     
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