Crazy crazy crazy

Increases in COVID-19 are unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries and 2947 counties in the United States

Crazy is right! 

This publication appears to be being used to relate a narrative that vaccines are less important than hygiene and so on.  The information lacks important context in its presentation, i.e. data indicating like comparisons of vaccinated countries and counties in comparison to those vaccinated.  An important omission when coming to conclusions about vaccine effectiveness, to say the least.
Additionally, it fails to acknowledge (in the US at least) there are states and counties who do not fully report data regularly or accurately.  I live in one such county. 

All-in-all, what is presented as a white paper is riddled with flaws that even a lay person, such as myself, would find suspect.

Flu vaccine changes each year.
How can science determine long term consequences of any drug?
Have their been any studies on short term consequences of the horse dewormer on humans? Of course not, and some advocate its use.
Ridiculous in the extreme.

Let me explain why the irony of that last sentence is extraordinarily deep.

Flu vaccines are based on technologies that have been used for many decades, and they all went through years of trials to test for longer term adverse effects. The mRNA vaccines have never previously been used on broad populations (let alone billions of people), and were given "emergency use authorizations" without having undergone anything like the usual safety testing that other vaccines undergo.

In other words, the two are not remotely comparable, in terms of understanding their long-terms effects, and possible dangers.

Ivermectin is not only approved for human use, but over three and a half billion doses have been used by ~300 million people over 30 years, and with an exceptionally good safety record. In 2015, one half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for “their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites” – aka Ivermectin.

In summary, please try not to regurgitate "news" that you find in echo-chambers that are rife with propaganda. Instead, take some time and do some serious research, as it will help you to avoid embarrassing yourself in the future.

I can not help but reinsert myself one last time in this discussion.

Whom here has contracted the virus, worked along side others (in close proximity) that have been infected, has had extended family members, and gone through chemotherapy throughout this ordeal. I’m not alone, I’m not special and I’m certain I’ve left info out. Those who are alike please chime in….

My wife, a teacher, had no choice, one of my daughters had no other choice if she desired to return on campus, my sons choice was completely on him as he is the oldest and my other beautiful daughter who is 13, not vaccinated.

Science and collecting of data is the most major contributor to our evolution. But to live ones life on science alone, no thanks…..

Yes, the virus will kick your teeth in but if you’re healthy it’ll be defeated with OR without vaccination. As I’ve also said, I DO NOT take this matter lightly and respect others wishes in light of disagreement.

Those of you are likely questioning the fool who has claimed eating dirt and dried dog food as the way to SALVATION.


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It’s easy to say vaccines don’t work....when you just lie. From your bogus study:


Of the top 5 counties that have the highest percentage of population fully vaccinated (99.9–84.3%), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifies 4 of them as “High” Transmission counties. Chattahoochee (Georgia), McKinley (New Mexico), and Arecibo (Puerto Rico) counties have above 90% of their population fully vaccinated with all three being classified as “High” transmission. Conversely, of the 57 counties that have been classified as “low” transmission counties by the CDC, 26.3% (15) have percentage of population fully vaccinated below 20%.

The actual vaccination rate in Chattahooche Co Georgia is 15.52% as of the very latest data nowhere near 84.3-99.9 %. McKinley Co New Mexico’s vaccination rate is 59.18%. These are pretty easy numbers to find and that "study" is absolute BS.

In summary, even as efforts should be made to encourage populations to get vaccinated it should be done so with humility and respect. Stigmatizing populations can do more harm than good. Importantly, other non-pharmacological prevention efforts (e.g., the importance of basic public health hygiene with regards to maintaining safe distance or handwashing, promoting better frequent and cheaper forms of testing) needs to be renewed in order to strike the balance of learning to live with COVID-19 in the same manner we continue to live a 100 years later with various seasonal alterations of the 1918 Influenza virus.

Great post thanks...