How’s Eddie?

[stuckmotor]

At the small ACE hardware yesterday to pick up new faucet stems...

Place packed to gills... no distancing and as I was getting my item from the bottom shelf two people leaning over me...

Rules vary from place to place with most stringent the hospital where I work

Lowes had a lot of customers, too. I suspect flower planting season had a lot to do with it.

 

[JethroB]

Wow . . . I don't like people leaning over me in good times . . .

Dollar type stores seem to be the worst. Not the best in normal times.

I got the 1st Pfizer shot on Monday at the county Health Dept. Only place offering it. 55+ by appointment. Took 30 minutes. People coming an hour or more early and were told to go sit in their car despite being told repeatedly not to come early and signs were everywhere, including the parking lot and sidewalks.

Sore arm on Tuesday and Wednesday....then at 4pm on Thursday it hit with flu-like aches for 30 hours. Temp 100-102. Then suddenly went away.

 

[ultrarunner]

Older people often arrive early and often will do a drive by the day before for surgery appointments..,

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just got scheduled for 1st moderna this week.

 

[tallyho8]

My wife got her second Moderna shot yesterday. This morning she said her arm was sore. This evening all was back to normal.

 

[tallyho8]

For those who refuse to get their shots because they are afraid of some of the minor symptoms: There are hundreds of thousands of dead people in the USA right now who, if they had the choice now, would gladly get the shots and suffer the minor symptoms, if any.

 

[tallyho8]

I, personally, know of several people who had covid and treated it with ivermectin with no ill effects. It is a shame that since it is a cheap, commonly used drug that does not require a prescription, that major drug companies will do no study on it or recommend it because there is no profit in its use.

 

[rademamj1]

For those who refuse to get their shots because they are afraid of some of the minor symptoms: There are hundreds of thousands of dead people in the USA right now who, if they had the choice now, would gladly get the shots and suffer the minor symptoms, if any.

I can honestly say, everybody I know is quite eager and willing to get a vaccine....if it's available. Any possible vaccine symptoms does not appear to be a deterrent.

 

[tradosaurus]

For those who refuse to get their shots because they are afraid of some of the minor symptoms: There are hundreds of thousands of dead people in the USA right now who, if they had the choice now, would gladly get the shots and suffer the minor symptoms, if any.

Doubt it. The numbers have been skewed because many deaths have falsely been contributed to covid. Substitute flu for covid and realize that how overblown this mild virus has been.
Hospitals quickly realized that attributing anything to covid gives them more money from the fed gov't.

The only thing Covid is a true killer of is:
1) Flu
2) Cancer
3) Heart disease
4) ability to think
5) Logic
6) Common sense
7) Economy
8) Jobs
9) Businesses
10) Human connection and compassion.

I'm not getting the vaccine nor do I wear masks. I support the freedom to do it or not to do it.

WHO admitted on Bloomberg news (8/3/20) that covid death rate is 0.06% and most of those are in the high age group.

 

[ultrarunner]

May not have an option for travel which would apply those do.

 

[Citydude]

Ah yes, now were into labeling people. Classy...

 

[gsganzer]

My wife and I got our shots at the Denton County mass vaccination site at Texas Motor Speedway. I was pleasantly surprised with how incredibly well organized it was. It took us 30 minutes and that included the 15 minute post shot waiting period to check for reactions.

Rarely have I ever seen such a large group of people (EMT's, volunteers, FEMA, National Guard, Police, medical staff) work so well together and be so well organized. Usually it's a cluster-cluck of ego's and confusion. Kudo's to the organizers and folks manning the vaccination site. It's refreshing to see an effort run so well.

 

[Molalla1]

You know what is so sad about this is that none of those people had to die, we have treatments for covid that work, several actually, and no one will tell you that. CDC won't tell you that, most local health agencies won't tell you that. Just wear your mask and wait for an experimental vaccine which may or may not work and may or may not have long term side effects.

Here's some further reading on treatment protocols and Ivermectin.

COVID-19

EVMS is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the campus and community.

www.evms.edu

Those who take a vitamin d supplement regularly have almost no chance of death or even severe symptoms. The doctor that I go to recommends 4000+ units a day as a preventative measure.

For those who do have severe symptoms and/or are hospitalized there are several existing drugs that work. This causes inflammation and clotting/thickening of the blood in some patients and we know how to treat both of those things.

My doctor recommends 5000 units a day for my immune system, I'm 78, I did not know it was effective against this covid crap.

 

[cqaigy2]

My doctor recommends 5000 units a day for my immune system, I'm 78, I did not know it was effective against this covid crap.

I believe the vit D has been suggested that it boost the innate immune system response. That is the first immune response when a foreign body makes it's way into the body, so in theory, the body would overwhelm the initial infections, before it gets a chance to make headway and produce enough copies to overwhelm our bodies immune response.

 

[ruffdog]

The Spanish Flu of 1918 also had doubters that didn't want to wear masks or other precautions. We now know that it would have helped. Too bad we don't learn from our mistakes.

 

[tallyho8]

I have never worried about death from flu or measles or polio or many other diseases but I still got the vaccinations to prevent me from suffering the symptoms and spreading them to other people, especially those who it could harm the worst.

Polio and many other diseases have been almost extinct within our lifetimes because of vaccines and people willing to take them. Lately, there have been outbreaks of measles and other diseases that we considered extinct in our area because of people unwilling to take the vaccine. I consider this very inconsiderate of those who refuse to take the vaccines and possibly contaminate and sicken or kill others.

Yes, you have the legal right not to take the vaccine but should we not have the legal right for you to stay away from others to not risk spread of the disease.

 

[MossRoad]

Doubt it. The numbers have been skewed because many deaths have falsely been contributed to covid. Substitute flu for covid and realize that how overblown this mild virus has been.
Hospitals quickly realized that attributing anything to covid gives them more money from the fed gov't.

The only thing Covid is a true killer of is:
1) Flu
2) Cancer
3) Heart disease
4) ability to think
5) Logic
6) Common sense
7) Economy
8) Jobs
9) Businesses
10) Human connection and compassion.

I'm not getting the vaccine nor do I wear masks. I support the freedom to do it or not to do it.

WHO admitted on Bloomberg news (8/3/20) that covid death rate is 0.06% and most of those are in the high age group.

You know, you keep calling this a mild virus and comparing it to the flu. In our circle of family, friends and coworkers, 37 people got it and 4 are dead. They wouldn't be dead today, had they not gotten covid. In my 60 years, I've never known anyone that has died from the flu. Not 1.