Good job by Spain. I wish there wasn't so many nutcases living in the USA. Perhaps part of the difference is also that the Russians probably did not focus a misinformation campaign on Spain. Whatever the differences, one can't take away the accomplishment Spain has achieved. Congrats & enjoy a more normal situation.
Make sure you are fully vaccinated. Stay at least 6 feet from people in social settings. Wear a mask in social settings. Also, fully wash your hands with soap and water after coming in contact with surfaces that were touched by others.
Good video Mic. However, I'm not certain 92 % versus 94% versus 96% is truly statistically significant. I might even suggest that immunity by either method (natural or vaccination) is about equal. The difference is, that death is a lot higher by becoming infected rather than getting a vaccine.
I also think that the resilliancy of immunity is probably about the same for both methods. The problem is, as he pointed out, that it is better to side on the side of safety being sure that the individual has been fully vaccinated or had the infection and when that took place. Unlike many infections, the data for the vaccinations are automatically recorded and proof is given out at the time of vaccination. When talking about millions of people, it's a much more reliable method, especially if one considers that immunity wanes with either method and also newer variants may break through and require updated infections or vaccinations.
The bottom line, is that the vaccinations don't kill anywhere as much as the infections, and they are more reliable to record when they took place.
Yeah, open things up. Party in the street. And several weeks later the cases will jump up followed by increased death. It's not a formula for "living with covid". It is a formula for increased deaths due to covid.
Clearly, you have no idea what you are talking about. People are inoculated with the vaccine in an effort to produce an immune response. Quit spreading lies.
The percentage of people severely affected by the vaccine is extremely low. However, because of the potential severity of the Covid-19 disease, a lot more people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 than any other vaccine in the last 30 years.
Clearly, this is a classic example of projection by you, about you. However, I suspect that it is more likely Russia, who is paying to have you persistently spread Covid-19 misinformation. Either that, or you are a useful idiot for them. Either way, this site and whatever other sites that you are also spreading that misinformation on, should eliminate you from those sites, as your misleading inaccurate statements have the potential to cost lives. You should hang your head in shame for spreading them.
Right mic - The Delta Variant changed what all had hoped for. The Delta variant is more infective. Thanks goodness for the vaccines, or that latter peak would have been a lot higher. This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that vast majority of that peak were not vaccinated.
This is not the first vaccine ever. Vaccines have made a huge difference. Do you know anyone with smallpox ?
This is not taking shots in the dark. The mechanisms are well understood.
Yes, the virus does mutate, as do most viruses. This is why vaccines, like the flu vaccine are updated annually.
The key is to keep the pool of unvaccinated down, so that it does not have such a large number of people to mutate within. The virus does not replicate without a biological host. The more hosts, the more mutations.
D - While the 'natural' immunity is likely to more antigens than the one in the vaccines, both are compromised by newer variants. Plus, the parts you are ignoring are in order to get 'natural' immunity you have to get Covid-19 which not only risks death, but there can also be long term affects for those who recover. It is much safer to simply get vaccinated. Lastly, the most protected are those who have recovered from Covid-19 AND got vaccinated.
No. That's not all they do. They don't even directly treat symptoms. They eliminate infection by turning on the immune system to attack the virus more rapidly. Reducing symptoms happens because they reduce the ability of the virus. It is attacked more quickly upon entering the body.
Whether one obtains immunity by vaccination or by getting infected, newer variants like the Delta variant change the situation. Also, realize that antibodies are only part of the immune response. This is why vaccines are updated to include antigens (or now mRNA coding for the antigens) carried by the newer variants. This is done annually for the flu and will likely be done for Covid-19.
P.S. You chances of dying from getting infected with the virus are far greater than your chances of dying from the vaccine, unless you have a history of anaphylactic shock AND don't have an epipen available with someone who knows how to use it at the time of vaccination.
It appears that the vaccinated are NOT "superspreaders" as he suggested previously. Indeed, researchers in the UK did contract tracing to discover who patients got the disease from. They discovered that it was less likely from the vaccinated, even from those with breakthrough infections.
Yeah, lets stay reality based. In reality 669,000 US deaths is a heck of a lot of deaths, more than any other US tragedy and this pandemic isn't even over yet.
In reality no one says that 911 wasn't that bad, because most of the people in the US lived. Tragedies are measured by how many people died, not what percentage of the population died. This is yet another lame attempt by you to minimize reality. Tell all the families that lost loved ones, that their loss is not reality.
The sole person living on an island dying is tragic. But despite that person being 100% of the population there, their death is not more tragic that 669,000 people dying elsewhere.
Putin helped put the US in chaos by helping Trump get elected. He got someone he can control in the most powerful seat in the world. He also got no retaliation for putting bounties on US soldiers heads or poisoning rivals.
G - You TOTALLY missed the point. Putin USED the fact, that he is the one to give permission WHETHER Trump can build a hotel for the rich in Russia to keep Trump in line. So, rather than deny him, or grant permission, he used the potential to do so to control Trump. Trump doesn't care about the country. The flag hugging is photo ops. Trump cares about 1 thing only $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
She also didn't say the owners of the hospital either. But with usage of some common sense we can guess that surgeons without licenses will not be doing surgery.
I totally agree. Dylan had a terrible voice. He should have stuck to writing lyrics. I prefer listening to singers with actual vocal talent. Nowadays many singers can't even carry a simple tune. They alter the voice to make it sound in tune with digital modifiers like Autotune.
I prefer listening to singers with a lot of real talent.
Give me Ella Fitzgerald, Toni Braxton, Anita Baker, and Basia;
Thanks for posting that. I've heard of her, but before that video, never actually heard her, nor saw her perform. Her hips certainly don't lie. Based on that video, I don't really like her whiny falsetto voice though and her music is much too simplistic and monotonous to attract me. I agree, however, she is lovely.
Watching that video Mic, I don't see the NY Governor saying she will replace SURGEONS with people who have their license expired. I think she is much more referring to other lower ranked staff, such as nurses and people with even lower pay grades. I believe most of the surgeons would be smart enough to get vaccinated anyway. "There you go again" jumping to conclusions that aren't stated to sensationalize things to align them with your agenda.
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Good job by Spain.I wish there wasn't so many nutcases living in the USA.
Perhaps part of the difference is also that the Russians
probably did not focus a misinformation campaign on Spain.
Whatever the differences, one can't take away the accomplishment Spain has achieved.
Congrats & enjoy a more normal situation.