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We need the universities to “follow the science”, recognize the vaccine doesn’t keep you from getting Covid to any large degree at this point, acknowledge that college-age kids don’t get severe illness - particularly from newer strains - and drop the stupid mandates!
Universities and science are paid to follow the money, not the science.
Funny, because in our extended family it’s the virtuous boosted who have had covid; several more than once.
My spouse and I haven’t even had a cold since mid 2019.
For every anectdote, there's another. My husband and I, vaccinated, have not had COVID. My parents, vaccinated, have not had COVID. I do not attribute our lack of illness to the vaccine though, it's due to lifestyle. We get out and about, but not socializers at all with small groups indoors.
Every unvaccinated person *I* know has had COVID and had a rough time with the illness. In my office, we have 128 employees. Two are unvaccinated. Both in their 40s. One was in the hospital with it for 10 days back in November and now cannot function without portable oxygen with him. The other had to have stents put in his legs becuase of the blood clots.
Funny, because in our extended family it’s the virtuous boosted who have had covid; several more than once.
My spouse and I haven’t even had a cold since mid 2019.
Silly wabbit -- don't you know that anecdotes (even if there are literally thousands of identical anecdotes) don't mean anything to those in favor of COVID injections?
But regarding the above two posts -- yep, the above also applies to those who are adamantly against the injections, also.
I think it is beyond doubt that the great majority of people make judgments primarily based on their own personal experience.
P.S. And I also absolutely agree that one's lifestyle has a GREAT deal to do with how often one gets sick with anything.
This coincides with my experience as well. My wife and I - and our family members are vaccinated and boosted. The only family member to get it was not boosted and instantly regretted it. My coworkers who got it - some were vaccinated and some were not. The two who had it the worst and almost died were anti-vaxxers.
Very interesting because in my extended family the exact opposite transpired. Also, in my work - 8 boosted went back in December and spread it to each other.
In any regard, the current injections are obsolete as they were created for variants from fall 2019
For every anectdote, there's another. My husband and I, vaccinated, have not had COVID. My parents, vaccinated, have not had COVID. I do not attribute our lack of illness to the vaccine though, it's due to lifestyle. We get out and about, but not socializers at all with small groups indoors.
Every unvaccinated person *I* know has had COVID and had a rough time with the illness. In my office, we have 128 employees. Two are unvaccinated. Both in their 40s. One was in the hospital with it for 10 days back in November and now cannot function without portable oxygen with him. The other had to have stents put in his legs becuase of the blood clots.
We can look at statistics. Something like 25-75% of unvaccinated are asymptomatic for this virus pre-Omicron. A study in pre-pandemic Italy found over 100 patients involved in a lung cancer screening trial had antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 and all were reported as asymptomatic. And their average age was in the 50s. This was back in September 2019, well before the pandemic and vaccines.
A relative of mine around 10 years ago, got a cold or flu and got a stroke right after. Actually this is a very common occurrence. Minor illness can bring sub clinical diseases forward to the clinical.
If this was COVID his stroke would be blamed on COVID. But back then it was understood this was existing comorbidity being exposed by a stressor.
This coincides with my experience as well. My wife and I - and our family members are vaccinated and boosted. The only family member to get it was not boosted and instantly regretted it. My coworkers who got it - some were vaccinated and some were not. The two who had it the worst and almost died were anti-vaxxers.
I know several who were vaccinated and boosted and had covid and one died, I’m not vaccinated and had it, but like some it was more like a bad cold and not nearly as bad as when I had bronchitis or the flu. It’s a weird virus that effects people differently.
The pandemic is not over.
Along the Pacific Rim, the islands are now confronting Covid for the first time.
There are other places scattered all over where Covid infection has just begun.
It's over as far as causing shutdowns in the industrial world, though I wonder about Australia and New Zealand.
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