Shocker!

[Soph0571]

Who would have thunk it!

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. And there is more dangerous form coming. nt

[gab13by13]

3. It's already here,

10% of infections are from the new virus.

[magicarpet]

2. Don't fuck with my freedum to get Covid and spread the pandemic near and far.

Us Nazis gut rights too,.. you know.

[KS Toronado]

4. Before someone takes offense at a Nazi posting on DU

I'm sure they meant to include & forgot the

[magicarpet]

19. Oh yes of course,....

[twodogsbarking]

5. One role of government is to protect idiots from themselves.

It is a daunting task to say the least.

[johnthewoodworker]

6. Republican/Nazis are morons and their demise from Covid-19 should be expected. So it goes.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Me

[jaxexpat]

8. Thinking that the "almost all" should, for the sake of accuracy read "all but 0.001%".

[Ms. Toad]

14. Probably more like 5%

The vaccine reduces disease contraction by about 95% over being unvaccinated.

What was tested pre-emergency authorization was symptomatic disease (of which hosptalization is a small part). Post-use, they tested for prevention of disease and found about the same effectiveness. Comparison of breakthrough cases indicates that if you contract COVID, about the same % end up being serious or causing death. (In other words it doesn't alter the course of the disease - if you happen to be a breakthorugh case.)

Which in a 50% vaccinated community would lead to about 5% of new hospitalizations coming from the vaccinated population.

(.001% is the percent of vaccinated people who are hospitalized (in a particular population, over a period of a few months, when people were still masking), not the percent of hospitalized people who are vaccinated.)

[jaxexpat]

17. I'm surprised that number I made up represents anything......

provable by statistics. I'll make up the numbers and you put them in context. What a team!

[Ms. Toad]

18. I thought you were quoting the LA studies -

that's approximatly the percentage of vaccinated individuals who actually got seriously ill (in LA, while mitigaton was going on, with people who had been vaccinated for varying lengths of time).

[IronLionZion]

9. Individuals but also entire communities

Washington Post had a good regional breakdown comparing vaccination rates with places where people are still being hospitalized or dying. All metrics are worse in communities with lower vaccination rates. That's true of rural conservatives but also some minority and anti-vax communities where they don't seem to trust the vaccines for various reasons.

Most liberal cities/states have higher vaccination rates. It might be a rough summer for the unvaccinated unmasked conservatives who gather indoors for air conditioning when it's hot.

[phylny]

13. If possible, could you point me to that article? Thanks! n/t

[IronLionZion]

15. Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not,

Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/14/covid-cases-vaccination-rates/

[phylny]

16. Thank you very much! n/t

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. At some point, the medical costs of not vaccinating should be borne by those

who decide their personal freedom is more important than the public health. Put their money where their infected mouths are.

[Roland99]

11. My daughter tested positive a week ago. Got both Pfizer shots back in Feb

She lost smell/taste and had a bad headache but seems that's been the worst of it so far, thankfully

She's in isolation barracks and I told her to contact the medic if she noticed *any* breathing issues

[Ligyron]

12. I hope she has a speedy and complete recovery.

I don’t imagine she’s real old so that’s surely a plus.

[Roland99]

20. Yeah. Mid-20s. Said her headache is less intense today. She misses being outside

can't even open the window where she's isolated but at least has one.

today would be day 9 since first symptoms....day 5 after testing positive

[Treefrog]

21. How did she manage to get vaxxed in February at her age?

Is she a first responder or some such?

[Roland99]

22. the Army offered a program that allowed her to get a vaccination early