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Post by belvedere on Oct 8, 2021 14:27:00 GMT
Right, exactly as I said above: "Obviously, some were due to coincidence". IOW, those folks would have died regardless. But all 8,390 of them? I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that.
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Post by BMF on Oct 8, 2021 14:58:33 GMT
I just went on a cruise. I was required to have a negative rapid test performed within 72 hours of the cruise. When I went to our rapid test site, I was told they do not perform testing for that reason. You need to either have symptoms or have been exposed. Because of this, I had to buy a test kit at $99.00. If companies will require testing and these rules do not change, then Yes we will have to pay for these tests. I'm totally fine with weekly testing, I'm not ok with being forced to pay for them. Without being political, It "SEEMS" like another way for ........... to control us. That is least political way I can put my opinion. Maybe rules will change on testing once everything is finalized, but as of now testing is not free if you don't have symptoms or have not been exposed. Just curious as to where you got tested that wouldn't do it for free for a cruise? I'm getting tested tomorrow (Saturday) for a cruise on Monday. I booked an appointment through CVS and checked the box that said it was because I was travelling and don't want to spread covid (or something along those lines). I'm not being charged for it, although they will bill the insurance company. I believe Walgreens does it the same way. I used our local rapid testing facility at our hospital. When I called CVS, they couldn't guarantee I would have my results in the 72 hour period. I didn't want to take any chances so I just paid for it at my local rapid testing facility. It was there that they told me they would not test for free.
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Post by t1spike on Oct 12, 2021 19:59:26 GMT
I went ahead and got it ,tired of stressing about it wasn't happy but cant afford to lose my job .
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Post by briancanufixthis on Oct 22, 2021 14:01:16 GMT
Gnurk, How many masks do you wear at a time? Just curious..
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Post by gnurk on Oct 24, 2021 15:37:58 GMT
just one usually is sufficient when you are dealing with people who are chronically ill and have a low immune system you cant be too careful
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Post by briancanufixthis on Jan 21, 2022 20:00:10 GMT
Had covid before booster. NOT GETTING BOOSTER!! they dont work! I like my immune system working as it was designed. Omicron will kill the pandemic then we can go back to "normal" life.... what ever that looks like.
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Post by GuestJohnD on Jan 21, 2022 22:55:45 GMT
Had covid before booster. NOT GETTING BOOSTER!! they dont work! I like my immune system working as it was designed. Omicron will kill the pandemic then we can go back to "normal" life.... what ever that looks like. Hopefully you jest? sarcasm? stick to your guns Herman! Be and stay safe out there Biomeds!
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Post by jaretac on Jan 22, 2022 17:48:27 GMT
I'm no lawyer (but I've stayed in a Holiday Inn before) but I think they lost that legal protection when they became (become) fully authorized by the FDA losing the "Emergency Use Authorization". Pfiezer is fully authorized, Moderna is close, I don't know about J&J. I don't think anyone has ever said that there are no serious side effects. But that is no different than ANY medication, including something as everyday as Tylenol. I think everyone will agree that there is no way of knowing what might show up 5, 10, 15 years from now but again, that's the same with any medication. If you're referring to mRNA as the "new technology", that is not true. From the CDC: Researchers have been studying and working with mRNA vaccines for decades. Interest has grown in these vaccines because they can be developed in a laboratory using readily available materials. This means the process can be standardized and scaled up, making vaccine development faster than traditional methods of making vaccines. mRNA vaccines have been studied before for flu, Zika, rabies, and cytomegalovirus (CMV). As soon as the necessary information about the virus that causes COVID-19 was available, scientists began designing the mRNA instructions for cells to build the unique spike protein into an mRNA vaccine. Future mRNA vaccine technology may allow for one vaccine to provide protection for multiple diseases, thus decreasing the number of shots needed for protection against common vaccine-preventable diseases. Beyond vaccines, cancer research has used mRNA to trigger the immune system to target specific cancer cells.Some considerations...
-No one is mandating the use of Tylenol or other drugs...individuals decide whether or not to take the risks of using them.
-mRNA has been studied, yes, but these are the first mRNA vaccines used outside of studies. - I'm not sure how that will benefit you. They still have to go through the same testing and approval process. Quite frankly we all see those legal ads for 'if you took this you may be entitled'. I don't think drug companies would really sweat it any more if they could be sued now. -Funny no one asked me if I wanted a Polio vaccine when I was younger, but I can tell you based on the nerve damage in both my Dad and Uncle that I'm glad to have it. I know people who can't get vaccines, I get that. What I don't understand is watching millions die of Covid knowing you can help slow the infection rate and maybe save a life and choose not to because you don't want the risk. -Johnson and Johnson is not a mRNA so if you're worried about that there is another option.
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Post by MicroTone on Oct 18, 2022 17:44:12 GMT
Wow reading all of these strong, "educated" opinions at this stage of the game is very interesting.
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