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Originally Posted by merrymini
This would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. 98.6 percent of people who catch covid do not die. Most who do, suffer from other serious ailments such as uncontrolled diabetes, obesity and very old age. Some people get long lasting implications [I think you meant complications] but most people recover fully. I do not know how some of you people leave the house, you are so afraid. And guess what, you can stay home the rest of your life and you will die anyway.
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Do you wear a seat belt? Honestly, do you wear one? Why? I am sure you can find data on how many people survive car accidents. I've been wearing one since the early 60's. I've never needed it. No crashes. But the benefit outweighs the risk. Yes, if I drive off the road into a lake, wearing a seat belt might kill me as I cannot escape. Similarly if my car catches on fire, seat belt kills driver.
I wear it because it might save me. Nobody else just me. And then I'm here for my family instead of dead. Covid vaccine not only potentially saves me, but also can save my family and total strangers. What an amazing benefit. Is it 100%? It doesn't have to be for it to be the altruistic and epidemiologic choice.
So no, you are wrong. I respect Covid, not fear it. It is a super killer. We are nearing a million dead Americans in under two years.
All of you who feel the need to carry a gun all the time in The Villages in case some life threatening event requires your action. Has that ever happened here? Ever? I've been here over a decade. I don't recall a stranger murder in the streets of The Villages. I can hardly recall a purse snatching or a simple mugging neither of which justifies deadly force. But you NEED A GUN. A well timed shot could save you.
We haven't been told how many Villagers have been killed by Covid. Certainly in the hundreds. Too bad they all didn't have a well timed shot, and a community that took such simple steps to protect them as well. Some of us tried. Not just for ourself, and our family, but for everyone. A shot in a bare arm is much more likely to have saved you and those you love than bearing arms.