[Peazoup]

Originally Posted by Get real

If I was the highest paid federal employee making $492,000 a year I would keep everyone confused too.

NOT nice!

[Villages Kahuna]

Originally Posted by birdiebill

What it means to me is that the vaccine will protect us with up to 95% protection from getting sick from the Covid virus. We still have a 5% chance of getting sick. To get sick, the virus has to get inside our human cells. The vaccine is designed to prevent the virus from getting inside our cells. But, it is unknown if a virus can enter our respiratory tree (nose, mouth, airway, lungs), not be able to enter any of our cells, but then pass out of our respiratory tree and infect someone close to us who has not been vaccinated.

Given a second opinion of Dr. Fauci’s advice from Birdie Bill, I’m sticking with the good doctor.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Unlike a lot of people, Dr. Fauci is willing to change his advice based on the latest science. It's pretty sad that a large number of people think that admitting when you're wrong, or changing your mind, based on new information, science and facts - is considered a weakness.

I agree. There has been a huge learning curve with this disease. Getting bad information for other nations and The Who has not helped either.

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Unlike a lot of people, Dr. Fauci is willing to change his advice based on the latest science. It's pretty sad that a large number of people think that admitting when you're wrong, or changing your mind, based on new information, science and facts - is considered a weakness.

When has he openly admitted he was wrong? He just changes his responses like the wind, and never do I hear him correct his previous statements. He just hopes as most do, they have forgotten along with all the other misinformation that is spewed daily. It’s working so far for the most overpaid employee of the federal government...

[Bay Kid]

I believe everything Fauci tells us. At almost a half million a year he must be the smartest man in dc. No telling what he will tell us tomorrow?

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr

My confusion lies with the fact that we are being informed to continue to wear masks and social distance even after we have received full immunization and achieve immunity. This is because it is not known yet if an immunized person can still transmit the virus.

I'm not sure what to make of this as they are opposing views.

Hook, line, and sinker...sorry.[/QUOTE]

My opinion re: getting the vaccine and continuing to wear masks.
Reality makes most things truly simple. We are being told to wear masks.
No shortage of opinions of how effective it is etc. In any case it is self enforcing
most people do not want to be the stand out in the crowd-the mob. Far easier if everyone is wearing a mask rather than say a store keeper needing to insist you either wear a mask or show PROOF that you have been vaccinated.
Self responsibility? Real world we know that does not work.

[Dantes]

It’s just my opinion but maybe its not a vaccine it is in mind controll serum in six months we will all think and talk the same way and opinions will be nonexistent just a thought for the day

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Cobullymom

When has he openly admitted he was wrong? He just changes his responses like the wind, and never do I hear him correct his previous statements. He just hopes as most do, they have forgotten along with all the other misinformation that is spewed daily. It’s working so far for the most overpaid employee of the federal government...

Not defending Faucci. Just pointing out reality. How many times do people admit they were wrong? If, they do it is I did what I did because .......... That is not saying you know I was wrong and I am sorry.

[Nazdad]

So Do you get 95% immunity to a disease that affects 10% of the population and we still have to wear masks and social distance I think this is the new method I don’t understand either

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

That comment makes no sense.

Sounds like a discussion on Dutch Elm Disease to me!

[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by birdiebill

What it means to me is that the vaccine will protect us with up to 95% protection from getting sick from the Covid virus. We still have a 5% chance of getting sick. To get sick, the virus has to get inside our human cells. The vaccine is designed to prevent the virus from getting inside our cells. But, it is unknown if a virus can enter our respiratory tree (nose, mouth, airway, lungs), not be able to enter any of our cells, but then pass out of our respiratory tree and infect someone close to us who has not been vaccinated.

Which pretty much applies to all of us, vaccinated or not. Any of us could be exhaling or have on our surface Covid particles. It is the amount of those particles that you might get that could determine infection. Duration of contact along with load are the keys.

[dhdallas]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Twice on TV I have seen the video of Dr. Fauci with his message about being vaccinated. In the video, Dr. Fauci is encouraging people to be vaccinated and what he says is confusing to me. He said "being vaccinated will not only protect you but it will protect your family and also protect your community".

My confusion lies with the fact that we are being informed to continue to wear masks and social distance even after we have received full immunization and achieve immunity. This is because it is not known yet if an immunized person can still transmit the virus.

I'm not sure what to make of this as they are opposing views.

You state "we are being informed to continue to wear masks" by who? Every “Tom, Dick, & Harry” has an opinion. Many of these people do NOT understand the scientific facts regarding vaccinations and have thrown rational thinking out the window!

Vaccines train our immune systems to create proteins that fight disease, known as ‘antibodies’, just as would happen when we are exposed to a disease. Even people without symptoms develop an immune response. - WHO (World Health Organization)

A person who is now immune cannot get or give the disease. The COVID virus is NOT one of those diseases in which an immune person can be a carrier.

Myself, my family, my neighbors, and millions of others have already had COVID and are naturally immune. We do not need to wear a mask.

I have stated this fact before but there is always someone who points out that we may not be immune against the new variants of COVID. On January 25, 2021, Moderna published a press release announcing that their vaccine is effective against the B.1.1.7 variant. Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech both said their vaccines were effective against new variants of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa.

There will always be those whose irrational fears due to the media's bombardment of the worst case scenarios have eclipsed common sense. Johns Hopkins University of Medicine's COVID Research Center states the percentage of deaths in the U.S. due to COVID is 1.7%. Yes, you can find other studies with higher death rate percentages but they are all still quite low.

I am not going to wear a mask forever in fear of the ever mutating variants of viruses. Enough is enough!

- David H. Dallas, RN-ASN, EMT-P, retired

[allenpegg1@gmail.com]

So, get a vaccine that's 92% effective to counter a virus that has a 1% death rate still leaves a chance to get the virus.

[GeriS]

Originally Posted by birdiebill

What it means to me is that the vaccine will protect us with up to 95% protection from getting sick from the Covid virus. We still have a 5% chance of getting sick. To get sick, the virus has to get inside our human cells. The vaccine is designed to prevent the virus from getting inside our cells. But, it is unknown if a virus can enter our respiratory tree (nose, mouth, airway, lungs), not be able to enter any of our cells, but then pass out of our respiratory tree and infect someone close to us who has not been vaccinated.

And without the vaccine you have a 99.8% recovery rate. Why do the quote cases & not deaths? Wake up sheelple.

[TFordos]

Yes, you can, contract the virus, and transmit the virus, after receiving both shots.