Is that the one that was killed in a drive by shooting that was labeled "cased by COVID?"

It's called acceptable collateral damage. The goal is to make sure the economy survives, make sure people come here and buy houses, that the business's in the squares have people attend so they can sell their stuff. If people get sick, or if people die it is considered collateral damage to achieve the goal and the propaganda is spewed to make it seem like it's a good thing. We used that model in the Vietnam war. There is no financial downside for opening squares or anything else until if it gets too bad that the local government is forced to do something and I don't think Sumter County has the desire to do anything. The businesses have never had a desire to do anything that wasn't mandated and the population has never had a desire to do anything if it interfered with their personal selfish agendas. The major health organizations in the world are in agreement, the major hospitals and research centers in US are in agreement that 1) there is no cure and stopping the virus won't happen until there is a vaccine and 2) while treatment has improved and they are keeping people alive, the long term effects of those with or without symptoms are unknown and 3) emerging studies that by contracting the virus, with or without symptoms, can decrease life expectancy by up to 10 years or more especially in the black and latino populations. It is comforting to know that those that are supporting the opening and selfishly want their life to return to normal have more knowledge then some of the best medical minds in the world.

I would check on that. I could find no mention of it in a google search and the South Dakota Dept. of Health reports at least 33% hospital bed availability. In addition, to get to Oregon those patients would have been transported over Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. There are at least nine other states closer to South Dakota than Oregon and it's hard to believe a dozen states refused to help.

What a philosopher!

Agree with your post above.

Article about what to expect with the Covid vaccine. Mental illness is not mentioned......

Covid-19 vaccines may have potentially unpleasant side effects

Covid patients need Intensive care beds, not just any bed.

Our governor is part of the problem, stifling daily Covid reports. The Orlando Sentinel has had to use legal means to get the information. Pretending everything is ok does not make it so. The people who do don’t believe in Covid should sign a waiver saying they won’t seek hospital care if they get infected.

You can choose not to click on the thread that discusses Covid or anything to do with Covid. It really is a very simple fix for you. Many of us enjoy the discussion so we decide to click on the thread. Click or don't click.....that is the decision you must make. Not too tough, is it?

A strange distortion of REALITY - those statements. Every TV channel is showing that Utah is at Hospital capacity, they are deciding who lives or dies. This COULD(?) be you someday that the Doctors are deciding about whether YOU die. Maybe they just flip a coin? Wisconsin has 37% positive cases. Every THIRD person is INFECTED! How is THAT NOT an emergency? The US Constitution does NOT give the people dancing at the squares the right to endanger the lives of ANY other people. They are WRONG and double wrong!

Please cite sources. The CDC does not say anything about April. They mention some will be available by the end of this year.Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination | CDC

Fauci mentioned that it would be available to all Americans by April. That's toward the end of the vaccine period, not the beginning. Those over age 65 will likely be earlier.

‘Help is coming — and it’s coming soon’: Dr. Fauci outlines when COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all Americans - MarketWatch

I remain hopeful that seniors and those at risk will have vaccines available to them by January/February.

You are THE MAN - Mr. Marine. You are a credit to your country and to TV Land. May your spirit, intelligence, and clarity of thinking and writing live on FOREVER! God loves his Jarheads.

I've been looking around and can't find any of these dramatic side effects...
Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines By Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, J&J | Observer

Have you been listening? Those folks who will pack the squares will also go out into the community and pass along the virus to those around them. Masks do help to minimize the risk of contracting Covid but they are not 100%. Not even N95 masks are 100% protective. Social distancing is another form of mitigation but that is not 100% either. Aerosols, carrying the virus, can float in the air for several hours and can infect people, even if they have on masks.

Masks and social distancing are not 100% protective but do lower the risk of contracting Covid. Holding up at home is not an option for many people so why do you want to put unsuspecting people at risk of contracting the virus? You are not doing your part to slow the spread of the virus. That is not very neighborly.

North Dakota just became the 35th state to implement a state-wide mask mandate. Masks will become mandatory here, sooner or later. It is just a question of whether thousands of Floridians will unnecessarily die before our politicians (either state or county) muster the political courage to do the right thing..

Assuming this was directed at my comment....

This is not exactly true. According to the SD DoH, Covid patients are occupying 20% of their staffed hospital beds. According to the same page, 33.1% of their ICU beds are unoccupied.

Regardless of the type of bed, the fact still remains that there are a dozen states closer than Oregon that patients could have been driven to or flown to if necessary. It's possible that Oregon was chosen for some reason but I would expect to be able to find a source for that claim.