[Buckeye Bob]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Fauci is hardly an "idiot". So......first question----For how long have you been board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease and run the NIH ID division???? Oh, I thought so, therefore I doubt you have the credentials to call him an "idiot"
I know him, have had dinner with him several times and he is one of the brightest physicians on the planet. His recent actions have probably been influenced by both the political picture and the rapidly changing body of knowledge regarding COVID.

As far as the masks go, when people are in the grocery store or in a crowd, how do you or the store management know who has been vaccinated and who hasn't? Or do you subscribe to the "idiotic" thought that everyone should carry proof of vaccination on them?

I don't claim to be the expert however, you didn't respond to my question. Why do you have to wear 1 or 2 masks after being vaccinated regardless of who you're with?
I'm really impressed that you know him and have even had dinner with him several times. 🤭🤭

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Bob

I don't claim to be the expert however, you didn't respond to my question. Why do you have to wear 1 or 2 masks after being vaccinated regardless of who you're with?
I'm really impressed that you know him and have even had dinner with him several times. 🤭🤭

I thought I did, but perhaps I should explain further. It's going to be April soon, about 50-60% of Florida seniors will be vaccinated, and a much lower percentage of those under 40. You go into the grocery store, you don't need a mask because you've been vaccinated, but how does anyone know that? Then the next person who has not been vaccinated takes his mask off. Now what? You can see the confusion and turmoil this
would create, so the powers that be said everyone needs to wear a mask until they give the all clear signal. I agree with that, since there would be more injury and death from fights in the store than from COVID.
Since masks only have value in certain limited situations, double masking is the equivalent of twice nothing is still nothing (except in those limited situations). Probably some grad student got a grant to study double masking so now it's the gospel truth

[SallyJ48]

Go to Vaccine Adverse Reaction on your PC and report it yourself

[SallyJ48]

Even after 2 vaccines you are only partially protected. You can still get covid (altho a milder case) and carry and spread covid. Keep wearing the mask

[Mrprez]

One less thing for me to keep up with.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by SallyJ48

Even after 2 vaccines you are only partially protected. You can still get covid (altho a milder case) and carry and spread covid. Keep wearing the mask

Just so very wrong. Please don't post what you know nothing about.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Bob

Why are idiots like Dr. Fauci telling you to continue to wear 1 or 2 masks even after you've been vaccinated?

We are all waiting to hear if vaccinated people can not transmit the virus. At this point in time, there is some evidence that vaccinated people MAY NOT transmit the virus but there are no conclusive results about that. So......because there is a possibility that fully vaccinated people may transmit the virus if they are infected, we continue to wear masks to protect those folks who are not vaccinated yet.

Then there are those variants we have to deal with. The more this virus spreads, the virus will just mutate more. These mutations can be mitigated if everyone will continue to mask up.

I can not wait for the day that the directive comes from the CDC that vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks because there is no chance they can infect others. I will ditch my masks so fast your head will spin. Until that day, I continue to mask up.

I assume you didn't get the memo and neither did Rand Paul! He looked like a fool sparring with Dr. Fauci. Seriously.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by kbogli

We got our shots through Lake County at the Old Sears store in the Mall. When we went in for blood work at our Dr this week they had the info for both shots in our records, so information is being passed on.

That is what I want to hear. I have no doubt the information is being taken from your registration record, not the white card that was filled out by hand.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Kwenner

Why should anyone be forced to prove vaccination? More importantly why should anyone be forced to be a Guinea pig for something untested and unproven!

In answer to your first question......so this damn virus does not spread to the point where natural herd immunity will surpass the safe herd immunity that vaccination affords us as a population.

In answer to your second, more important question......the mRNA vaccines have been tested by thousands of "heroes" in the trials. (they are not guinea pigs as you call them. You should be ashamed of yourself for saying that). As for being unproven? Really? So far the real life efficiency of the mRNA vaccines seem to be about on par with the efficacy in lab trials. THAT is epic!!!!! Millions of people world wide have been inoculated with these vaccines and so far, the vaccines appear to be working like a charm. Folks who are fully vaccinated but contract Covid are faring very well with either no symptoms or mild symptoms. Also, those folks have not transmitted the disease to others but that is still being tested and needs to be proven. Waiting at this point for the official test results about that though.

If you think what I have to say is a bunch of BS, do some research. That's what I have done. I feel as though I certainly made the right decision to be vaccinated for myself, my loved ones, my friends, and my community.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by davephan

I think it’s going to happen soon. It’s good and bad. The good is it will probably make large crowd gatherings safer, maybe. The bad, it’s closer to Nazi Germany, where people are demanding to see “your papers”!

Do you feel the same way when you have to show your passport for international travel?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Did you provide your insurance information when you were vaccinated? I know my insurance tracks any interaction I have with the medical profession.

I did not give insurance information or SS#. The information I gave was name, address, email and phone numbers.

[emb2458]

Not working. Still getting notices and calls to get our vaccination. We have had both

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Nordy

If I am vaccinated I don't care who else is or isn't. WAKE UP America.

Are you not concerned about our country achieving safe herd immunity? That will protect those who are unable to be vaccinated because of medical issues.

As for protecting the anti-vaxxers.........they are NOT my concern.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I thought I did, but perhaps I should explain further. It's going to be April soon, about 50-60% of Florida seniors will be vaccinated, and a much lower percentage of those under 40. You go into the grocery store, you don't need a mask because you've been vaccinated, but how does anyone know that? Then the next person who has not been vaccinated takes his mask off. Now what? You can see the confusion and turmoil this
would create, so the powers that be said everyone needs to wear a mask until they give the all clear signal. I agree with that, since there would be more injury and death from fights in the store than from COVID.
Since masks only have value in certain limited situations, double masking is the equivalent of twice nothing is still nothing (except in those limited situations). Probably some grad student got a grant to study double masking so now it's the gospel truth

golfing eagles..... I'm impressed that you have dined with Dr. Fauci and am so glad to hear you admire him.

Are you saying that those who are fully vaccinated can not transmit the virus to others if, they are infected? Has that been determined yet? I've heard Dr. Fauci say that there is evidence the viral load is low in fully vaccinated people but he has yet to announce that vaccinated people can not transmit the virus to others. Have I missed that directive?

[NoMoSno]

For as long as the vaccines have been in trials and available to the public seems they should know by now if a vaccinated person can transmit the virus.
The CDC says 3' not 6' distancing is fine now....