Doing the same thing Monday when I have my yearly physical.dogplasma said:
Wife and I are getting flu and booster at the same time this Friday, same as last year. (Waits for heads to explode.)
What do I win?packgrad said:
Congrats on being a 3 percenter.
I was hoping for a tote bag with an art deco profile of Dr. Fauci printed on one side. Oh well.Werewolf said:
You might hope for a placebo. You'd be a winner then
Vital!!! The experts are very concerned!!Quote:
The CDC also recently warned of the potential of another "tripledemic", in which cases of influenza, Covid, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), all peak at the same time. Experts said the agency's projections for the winter months were cause for concern. "When a disease is endemic, it means that the levels are mostly predictable. So it's nice to see the CDC putting out their predictions this fall," Dr Ellie Murray, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health, tweeted in response to the outlook. "[On the other hand], it's not so nice that their best case scenario is almost twice as many respiratory hospitalizations as pre-COVID."
During last year's tripledemic, the peaks of the three viruses overlapped, causing chaos in emergency care centres. RSV, in particular, took a massive toll on childrenat one point, every single paediatric hospital bed in the state of Rhode Island was full, according to reporting from NBC News.
Experts have said it will be vital for Americans to stay up-to-date on all vaccines this fall and winter. This is especially true for those who are at high risk of severe disease from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes illness with Covid-19, such as pregnant people, the elderly, and the immunocompromised.
packgrad said:
What's the reward? It doesn't stop you from getting it. It doesn't lessen symptoms. It doesn't stop you from spreading it.
You are repeating all the false claims (lies) of the CDC, FDA, Pfizer/Moderna Big Pharma complex.SmaptyWolf said:packgrad said:
What's the reward? It doesn't stop you from getting it. It doesn't lessen symptoms. It doesn't stop you from spreading it.
The main benefit of the vaccine is that is does lessen symptoms... in particular it helps to protect you from the most serious outcomes that killed more than a million Americans so far (whether you believe it or not). The vast majority of people who currently die from Covid weren't vaccinated. Natural immunity helps, but having both is much better.
In that sense it's exactly like the flu shot.
As a side note, the vaccine does actually lower (though doesn't eliminate) your chances of getting infected at all for a few months (your body doesn't keep that kind of antibody around long), and the vaccine does appear to lower the chances of getting some of the long-term symptoms that are currently debilitating some folks.
Oh yes, I 100% believe that is the case. I've mentioned a few times before...I think they have different batches, with more lethal ones targeting people that they want to harm (eg, "red" states/areas). I think that's why they require you to schedule an appointment in order to get one of these special injections, and can't just walk into a CVS or Walgreens and get one without an appointment. Because they have a special batch just for you, based on how the government has profiled you from various sources of information. If you are a known conservative (eg, based on public voting party affiliation, are an NRA member, what you say on social media), then they could have one of the harmful doses dialed up for you.Werewolf said:
Who knows how many versions of the concoction were distributed. Did you receive heavy graphene oxide content for instance, did you receive a placebo, etc. I know a lot of young people 35 and under with new heart conditions.......never heard of such a thing in the past. Maybe its all the fast food they take in....ya think?
Just out of curiosity, does she have any egg allergies/intolerances? The flu shot used to knock me on my ass, but then my doctor and I discovered I have an egg intolerance and I switched to the egg free flu shot and had zero side effects ever since.TheStorm said:
Wife got her flu shot yesterday at CVS... No Booster... she'll be sick with the flu in another few days like she gets every year right after she takes it.
I haven't had the flu since the mid 90's - the two years that my late mother talked me into getting the flu shot (she was a corporate nurse).
We fell for the first series of Pfizer shots back in April / May of 2020. Thought we both were just doing our own little part to help save mankind. What idiots we were.
But good for you 3 percenters... did you get a sticker to wear as your liberal badge of honor? *Let us know when you "test positive" again, lol...
I thought the vaxxes weren't ready until 2021. Anyhoo and that said, I've managed to survive mine 2-1/2 years later. Makes me leery of getting flu shots, just because. And I have a lot of respect for influenza, so I feel like I lose whether or not I get the shot, given the notorious year over year inefficiency rate of flu shots.TheStorm said:
Wife got her flu shot yesterday at CVS... No Booster... she'll be sick with the flu in another few days like she gets every year right after she takes it.
I haven't had the flu since the mid 90's - the two years that my late mother talked me into getting the flu shot (she was a corporate nurse).
We fell for the first series of Pfizer shots back in April / May of 2020. Thought we both were just doing our own little part to help save mankind. What idiots we were.
But good for you 3 percenters... did you get a sticker to wear as your liberal badge of honor? *Let us know when you "test positive" again, lol...
Covid vaccine is reported to lessen the chances of long Covid as well as the severity of Covid should you get it. Keeping people out of the hospital is the goal. The flu shot, if they guess right on the strain, will do something similar. That's the upside. Downside is the side effects which are pretty limited and unlikely. Also, the last Covid booster knocked me on my ass for about 10-12 hours afterward which is why we're going late in the day.packgrad said:
What's the reward? It doesn't stop you from getting it. It doesn't lessen symptoms. It doesn't stop you from spreading it.
I respect both of you guys for stepping up for others. Yeh, u 2 stormie.......Oldsouljer said:I thought the vaxxes weren't ready until 2021. Anyhoo and that said, I've managed to survive mine 2-1/2 years later. Makes me leery of getting flu shots, just because. And I have a lot of respect for influenza, so I feel like I lose whether or not I get the shot, given the notorious year over year inefficiency rate of flu shots.TheStorm said:
Wife got her flu shot yesterday at CVS... No Booster... she'll be sick with the flu in another few days like she gets every year right after she takes it.
I haven't had the flu since the mid 90's - the two years that my late mother talked me into getting the flu shot (she was a corporate nurse).
We fell for the first series of Pfizer shots back in April / May of 2020. Thought we both were just doing our own little part to help save mankind. What idiots we were.
But good for you 3 percenters... did you get a sticker to wear as your liberal badge of honor? *Let us know when you "test positive" again, lol...
97% of Americans have said 'No' to the new COVID19 Booster after public health officials have pushed it hard for months. Speaks to the massive disconnect & loss of public trust. Next time the FDA should require more data than 12 mice for approval. https://t.co/KNxCzwqxIB
— Marty Makary MD, MPH (@MartyMakary) October 31, 2023
Back in the day, CDC sent evaluators to China to assess the strains in circulation, knowing they'd arrive in the states 4-6 months later. Not sure how viable is travel to and from China these days, so there's that. When people say the flu shot makes them get flu, that's subjective, because small reactions occasionally occur within 12 hours of the shot, ranging from hot flashes to fatigue to a headache. Not sure if they're referring to these side effects as actual flu or not.dogplasma said:Covid vaccine is reported to lessen the chances of long Covid as well as the severity of Covid should you get it. Keeping people out of the hospital is the goal. The flu shot, if they guess right on the strain, will do something similar. That's the upside. Downside is the side effects which are pretty limited and unlikely. Also, the last Covid booster knocked me on my ass for about 10-12 hours afterward which is why we're going late in the day.packgrad said:
What's the reward? It doesn't stop you from getting it. It doesn't lessen symptoms. It doesn't stop you from spreading it.
I know some people say the flu shot gives them the flu, but that can't physically happen, at least not directly. My guess is that people get the shot when the flu is already in the neighborhood. Maybe the shot weakens you temporarily? I don't know. But it does take a couple of weeks to give you resistance. And again, if they guess wrong on the strain (assuming they still make flu vaccines the same way), there may not be a benefit. But it's free, so there's nothing to lose.
#BigPharma #GAGS university research #Yale researchers forced to go along with the #gag order from #Covid19 #vaccine owners so that nobody will know
— W. H. (@gr8wheels) October 31, 2023
funded by #pharma, they were forced to #cease contact with people they were studying#NotScience #FUBARd https://t.co/GC1aEZtVVp
Yes, there is plenty of research. It just doesn't come from Crazy Larry, MD's YouTube page, so you don't trust it. Same goes for Long Covid, which currently has two of my formerly healthy (and relatively young) friends on disability. Shocking to say this, but once again you're clueless.packgrad said:
The issue is they've done no tests that verify how it lessens symptoms. There is no research backed evidence that it does that. Sure, they say it does. But it's not backed up in research. It's shameful they still allow a government sponsored vaccine/booster that hasn't been properly vetted. "Long covid" is a myth. Another thing that has no scientific backing.97% of Americans have said 'No' to the new COVID19 Booster after public health officials have pushed it hard for months. Speaks to the massive disconnect & loss of public trust. Next time the FDA should require more data than 12 mice for approval. https://t.co/KNxCzwqxIB
— Marty Makary MD, MPH (@MartyMakary) October 31, 2023
Long COVID = JAB INJURED.........what a F'n moron.packgrad said:
It's not surprising that the moron has friends "suffering from long covid". Lol. Government dependent schmucks.
Aaron Rogers challengers “Mr. Pfizer” Travis Kelce to a Vaccine Debate - I’ll take RFK JR & he can Take Fauci
— UltraMJTruth (@MJTruthUltra) October 10, 2023
“Mr Pfizer said he didn’t think he’d be in a Vax war with me. This ain’t a war homie, this is just conversation.
But if you wanna have some sort of duel, debate, have… pic.twitter.com/3DZu6dWMu5
Aaron Rogers dressed up as a spike protein for halloween!! im ded! 😹 pic.twitter.com/TNTV0JBhdH
— aussie17 (@_aussie17) November 2, 2023
Werewolf said:Long COVID = JAB INJURED.........what a F'n moron.packgrad said:
It's not surprising that the moron has friends "suffering from long covid". Lol. Government dependent schmucks.
You are correct, I am off by a year... Rudy Gobert tested positive on March 11, 2020 and the ACC Tournament was cancelled on March 12, 2020. Shot wasn't "ready" until late 1Q 2021.Oldsouljer said:I thought the vaxxes weren't ready until 2021. Anyhoo and that said, I've managed to survive mine 2-1/2 years later. Makes me leery of getting flu shots, just because. And I have a lot of respect for influenza, so I feel like I lose whether or not I get the shot, given the notorious year over year inefficiency rate of flu shots.TheStorm said:
Wife got her flu shot yesterday at CVS... No Booster... she'll be sick with the flu in another few days like she gets every year right after she takes it.
I haven't had the flu since the mid 90's - the two years that my late mother talked me into getting the flu shot (she was a corporate nurse).
We fell for the first series of Pfizer shots back in April / May of 2020. Thought we both were just doing our own little part to help save mankind. What idiots we were.
But good for you 3 percenters... did you get a sticker to wear as your liberal badge of honor? *Let us know when you "test positive" again, lol...
dogplasma said:
I think most of the science and medical community would disagree that vaccines are ineffective and that long Covid doesn't exist. The Mayo Clinic, the NIH, and the Harvard Medical school for starters. Probably your GP, too, if you have one. Like I said, I'm going to take the advice of the medical establishment, but if some want to believe that they're out to get you or they are all a bunch of clowns with advanced degrees, that's your prerogative and I won't stand in your way. There are no guarantees with vaccines (esp. flu) but they have a good track record with measles, smallpox, malaria, mumps, polio, tetanus, etc, etc.
This is revisionist history. The deadliest strain had come and gone. Delta was reportedly easier to catch but less deadly. Omicron was nothing.Civilized said:dogplasma said:
I think most of the science and medical community would disagree that vaccines are ineffective and that long Covid doesn't exist. The Mayo Clinic, the NIH, and the Harvard Medical school for starters. Probably your GP, too, if you have one. Like I said, I'm going to take the advice of the medical establishment, but if some want to believe that they're out to get you or they are all a bunch of clowns with advanced degrees, that's your prerogative and I won't stand in your way. There are no guarantees with vaccines (esp. flu) but they have a good track record with measles, smallpox, malaria, mumps, polio, tetanus, etc, etc.
Depending on which modeling method you use, the vaxx has been demonstrated to have saved tens of millions of lives worldwide, including millions of Americans, and many more millions were spared hospitalization, all while causing exponentially fewer and less severe side effects than it mitigated.
There's no way to look at those results and come to any conclusion other than the vaccines were quite effective.
Anybody that says otherwise is just still angry that the gub'ment overstated the efficacy against transmission and generally with public health for their various messaging mistakes throughout the pandemic.
Sen. Ron Johnson Says the Whole Covid Debacle Was "Pre-Planned by an Elite Group of People". pic.twitter.com/EMCGfbpJSN
— D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 (@eclipsethis2003) October 29, 2023