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we live in a clown world. vaccination status does not prevent a person from infection/transmission- it can slow transmission down some- how much is not really clear- and it's been proven to help prevent serious illness symptoms- but that's all it can do at best- it's not going to stop this virus- and over-vaccination theoretically could put so much evolutionary pressure on this virus to mutate and evolve into something nastier than it already is.


you cannot vaccinate your way out of this thing- it's endemic- everyone will be getting it, period. forcing it on people just seems dumb to me. if you're worried about covid- go get the vaccine- it's proven to be effective at minimizing serious illness.

i think we really screwed up the vaccines- should've used it more like we use flu vaccines- used it more strategically and surgically on those most at need/risk around the world. there are large parts of africa and southeast asia where at risk people (elderly, pre-existing conditions) who really need this vaccine haven't been able to get access to it at all. instead of trying to force it on children in america- CDC admits children have a higher chance of dying from the flu than from covid. Survivability rate in children from this virus is 99.9+% - deploy it in poor countries in africa and southeast asia where they have elderly/pre-existing condition populations that desperately need it and the protection it provides the most at risk.

certainly didn't need Delta to cause trouble

things may have been better

https://twitter.com/robbysoave/status/1460951571521585157?t=piu8I4w6mxP9WAdKu5dxLQ&s=19

Noted lefty and science denier.  Nice try. 

Noted lefty and science denier.  Nice try.

Scott Alexander is absolutely a lefty, but he's no science denier. One of the brightest and most interesting writers I've come across in the last few years. 

If you've read him previously, you'd note that his conclusions are refreshingly free of clinging to bias. He'll be honest when the evidence points exactly opposite of his own political priors. 

Not to say you have to agree with him, but regardless of where you fit on the political spectrum, you can learn a lot from reading his stuff. 

Not sure who is the lefty or what that has to do with anything. I find it interesting that a deep dive into the research finds that worm medicine does have a positive effect against COVID, if you have worms. I didn't think of that connection but it makes a lot of sense.

It's pretty simple brother, ivermectin is out of patent- anyone can manufacture it and it sells for about 3 to 10 cents a pill. There's no way for anyone to make any money off of it. Pfizer's new drug which is a protease inhibitor- and works in a similar fashion to how the ivermectin molecule works against covid- will sell for $400-500 a pill- not to be outdone- Merck has a covid pill that will sell for around $700, per pill- and these companies will literally make hundreds of billions of dollars from this new drug over a 20 year period (that's how long the patents last).

Please watch this entire video. Everyone absolutely should. This man is a scientist- who only follows the science.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufy2AweXRkc

Brett Bielema will miss Saturday's game in Iowa City after he came down with a break through case of COVID-19. I have not heard of others in Illinois football who came down with it, but usually, others do follow, especially with Delta.