Posted on 01/19/2022 10:00:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind
In an almost surreal way, writing about COVID-19 as a political commentator has become almost second nature. Two years ago, I would have laughed at the idea that we’d still be covering the virus, but here we are, still having it be part of our daily conversation.
That’s not by choice, of course. Instead, it’s because our leaders have insisted on tying the two areas of health and politics together so tightly. When a pandemic is constantly used to crush liberties and hand power to people with tyrannical leanings, that’s not a story that can be ignored.
In all the disinformation and obfuscation of the last several years from the government, though, no issue has been more abused than natural immunity. We’ve known since the beginning months of the pandemic that those who are previously infected gain lasting, durable immunity from the virus. Yet, the CDC, two presidential administrations, and the mainstream media have all steadfastly refused to acknowledge that reality.
Finally, that has changed.
Finally honesty by the CDC via The NY Times:
“Unvaccinated people with a history of Covid also had lower rates of infection and hospitalization than those protected by vaccines alone.
The data are consistent with trends observed in international studies, the researchers said.”
pic.twitter.com/DqyILGnxeV— Eli Klein (@TheEliKlein) January 19, 2022
You don’t say? Welcome to the party the rest of us have been hosting for a year-and-a-half.
Some of us have been writing on natural immunity since the summer of 2020. We’ve charged ahead, amidst an onslaught of false “fact-checks” to present the data that clearly shows that those with a prior COVID infection are protected and likely don’t need to get vaccinated. In that time, we’ve been maligned as anti-science and called grandma killer, among other choice descriptors. Even after multiple studies emerged over the last year proving natural immunity was real and viable, the government and its media allies still pretended it didn’t exist.
And in the off chance you did get a member of those groups to admit the obvious, they’d usually respond with a non sequitur like “oh, so you are suggesting people purposely get COVID?” But no one was ever suggesting that. Rather, we were just pointing out that tens of millions of people had gotten COVID, not by choice, many before the vaccines even came out, and that to ignore their natural immunity is anti-science.
Still, as shocking and late as this admission is, it means nothing if the CDC doesn’t change its guidelines. Will they now include natural immunity in their push for things like “vaccine passports”? Or will they continue down the same, absolutist road where if you aren’t triple-vaxxed, you lose your rights? I think we can speculate with some confidence exactly how things will turn out. There will be no change in policy because the Biden administration will never let that happen. To do so would be to admit they’ve been wrong all along, and they can’t have that.
meant to add I hope there is no manufactured violence at the Aussie protests on the 22nd. all the recent protests have been peaceful, so hope they stay that way.
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How did you avoid the shots mandates at work?
Natural immunity is a beautiful thing.
Our immune systems have been learning and improving for a long time. Of course they hadn't met human created Franken-viruses until now.
I'm hoping the next variant is even milder than Omicron. If it is I think I'll welcome it to give my immune system a covid upgrade.
I truly hope Fauchi hanging on live TV will give some sense of justice. It cannot bring you back your full health. I pray you get that regardless. Truly!
As a cancer survivor that has long tern consequences I have realistic expectations. For that I wish you more hope than I have.
I had Covid in March 2020. I got no treatment because there was no treatment at that time other than hospitalization. I’ve also had bronchitis at least 4 times in my adult life so I’m pretty sure my lungs have been damaged from that. I’m on day 12 of my omicron infection, but thanks to my vitamin and supplement regimen over the last year, I’m expecting a full recovery by this weekend. And now I’m just as immune as someone who was vaccinated, if not more so.
My employers didn’t fall under the federal requirements; otherwise, I would have been forced to change jobs.
How about leaving that health decision - and all such health decisions - to the individual? Or are you one of those people who thinks that the State (backed by unaccountable bureaucrats) is more competent to make life-changing decisions for the entire populace?
Regards,
How dare you be allowed to make your own, individual health decisions, rather than accepting the "one-size-fits-all" solutions "offered" (more like: FORCED ON US) by the State!
As though you were a responsible adult, with a better understanding of your own personal medical history, etc.!
Well, do you finally admit now that it would have been better if you had simply submitted to the experimental gene treatment that the government scientists (the same ones who dreamed up this bug in the first place) had devised for us all, on the fly?
Regards,
P.S. Without sarcasm: Hope that you are feeling better soon!
Did all that unvaxxed.
I just went on the cruises before the pandemic. Flew in at least a dozen times during the pandemic and just caught omicron.
Woop-tee ding dong it was a nothing burger for me. Slept for 11 hours took over the counter meds and wa-La I’m still here. I’m in my late 50’s, I have some immunity now, and I didn’t take a vaccine that has an Emergency Use Authorization that skipped 2 stages of testing that all other vaccines have had. And I don’t have to worry for the rest of my life what those EUA vaxxes contained (that the FDA doesn’t want to make public for the next 75 years).
I honestly hope you remain in good health for the rest of yours. I was FREE to make my choice based on my health and you were FREE to make yours.
End of story.
Freeregards.
“Get the jabs like me, and never get covid”
The point is there seems to be NO CORRELATION between getting shots and catching COVID. My wife and I have it now after 2+ years of no issues (and no masks except when travelling by plane). I’ve felt worse, as has she...and yes, we are both vaccinated!
The simple truth is that Omicron is FAR more contagious (one of our grandkids has now had COVID twice) and, thank God, not the CDC, it is also much less deadly.
How many have been vaccinated against the cold virus - a coronavirus? How many catch colds every year? (Hint: Adults average 2-4 colds/year, children more.)
We’re not going to defeat COVID. We will get used to it and it will finish off the very old and very sick for many years to come.
You mean the old truths are now becoming acceptable again?
Must be an election coming up.
thanks. i have seen the 23rd protest mentioned, but I think it is separate from the worldwide rally for freedom.
the more protests the better.
“ So what is better..
To suffer through covid sickness or
Get the jabs like me, and never get covid,
After 1000 visits to stores+restaurants+gym
Since covid arrived ?
Even did 3 cruises without catching covid.”
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The answer may be subjective. Before I got the vaccine shots last April, I paid for a COVID-19 antibody test. It was negative but had it been positive I would not have taken the shots. I consider natural immunity to be the better and preferable. But YMMV, of course.
My entire life is lived in public. I work in public, dealing with people every day, touching everything they touch. On the weekends I play music, and I hug my friends who show up, and there’s crowds always. It’s often noisy, and I’m one of those guys that will put my arm around your shoulder and lean in so I can hear what you’re saying and have a conversation in the loud environment.
I am not vaccinated, and only got Covid because my grandson brought it home from school. We all got it, all got over it in a couple of days.
Now add to the equation the vaccine won’t stop the infection, and wouldn’t have prevented my house from getting it. Now add to the equation the possibilities of complications from the vaccine itself.
When all is said and done, I’ve had worse flu than than Covid which presents as a mild flu. I had a mild fever, and fatigue. We actually had fun with it, as everyone lost their sense of smell, and we laughed as we tried to determine if food smelled right!
I’ll take the flu over some experimental jab. That is my answer to your question.
He got snookered into pushing EUA for this as well. Probably same bad advice and more just like rest of us and highly suspect trolls during his administration helped get it passed. I think he was trying to do right thing. He didn’t push mandates good on him. But now he needs to find a way to approach this based on what we know now. As far as left and MSM is concerned- he will ALWAYS be wrong. Vax, no vax, good vax, bad vax- it’s all going to be his fault. Need a spin doctor on good side for once! I’d vote for him again vs a liberal dem in a hear beat, but I wouldn’t like it. He has no people skills and no ability to know when less is more when it comes to his mouth. I do believe he’s someone that truly is a patriot though, that doesn’t want to see our country die and he has put a lot on line to that end personally
My wife and I took the “risk” and did not get the shot. We got covid.
It was a miserable experience (for us), but we now have natural immunity, and do not regret our decision. We are happy!
Risks are everywhere. You buy the ticket and take your chances. We give thanks to God.
If memory serves, you are 80 something years old...
Do what YOU think is best.
For the rest of us, LEAVE US ALONE!
By the way for me, had covid, nothing more than the sniffles. No way I am putting the clot shot into my body.
The entire sham was to get a digital passport into every persons wallet. Now, with a blood certificate showing natural immunity, you too can qualify for the coveted digital passport which restores all of your freedoms and privileges./s
So while the CDC has been “following the Science” now they are dragged back to admitting what everyone else can see with their own two eyes.
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