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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

You just moved the goalposts.

If they’re the only ones at risk of death from COVID, don’t give the jab to everybody else; let alone involuntary forced jabs.

That’ll only make a few fat cats rich.

By the way, another MD on this forum has pointed out that humanity has never achieved herd immunity to any other coronavirus, so why the big push to force herd immunity by dubious means, it’s a fool’s errand anyway.


27 posted on 05/03/2021 12:22:27 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
"You just moved the goalposts."

I didn't. I responded to a question using the latest available information based on real-world events. New information should always inform your worldview. If it doesn't, your views are likely diverging from reality in a hurry.

"If they’re the only ones at risk of death from COVID"

They aren't. They're at the highest risk. Children and even infants have died from COVID-19. It's rare, but it has happened. Again, sticking with observable reality here.

"don’t give the jab to everybody else"

So take their choice away? No thanks. I think the proper role of government here is to ensure that accurate and timely information is being provided to people and allow adults to make adult decisions. I don't want the government interfering in the medical decisions adults are making about what's in their own best interests.

"let alone involuntary forced jabs"

Strawman argument, seeing as these don't exist in reality. No one in the US is being forced to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

"By the way, another MD on this forum has pointed out that humanity has never achieved herd immunity to any other coronavirus, so why the big push to force herd immunity by dubious means, it’s a fool’s errand anyway."

There are only 7 coronaviruses known to infect humans. 4 of them cause mild symptoms and are among the over 200 viruses that cause what we collectively refer to as the "common cold." There's no vaccine against the common cold because creating one vaccine covering over 200 different viruses from multiple families would cost a fortune. Nobody's going to pay $30,000 a year to avoid getting a cold. So there's no market. So there's no product. That's how free markets work.

The other three viruses in the coronavirus subfamily include SARS-CoV-1 (SARS2003), MERS-CoV MERS2012), and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). We did achieve herd immunity with SARS2003 and MERS2012. Their R0 was so low that they died out quickly. Israel is at or near herd immunity with COVID-19. Why? They vaccinated most of their population. Now they have an average of ~50 cases per day and 1 death per day in the whole country. All their neighbors are seeing COVID-19 cases and deaths either hold steady or rise, but not Israel.

32 posted on 05/03/2021 12:32:39 PM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest (The media is banging the fear drum enough. Don't help them do it.)
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