Yawn^10 wrote:
Terrible attempt at gaslighting. The right is more then ready to move in. It’s the left that won’t shut up about the wu-flu and report on it 24/7. Us reasonable folks just want to be left alone. Authoritarians like you won’t let the country move forward.
A big part of the problem is that dissenting views and personal reports of severe vaccine side effects are being aggressively suppressed. The VAERS system isn't reporting all side effect cases and definitely isn't reporting all cause deaths as it is required to do.
I understand this approach. The powers that be have decided that the current short-term and possible long-term negative effects of the vaccine are low enough to push forward with an aggressive vaccine campaign so they have taken a similarly aggressive position on suppressing reports of side effects or doctors expressing concerns about the vaccine.
Suppressing information works for the masses. In times of mass fear and uncertainty, the masses turn to those in authority positions for guidance.
The problem is that this heavy-handed approach will only go so far. The current 1st vax rate has dropped to about 250k/day. At that rate, the US will reach about 60% fully vaxxed by Jan 1st. By then, early vaxxers will have lost most of their protection and will need the booster. Yet surveys show that 25% of fully vaxxed say they will NOT take the booster because their reaction to the 2nd shot was so bad.
What are the long-term (or even short-term) risks of ongoing mRNA boosters? They're unknown.
I don't believe conspiracy theories. I believe doctors are acting with good intentions, but then so were doctors 200 years ago when they practiced bloodletting.
In my opinion, the solution lies not in vaccines but in Africa. Antibody testing shows that the prevalence of covid infection is about the same in Africa than in the US or EU, but the mortality rate is 10x lower. Why? Answer that question and you might have an approach for the rest of the world. But from what I can see, there's little interest in figuring out this anomaly. There are three likely factors.
Youth. The median age in Africa is 19 and life expectancy is only 60 or so. There's very few age 65 plus seniors to die.
Obesity. The obesity rate in Africa is far lower than the US and EU.
Malaria and malarial treatments. It's possible that prior exposure to malaria or taking malarial drugs conveys some level of protection against covid. Since malarial drugs are dirt cheap and safe, it warrants serious and immediate research.