Help me understand Joe Rogan's vaccination stance for people in their low-20s

fisky wrote:

Harambe wrote:

Fisky, do you really think there isn't public health messaging and lots of pressure from doctors to patients to control weight?

Our public health leaders are definitely not doing this.

Dr Fauci has had a bully pulpit since March last year. He has probably been on TV 500+ times since then. How many times have you heard him say, "Mask, social distance, and lose weight if you're overweight!" I've never heard him say this. Never. Not once has he said, "And for goodness sakes, use this time and an opportunity to lose weight if you're overweight! It will reduce your risk of a severe case of COVID and it has many other health benefits."

Dr Fauci also takes vitamin D, but he doesn't mention it every time he gets in front of a camera. He's only admitted it once in an interview, while generally making derogatory remarks about supplements.

fisky wrote:

Harambe wrote:

Fisky, do you really think there isn't public health messaging and lots of pressure from doctors to patients to control weight?

Our public health leaders are definitely not doing this.

Dr Fauci has had a bully pulpit since March last year. He has probably been on TV 500+ times since then. How many times have you heard him say, "Mask, social distance, and lose weight if you're overweight!" I've never heard him say this. Never. Not once has he said, "And for goodness sakes, use this time and an opportunity to lose weight if you're overweight! It will reduce your risk of a severe case of COVID and it has many other health benefits."

Dr Fauci also takes vitamin D, but he doesn't mention it every time he gets in front of a camera. He's only admitted it once in an interview, while generally making derogatory remarks about supplements.

Baby Boomer Bodybuilding wrote:

Marietta Tar Heel wrote:

There are two(ish) main groups that are the most hesitant and most reluctant: African-Americans and white evangelicals (a lot, but not all are conservatives). In the former, I have seen little done in terms of campaigns to reach the group. They are more likely than evangelicals to be convinced to get vaccinated, we've been slow to work with them. We've seen growing numbers recently, which is encouraging. The latter group is going to be very difficult to reach since they are less educated and have an ingrained belief system that often goes against science (and government). This group may never come to the realization of the benefits of the vaccine.

Where do see the work going on? In the latter group?

That's completely wrong: Anti-vaxxers tend to be better educated and more affluent:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/parents-vaccinate-kids-tend-affluent-educated-experts/story%3fid=60674519https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/ny-news-affluent-educated-vaccine-measles-20190129-story.html%3foutputType=amp

It's the less educated that are mind-controlled by the MSM, appeal to the authoritative medical industrial-complex and are generally incapable of researching anything on their own.

fisky wrote:

I really thought the name-calling wouldn't start until June or maybe late May, but I was wrong. It's here now and it's still April.

I would love to see everyone take responsibility for their own health... losing weight if they're overweight, exercising, and taking at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D, plus a handful of other supplements to boost the immune system every day. I've posted that many times here. I believe these steps could have saved tens of thousands of lives/year and equally important, reduce morbidity that typically occurs with age. Multiple studies indicate that vitamin D can reduce the prevalence of COVID 19 and reduce the severity of COVID if you get it.

I wish that my opinion on vitamin D and exercise and weight control mattered. I wish that I could have the same bully pulpit as Dr. Fauci to preach exercise, vitamin D, and losing weight. I think it could have saved tens of thousands of lives, but our public health leaders have steadfastly refused to recommend these steps in their almost daily interviews... whereas masking and social distancing reminders are everywhere.

I want to see the long-term effects of the vaccine before I will consider getting it. That's going to be at least one year and more likely two years from now.

Everyone who is concerned about getting COVID (and unwilling to lose weight, exercise, and take vitamin D), should get the vaccination right now and quit worrying about those of us who choose to wait and see what, if any, long term effects there will be.

fisky wrote:

I really thought the name-calling wouldn't start until June or maybe late May, but I was wrong. It's here now and it's still April.

I would love to see everyone take responsibility for their own health... losing weight if they're overweight, exercising, and taking at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D, plus a handful of other supplements to boost the immune system every day. I've posted that many times here. I believe these steps could have saved tens of thousands of lives/year and equally important, reduce morbidity that typically occurs with age. Multiple studies indicate that vitamin D can reduce the prevalence of COVID 19 and reduce the severity of COVID if you get it.

I wish that my opinion on vitamin D and exercise and weight control mattered. I wish that I could have the same bully pulpit as Dr. Fauci to preach exercise, vitamin D, and losing weight. I think it could have saved tens of thousands of lives, but our public health leaders have steadfastly refused to recommend these steps in their almost daily interviews... whereas masking and social distancing reminders are everywhere.

I want to see the long-term effects of the vaccine before I will consider getting it. That's going to be at least one year and more likely two years from now.

Everyone who is concerned about getting COVID (and unwilling to lose weight, exercise, and take vitamin D), should get the vaccination right now and quit worrying about those of us who choose to wait and see what, if any, long term effects there will be.

Marietta Tar Heel wrote:

fisky wrote:

I really thought the name-calling wouldn't start until June or maybe late May, but I was wrong. It's here now and it's still April.

I would love to see everyone take responsibility for their own health... losing weight if they're overweight, exercising, and taking at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D, plus a handful of other supplements to boost the immune system every day. I've posted that many times here. I believe these steps could have saved tens of thousands of lives/year and equally important, reduce morbidity that typically occurs with age. Multiple studies indicate that vitamin D can reduce the prevalence of COVID 19 and reduce the severity of COVID if you get it.

I wish that my opinion on vitamin D and exercise and weight control mattered. I wish that I could have the same bully pulpit as Dr. Fauci to preach exercise, vitamin D, and losing weight. I think it could have saved tens of thousands of lives, but our public health leaders have steadfastly refused to recommend these steps in their almost daily interviews... whereas masking and social distancing reminders are everywhere.

I want to see the long-term effects of the vaccine before I will consider getting it. That's going to be at least one year and more likely two years from now.

Everyone who is concerned about getting COVID (and unwilling to lose weight, exercise, and take vitamin D), should get the vaccination right now and quit worrying about those of us who choose to wait and see what, if any, long term effects there will be.

What is your hesitancy? Are you one that thinks it contains herpes, will alter your DNA, includes nano-chips, contains mind-controlling drugs, will kill minorities or something else...?