SARS II: Respiratory Boogaloo

The vaccination drive started with the "most vulnerable" groups. Nursing home residents, elderly and medical workers. Right now the most vulnerable group appears to be much younger. In my book, it's time to just open things up. Spring break might have been a missed opportunity to emphasize free for all vaccinations in Florida. Some of the open sites apparently were ghost towns. Would have been nice to figure out some way to entice college students willing to take a break from their partying to stop in for a shot...especially if it could have been J&J.

Well, we got our crazies here in the Netherlands...

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/...es-for-planning-attack-on-vaccination-centre/

‘60 Minutes’ misses the mark in its story about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and COVID-19 vaccines

US science institutions to blame for lab leak possibility?

There was a time when they didn't make mistakes like this. Actually, this looks less like a "mistake" than a deliberate misrepresentation. God knows DeSantis is an asshole and corruption is certainly a possibility, even a likelihood, but this kind of thing should not happen.

Definitely.

And digging in once they started to get justifiably criticized is absolutely the wrong thing to do.

This is the worse part of the story:

"In the end, this all could benefit DeSantis"

60 Minutes' sloppy reporting on this matter, and apparent unwillingness to retract it, actually feeds into the nutjobs' view of the media.

I've already seen it from friends on Facebook. "See? See? "

And, in this instance at least, 60 Minutes is indefensible.

It's the wrong thing to do every time, and people keep doing it. Back your subordinates as appropriate, explain yourself, but don't just stubbornly double down.

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

The Marine Corps said this: "there are a number of potential reasons a Marine may choose not to receive a vaccine, including allowing others to receive it first, waiting until it becomes mandatory, getting it through other channels or being allergic to the vaccine."

What a bunch of bullshit.

Hoo-rah!

I mentioned this previously - I was shocked that not getting vaccinated is a problem with all the branches. But the COVID vaccine isn't DFA approved, so by law the military can't make the vaccine mandatory. That said mask use is strictly enforced here on Fort Gordon GA and it applies to everyone setting foot on the installation - military, contractors, dependents, etc.

Got it. 18 ours later, no ill effects (not that I'd even notice any aches and pains next to what I already have).
My cell phone reception seems to have improved, tho.

Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, had a very efficient assembly line setup with nice friendly people. The only waiting was afterward - they have you wait 15 minutes to make sure the shot doesn't kill you or something.

Jesus is more important than COVID, round 124.

https://news.yahoo.com/high-court-halts-calif-virus-052205480.html

Thanks fundies.

Fuck organized religion and fuck these asshole Trump-appointed Supreme Court judges.

This woman Karen is no relation, but even if she were I'd throw her under the bus and then reverse it over her.

https://crooksandliars.com/2021/04/anti-masker-gets-month-jail-coughing

Good decision, judge.

I always blow that off. 15 seconds would be more like it.

I wish they'd saved that asshat's tears, so I could drink them with joy.

Fucking idiot got what she deserved. Good.

You'd probably catch Covid drinking her tears, even if vaccinated.

That looks like a Mickey Mouse hand.

Fascinating. A pan-SARS vaccine would be huge, though I’m not sure putting Spike directly into the body, particularly the blood, is safe (the mRNA vaccines don’t create free Spike, rather the infected cells present Spike on their own surfaces). Hopefully the ferritin cores prevent the worst effects of free Spike.