The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
â William Butler Yeats
For a more prosaic version of the same, thereâs always Bertrand Russell:
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Obligs?
And we have seen this borne out over and over again this past year. Assholes are absolutely without doubt, while those who have knowledge are not sure how to act. Certainty beats out competence pretty much every time.
Thatâs because itâs not either-or, itâs a continuum. There are people who are vaccinated whose immune response is so rapid and robust that they are never functionally âinfectedâ - but even those people do technically have some number of cells that are infiltrated by the virus when exposed.
Along the continuum, there are people whose immune system is less rapid and/or less robust, but still fight the infection well enough to avoid symptoms and are never functionally contagious - while still shedding some small amount of viral particles.
Then you get folks who get enough of an infection where they have mild symptoms and may be somewhat infectious, but only with close exposure of long duration. Thatâs why, for instance, the J&J study differentiates between people who are immune and people with mild symptoms to report a three-tiered efficacy rate.
Then there are people who receive the vaccine but gain little to no immunity from it.
But all of the above is a continuum rather than discrete categories, except as a function of biostatistics.
RESEARCHERS: Weâre not sure whatâs up with asymptomatic infections, we only track the symptoms
THE PUBLIC: OMG the vaccine doesnât prevent infections just symptoms
How about everybody just get vaccinated and we can figure it out later
I understand you are taking my words out of context and misrepresenting them to make a broader point about âTHE PUBLICâ
The Doc and I were discussing who should be getting vaccinated first, so excuse me for trying to clear up information I hear going around.
I am as frustrated trying to follow the news as everybody else
Personally I suspect these vaccines work like other vaccines and will stop the spread of the virus
Broadly speaking, that is exactly right. There are some details that differ. I am really pumped about the mRNA technology for vaccine manufacture, just due to the speed of modification and updating, but basically, we donât fret about smallpox, polio, mumps, measles and etc. any more (much) and Covid should follow suite (mostly.)
there are probably some employees stuck between risking their lives and risking their job
âI know that the masks donât work, and I know that the virus has not killed 400,000 people in this country. Thatâs total hogwash,â [Aflie Oakes, the owner of the supermarket in question, Oakes Farms Seed to Table] said. âWhy donât we shut the world down because of a heart attack? Why donât we lock down cities because of heart attacks?â
organizing, unions, and government matters. theyâre the only things that can stop people like this from making their business their fiefdom
I donât have very good skills in english. But I read the sentences and understood that He claims the lockdowns created the pandemic of virulent variant of the virus.
That picture! There is someone with truly, deeply and utterly unconditional love (for themselves).
Thatâs not how this works, Ridley. Stick to your area of expertise; pheasants.
New Zealand isnât in a rush for vaccines. What must that be like?
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/amp/articles/new-zealand-closed-to-visitors
Regulatory approval may be given for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as early as next week, although the first vaccines are due to arrive in the country by the end of the first quarter. Mass immunisation isnât expected to begin until mid-year.
Thatâs a bit less than generous. He also has an unparalleled record of leading banks into collapse and has extensive experience in writing dull articles on the theme of âBiology jargon- therefore right-wing politicsâ.
Ivermectinâs powerful anti-inflammatory side effects at work, I know from recent personal experience. Same effect as doxycycline which is also proving to help against the effects of covid in the same way.
What they really need to do is come up with a drug that has the same effect, but can be taken longer than two weeks, as neither ivermectin nor doxycycline can be taken long term. It would help long-haulers and so much more.
Iâm guessing turmeric wonât do the trick.
No Sputnik? (The 91.5% from their lab trials - if true - makes it the 3rd most effective vaccine to date.)
Your English skills far exceed Mr. Ridleyâs skills in virology!