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[Gil Dobie]

TrUsT tHe Political ScIeNcE

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[SeattleGriz]

MIT publicly challenged to vaccine debate, but still have not accepted. Surely a prestigious school such as MIT should be able to body slam the heretics.

[Gil Dobie]

MIT publicly challenged to vaccine debate, but still have not accepted. Surely a prestigious school such as MIT should be able to body slam the heretics.

Those dang liberals.

[Winterborn]

MIT publicly challenged to vaccine debate, but still have not accepted. Surely a prestigious school such as MIT should be able to body slam the heretics.

Those dang liberals.

Just protecting their paycheck, I mean grant money.....

[SDHornet]

[SeattleGriz]

Those dang liberals.

Just protecting their paycheck, I mean grant money.....

Toe the line!

[AZGrizFan]

It’s a damned miracle!!!!!

[houndawg]

Just protecting their paycheck, I mean grant money.....

Toe the line!

Something we agree on - most folks here seem to think its tow the line. We had a discussion years ago about whether the term comes from horse-pulled barges on the Erie Canal or prizefighting

[AZGrizFan]

Toe the line!

Something we agree on - most folks here seem to think its tow the line. We had a discussion years ago about whether the term comes from horse-pulled barges on the Erie Canal or prizefighting

Well, it’s neither of those, but you’re right about one thing. It IS “toe the line”, not “tow the line”.

[Ivytalk]

Something we agree on - most folks here seem to think its tow the line. We had a discussion years ago about whether the term comes from horse-pulled barges on the Erie Canal or prizefighting

Well, it’s neither of those, but you’re right about one thing. It IS “toe the line”, not “tow the line”.

Time to consult our resident oracle on damn near everything.

89Hen

[UNI88]

Well, it’s neither of those, but you’re right about one thing. It IS “toe the line”, not “tow the line”.

Time to consult our resident oracle on damn near everything.

89Hen

89 is trying to spot a White-breasted Nuthatch.

Toe the line. Originally a military term used with dimwitted grunts like Houndy to make sure they lined up where they were supposed to.

[AZGrizFan]

Time to consult our resident oracle on damn near everything.

89Hen

89 is trying to spot a White-breasted Nuthatch.

Toe the line. Originally a military term used with dimwitted grunts like Houndy to make sure they lined up where they were supposed to.

Exactly.

[SDHornet]

Remember when this was a conspiracy theory?

[SDHornet]

[Winterborn]

Time to consult our resident oracle on damn near everything.

89Hen

89 is trying to spot a White-breasted Nuthatch.

Toe the line. Originally a military term used with dimwitted grunts like Houndy to make sure they lined up where they were supposed to.

British Army and Navy used it.

[Gil Dobie]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

[SeattleGriz]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

Sorry Gil. Vaccines had very little to do with the curves dropping. Omicron simply ran it's course.

[AZGrizFan]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

If you truly believe vaccines are working, how are you going to explain the next inevitable wave of cases?

[UNI88]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

If you truly believe vaccines are working, how are you going to explain the next inevitable wave of cases?

IMO, vaccines have helped but naturally become less effective as the virus mutates. I'm interested in how the lockdown crowd will respond to the next variant. What will they prioritize? What they believe is best for public health or their chances in the 2022 elections.

[GannonFan]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

Sorry Gil. Vaccines had very little to do with the curves dropping. Omicron simply ran it's course.

Indeed, the nature of omicron was that it was very short lived. Natural immunities, especially now post omicron, should be helping as well.

[Gil Dobie]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

Sorry Gil. Vaccines had very little to do with the curves dropping. Omicron simply ran it's course.

Because the vaccine was able to take on Omicron variants rather easily.

[Gil Dobie]

Sorry Gil. Vaccines had very little to do with the curves dropping. Omicron simply ran it's course.

Indeed, the nature of omicron was that it was very short lived. Natural immunities, especially now post omicron, should be helping as well.

Let's see, who should I listen to?

SeattleGriz, UNI88, Gannonfan or the Mayo Clinic.

Sorry, you are great guys, but I'll go with Mayo on medical questions.

[Gil Dobie]

Sure is a lit of people posting that covid is over since my posts on the numbers going down. Still going down and looking better, but not over. Vaccines are working, and a big FU to RFK Jr.

If you truly believe vaccines are working, how are you going to explain the next inevitable wave of cases?

The vaccines reduced that wave, the Omicron variants.

[GannonFan]

Sorry Gil. Vaccines had very little to do with the curves dropping. Omicron simply ran it's course.

Because the vaccine was able to take on Omicron variants rather easily.

They literally said people had to get boosters because the vaccine was not very effective against Omicron at all. And how many people ended up getting boosters? Hey, I'm pro-vaccine and pro-booster, when they let me get the 4th shot I'll do it in a heartbeat. But you're being dishonest here, the powers that be were very clear that the vaccines, without boosters, were not very effective against Omicron, and that people had to get boosted. We didn't have a big percentage of people get their boosters (not even half of the people who originally got the first vaccine) and yet Omicron came and went pretty quickly (just like it did everywhere in the world). Clearly something other than the vaccine was contributing to this. That's not even controversial.

[Gil Dobie]

If you truly believe vaccines are working, how are you going to explain the next inevitable wave of cases?

IMO, vaccines have helped but naturally become less effective as the virus mutates. I'm interested in how the lockdown crowd will respond to the next variant. What will they prioritize? What they believe is best for public health or their chances in the 2022 elections.

There was a recent report that the booster did a great job fighting Omicron and it's variants.

There is also the recent Washington State Dept of Health statistics that show, vaccinated people were 5-7 times less likely to get covid, be hospitalized and die from covid, than unvaccinated people.