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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
That is a fair point. I had also made that connection, as the 7,900 had to come from somewhere. But then we had further numbers confusion... and leading me to think he really has no particular numbers in mind, just a general "bigger numbers make a more impressive point" philosophy (still...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
Top Google result for reported adverse events is from the CDC... None of the numbers in there are anything like your 8,000 out of 1,000,000. Just... if you are seriously trying to have a discussion about adverse effects, why didn't you bother to collect the reference info...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
The thoughts you are provoking from me are less about your questions and more about why you are asking them/why you think they are meaningful. The trolley question? How many of us do you think that is new to? This is a written discussion, not our college philosophy classes where we could all...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
B) Your statement is not perfect. 😆- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
I don't believe anyone has argued with the bolded bits... Prove me wrong. What is bending me out of shape is that your message has a weight of 95% on points ABC and 5% on points DE (which I'll just add for you: D) vaccines are the best method of preventing the spread/mutation of the disease...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
Bali, if you want to see the actual research, google that shit. It's easily available. Ruserious already pointed out the central portion of the article you posted, as regards vaccine effectiveness. The reason people take this tone (like they are talking to idiots or those who are wilfully...- HappyMan
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DON'T PANIC.... well, maybe a little bit.
I thought of that person as a hypothetical person, not a real person with personal circumstances. I answered the question (which nobody asked) "what do you think about entitled people in general?" without thinking that there was an actual, specific, person attached. Those general statements were...- HappyMan
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DON'T PANIC.... well, maybe a little bit.
I'm now regretting my commentary on the topic of entitled people in general, as it has become apparent that there is a known individual (whom I don't know) attached. I should have realized that was foolish and potentially insulting. Sorry to whomever you are.- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
Hawk, you must know that the vaccines all reduce infection rates, which reduces the rate at which the virus both spreads and mutates. So, the "skin off my back" is: greater chance they will become infected and then infect myself and others (even if we are vaccinated), the greater chance that...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
To be fair, he didn't start with Hitler on the profile pic. I didn't notice it until after he stopped posting. Doubt anyone read the profile until he started calling people pomegranates. So bizarre to have someone be a member for two years and then start popping off with ALL the crazy, all at...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
Hawk, when you quoted this you cut the part where the medical experts were mentioned... common habit of vaccine skeptics.- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
Lol. I'm not that clever, Bali, but even I can understand that the vaccines are saving lives. Even I can understand that they are the best solution that we currently have. Even I can understand that you don't need to pointlessly muddy the waters during an international health crisis. Some...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
There's not a lot of fraternity to be found in refusing a vaccine because you believe it goes against your own, personal, best interest. There is not much to be had in opposing the "good" lockdowns and vaccines in favor of the (impossible)"perfect" magical vaccine when it means more people will...- HappyMan
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My FIL RIP
Seems like you had some respect for the man. My condolences. It's true what you say about your wife being home at the right time. Not being able to go to her father's funeral would have been horrible. Too bad you can't be there with her, man. My condolences. Keep the faith, man.- HappyMan
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DON'T PANIC.... well, maybe a little bit.
I don't know, man. To me, there is a difference between complaining about a situation that sucks and wanting it to be better for everyone (in general) and complaining that the situation can't be made better for you (specifically, and who gives a shit about the general problem?). Most of the...- HappyMan
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I think the entire lead up is barbaric
Are you sure this is accurate? Neighbor's wife was a vegan and I heard him yelling about "bloody tofu" every time she cooked. Maybe she was a raw vegan? Other people's religions...- HappyMan
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Extended SIX weeks more
I've heard a couple of Indonesians I know talking about protests and revolutions in the last week (and I talked to a maximum of 10 people this week). They are both still employed, but they were talking about the economy and how the government can stop traffic but not loan payments. These two...- HappyMan
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Moved to Bekasi
The only time I regularly hung out with expats was when I was still working at English First, 10 years ago. It was an easy thing to follow a group of mates to the bar from work and just bullshit until bedtime. Once I got married, the wife wasn't up for listening to a bunch of people who work...- HappyMan
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Vaccine effectiveness and Herd Immunity
You don't toss rubbish on someone's lawn and then demand they explain why they think it is rubbish.- HappyMan
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