To Vaccinate or Not---The Rat Flu Odyssey Continues

[The AD]

Some movement in Washington state. Gov. Inslee is removing outdoor mask mandates next week. Nothing yet on indoor masking. Masks are currently required for outdoor gatherings of over 500.

[altasnob]

I see Illinois is removing all indoor mask mandates except in hospitals, nursing homes and schools. What is the rationale for keeping masks on in schools? I understand protecting the vulnerable but why kids which would seem to be at the bottom of the vulnerability scale?

Powerful, pro-mask, teacher's union.

The tidal wave is on. States are rushing to either modify their mask rules, or setting press conferences to tell everyone they're discussing when to lift their mask rules. This all despite the fact there has been no change in the advice from the White House and CDC.

In the NYTimes today, Dr. Varma, who was the Covid adviser to de Blasio and helped guide NYC’s pandemic response, says he still has an idea of what objective metric should be used to determine when mask rules should end in schools ("when there’s universal vaccination among kids and adults in schools, hospitalizations have been stable or declining for at least four weeks and rapid tests and high-quality masks are abundant and free for anyone who wants one in school"). But states that "since we are unlikely to reach these levels soon, the next best option is for governors and mayors to decide what to do."

The mask issue is now 100% political. No politician wants to be seen as overly restrictive on masks as their constituency transforms from pro-mask, to anti-mask.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/o...trictions.html

[CarlMega]

Powerful, pro-mask, teacher's union.

Vax thread brah. Maybe post your agenda over in the rat flu one?

[JaytaeMoney]

Hey listen altafuckstick, the next time my 2 year old peaks a 102 feaver I hope to god he is vaccinated because the ONLY reason he does will be the result of yet another covid infection.

This is a very confusing sentence. Are you being sarcastic or do you really think the only thing that can cause a 102 fever in a two year old is covid?

[XXX-er]

XXX - your townsfolk

2 B.C. doctors went on a COVID-19 speaking tour. Colleagues say their misinformation put public at risk

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...tion-1.6334580

I don't think that is my town, BC is a very big place, there are a couple of anti vax MD's in this town but not these guys and i havent heard of any local MD stupid enough to go on a speaking tour and have to deal with the ramifications of it

a lot of crayon eaters localy for sure but the death figures are WAY less than you folks down thar

2800 dead per million pop vs 900 dead per million pop

[bennymac]

I don't think that is my town, BC is a very big place, there are a couple of anti vax MD's in this town but not these guys and i havent heard of any local MD stupid enough to go on a speaking tour and have to deal with the ramifications of it

a lot of crayon eaters localy for sure but the death figures are WAY less than you folks down thar

2800 dead per million pop vs 900 dead per million pop

Sorry I thought you lived in Terrace. My bad.

[XXX-er]

CBC reporter talked to these guys in Terrace but they are not from Terrace

one is from Lytton so buddy doesnt even have a practice cuz the whole town burned down in a fire storm and the other is from Denman island

garyfromterrace lives in terrace

[riser4]

garyfromterrace lives in terrace

Interesting.

[bennymac]

CBC reporter talked to these guys in Terrace but they are not from Terrace

one is from Lytton so buddy doesnt even have a practice cuz the whole town burned down in a fire storm and the other is from Denman island

garyfromterrace lives in terrace

maybe read the article first - these quacks went to Terrace to give a talk - there is even a photo of the meeting. That's all I was getting at.

[bodywhomper]

Dr Eric Feigl-Ding posted a Twitter thread today about covid severity (specifically omicron) and kids. Most of it was focused on kids 0-4 and hospitalization rates in the US, South Africa, and Denmark. The Denmark data included a graph showing current hospitalization rates of children age 0-2 being higher than age group 65-79 and lower than 80+. He also includes the data for the increase in death rate in England in children, especially young children, for December and January.

[XXX-er]

maybe read the article first - these quacks went to Terrace to give a talk - there is even a photo of the meeting. That's all I was getting at.

yeah, I'm still not from terrace

thats all i was getting at

[bennymac]

yeah, I'm still not from terrace

thats all i was getting at

that and telling me where the doctors were from, telling me about Lytton etc etc - yeah thanks I read the article before I posted it.

[XXX-er]

Interesting.

under location he used to have " where do you think ? "

he left many clues for the clue-less eh ?

[XXX-er]

that and telling me where the doctors were from, telling me about Lytton etc etc - yeah thanks I read the article before I posted it.

Anti vaxers and dead people with covid are a dime a doz nowdays but my big takaway ftom that artical is that they were pointing out the college of physicians were not doing their job and it sez as much in the lead sentance

" One doctor says College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. needs to do more to tackle misinformation "

[MTT]

I see Illinois is removing all indoor mask mandates except in hospitals, nursing homes and schools. What is the rationale for keeping masks on in schools? I understand protecting the vulnerable but why kids which would seem to be at the bottom of the vulnerability scale?

Maybe they think all the kids are being raised by their elderly grandparents

Is that racist?

Masks on school kids makes no real world sense to me. The real reasons for pushing this go into conspiracy theory territory

[SumJongGuy]

Anti vaxers and dead people with covid are a dime a doz nowdays but my big takaway ftom that artical is that they were pointing out the college of physicians were not doing their job and it sez as much in the lead sentance

" One doctor says College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. needs to do more to tackle misinformation "

A fair amount of teachers are older folks or other high risk. Being in the same 20 by 20 room with 30 people for 6 hours delivers a lot of viral load if one or more has COVID. Not the same as most other jobs where people come and go intermittently.

[XXX-er]

A fair amount of teachers are older folks or other high risk. Being in the same 20 by 20 room with 30 people for 6 hours delivers a lot of viral load if one or more has COVID. Not the same as most other jobs where people come and go intermittently.

Being a vaxer I won't argue with that ^^ but the article in question was specificaly about whether the college of physicians in BC are doing their job and it brings up a case of 2 particular rogue MDs who were not from Terrace (where i don't live) doing a traveling anti vax road show

[Hopeless Sinner]

Being a vaxer I won't argue with that ^^ but the article in question was specificaly about whether the college of physicians in BC are doing their job and it brings up a case of 2 particular rogue MDs who were not from Terrace (where i don't live) doing a traveling anti vax road show

I'm guessing there is some wires crossed, standby for SJG to clarify.

[XXX-er]

yeah a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have yous

[Hopeless Sinner]

yeah a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have yous

I think he was replying to MTT's post re school masking.

[bennymac]

yeah a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have yous

It certainly begs the question

[old goat]

I filed a formal complaint with the California Medical Board against that jackass Stanford radiologist disinformationist that Trump hired. They were not interested.
And yes, Stanford jackass is redundant.

[The AD]

Masks on school kids makes no real world sense to me.

You don't think school kids are a massive vector for infectious disease?

[SumJongGuy]

Being a vaxer I won't argue with that ^^ but the article in question was specificaly about whether the college of physicians in BC are doing their job and it brings up a case of 2 particular rogue MDs who were not from Terrace (where i don't live) doing a traveling anti vax road show

My bad I meant to quote MTT se below

I'm guessing there is some wires crossed, standby for SJG to clarify.

Correct, should have been MTT quoted..

Maybe they think all the kids are being raised by their elderly grandparents

Is that racist?

Masks on school kids makes no real world sense to me. The real reasons for pushing this go into conspiracy theory territory

Mulligan!
A fair amount of teachers are older folks or other high risk. Being in the same 20 by 20 room with 30 people for 6 hours delivers a lot of viral load if one or more has COVID. Not the same as most other jobs where people come and go intermittently.

[MTT]

So y’all figure this is a viable way forward? Mask school age kids

Really. How well do you think the mask protocol has been going?

You have mainstreamed cooties. And the kids treat it about the same