Get With The Program
Dear Editor,
Why can’t we just follow the science?
Masks and the plastic shields everywhere are among the most useless items in existence. Feel good response to COVID is not what we needed and remains in that category.
The vaccine works, we know that as factual information and by way of encouraging our sheeple to get the shot(s), those refusing to receive it should not be permitted in restaurants, theaters or public places in general. Simply look at the numbers, 99+ percent of new cases are not vaccinated.
This is like being back in the Marine Corps where mass punishment is how teamwork is established. We referred to those as the 10 percent who never get the word. I am tired of suffering these restrictions because some people refuse to get with the program. With the current administration enjoying their foot on our necks and local officials following in their footsteps, we will never get on top of the problem.
Someday there has to be an advantage for those who care enough about their fellow men and women to get the vaccine, beyond protecting their own lives. By mandating a “hunker down” response we are encouraging those who have decided to go about spreading the disease because they are the problem.
I am not a totally devoted Sen. Rand Paul fan, but he is absolutely correct on this one, we are listening to the wrong “experts.”
Rich Carrera
Glad another “expert” has crawled from under a rock to give their testimony; check out swine flu “vaccine” of 1976…another one for the “know-what’s good for EVERYONE ELSE” category!
Rich, please don’t chastise people from exercising their right to freely choose what to do with an experimental shot.
By the way, where do you get your information? I can remember when it was going to take 2 weeks to flatten the curve and soon after achieve herd immunity!
Here’s what the CDC website led me to believe today, but take it all with a grain of salt because they freely choose how to collect and report their data.
‘A total of 10,262 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections had been reported from 46 U.S. states and territories as of April 30, 2021.’
Then another page states this:
‘As of August 2, 2021, more than 164 million people in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
During the same time, CDC received reports from 49 U.S. states and territories of 7,525 patients with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection who were hospitalized or died.’
Who will tell us the truth? Until then, please don’t chastise me.
So when this is fully approved next month you’ll agree that EVERYONE should get it?
Yay!
Looks like somebody can’t handle that data changes daily during pandemics as we learn more and treatments, preventive measures become clearer about what is and isn’t effective.
Early in pandemic, there were an amazing amount of unknowns and professionals advised the public based on past experience and of course with what little data was available. As the pandemic progressed, we had more data and studies of that data and advise changed and become clearer. For example, the need to clean surfaces is far less critical as enough data was gathered to understand transmission trends etc…
Don’t use learning on the fly as a way to promote doubt of the amazing professionals that have and are still protecting Americans from this awful virus by advising us on the best practices and tools for defending against Covid.
To do so is unpatriotic, unintelligent and down right dangerous. I am embarrassed that the Rhino Times doesn’t take a stronger editorial stand on this issue. They seem to be going the way of the Republican Party….down the drain of nutters and fools.
You ought to be embarrassed by your remarks.
Better than mom being embarrassed by you. Sorry, son, you are a disgrace.
I recently had blood work done at the lab and told them that I’d heard that only the people who had NOT gotten the jab were getting covid and they said NOT TRUE and we should know! They said EVERYBODY was getting it, jabbed and unjabbed! This younger generation need to watch actual footage of Hitler and how he struck fear into Germany to make them obey him in singling out Jews who they were friend’s and neighbors with separating them all because Hitler said they were like rats and needed to be exterminated. I fear I’m seeing the hatred spread and it is WRONG WRONG.
95 percent of current covid hospitalizations (like what is currently overwhelming hospitals in TX, FL, and LA) are unvaccinated. Some studies have shown the Pfizer vaccine to only be 46 percent effective against contracting the Delta variant of the virus….BUT you have much less impactful symptoms due to the stronger immune response you received from the vaccine.
But of course, discuss this with your personal education professionals. And not the nutters mostly post here.
I believe the states mentioned are seeing a high influx of unvaccinated people enter from across the border and spread out. No one seems to be concerned about that fact.,
All Georgians and Alabamians are illegals!
Rich,
Well said! As a 70 year old I am vaccinated for every possible disease one could get! This is not a political issue, it is plain common sense! Protect yourself, your friends, your family, and America! How could one ignore the facts of how effective COVID Vaccines are. Honestly, I have sympathy and then no sympathy for those that don’t get vaccinated! It’s a cruel disease, why take a chance?
Jim Donaldson
Chris,
Would the nutters you are talking about be the 88% of African Americans and Hispanics who have not been vaccinated. In your world, wouldn’t that description be considered racist. Maybe you think Republicans are suppressing the vaccine like they “suppress” the vote.
What about the hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated people entering our country and spread out to communities across America through your parties policies. Are they also nutters.
Your rhetoric is part of the the problem, instead of the solution. Do you think ostracizing people is the answer .Selective science and studies are certainly not.
Yes, vaccinations are a huge deterrent to the spread of the virus. But a lot of people on your side of the fence aren’t getting vaccinated either. Which is another part of the problem. “Sides”
As a part of the $3.5 trillion package you guys are trying to ram through that has very little to do with Covid, how about appropriating some money and run entertaining ads promoting vaccinations. Aimed at EVERYONE in American. Plenty of subtle promotions on systematic racism, gay rights, defunding police etc, etc.. Don’t you think Vaccination promotion deserve a little air time.
35% of African Americans and 37% of Hispanic Americans are fully vaccinated in NC according to NCDHHS.
RHINO, stop letting your patrons spread lies at your business.