Archy1221 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said: Great joke but let's be real. There are too many conspiracy nut antivaxxers for us to hit 70% by Easter Even Fauci says herd immunity from vaccines by early summer. Jokes on him I guess 1 Link to comment
Scarlet Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, TGHusker said: I wonder if the vaccine will work against new strains? https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13474181/new-coronavirus-strain-spreading-hancock/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/yes-the-coronavirus-mutates-but-that-shouldnt-affect-the-current-crop-of-vaccines-150541 2 Link to comment
knapplc Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Thanks trump 1 Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Archy1221 said: Even Fauci says herd immunity from vaccines by early summer. Jokes on him I guess Herd immunity and 70% of the population getting the vaccine are not one in the same thing. Immunity can also be achieved by contracting the coronavirus. Link to comment
knapplc Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 4 hours ago, knapplc said: Quick update on this - apparently this guy needs a GoFundMe for his medical care? I could have sworn some persons on this here website were saying America has the best healthcare system in the world. If it's so great, why would this dude need help paying for medical care? 1 Link to comment
RedDenver Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Sweden tried for herd immunity by letting the virus spread. Not going well: Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, knapplc said: Quick update on this - apparently this guy needs a GoFundMe for his medical care? I could have sworn some persons on this here website were saying America has the best healthcare system in the world. If it's so great, why would this dude need help paying for medical care? That’s me and It does have the best healthcare system in the world. 1 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, RedDenver said: Sweden tried for herd immunity by letting the virus spread. Not going well: I thought some said socialist healthcare systems are the best in the world 2 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 49 minutes ago, knapplc said: Quick update on this - apparently this guy needs a GoFundMe for his medical care? I could have sworn some persons on this here website were saying America has the best healthcare system in the world. If it's so great, why would this dude need help paying for medical care? How is it possible that a position this high ranking doesn't have insurance with an out of pocket max? Also, this is the first I have heard/seen of Covid accelerating diabetes to the point of losing a limb. Is that now a thing? 1 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 57 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said: Herd immunity and 70% of the population getting the vaccine are not one in the same thing. Immunity can also be achieved by contracting the coronavirus. I realize that. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1251151 1 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: How is it possible that a position this high ranking doesn't have insurance with an out of pocket max? Also, this is the first I have heard/seen of Covid accelerating diabetes to the point of losing a limb. Is that now a thing? It’s probably a combination of things, loss of income, therapy, insurance deductible/copay. 2 Link to comment
commando Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: How is it possible that a position this high ranking doesn't have insurance with an out of pocket max? Also, this is the first I have heard/seen of Covid accelerating diabetes to the point of losing a limb. Is that now a thing? if i recall correctly 1 of the issues with covid is micro clotting (is that the right term?) and diabetics have circulation issues...so i can see it accelerating the diabetes 1 Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, Archy1221 said: I realize that. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1251151 "Depending on whether enough people can be persuaded to get inoculated, he said, it could be "sometime by the end of March, the beginning of April, that the normal healthy man and woman in the street who has no underlying conditions would likely get it."" Key words depending on how many can be persuaded Link to comment
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