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Re: Texas is open!
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Just like if I said most people in your family are stupid - I am clearly not comparing you to one another. I'm comparing you to the general population, not just to one another.
Geez, was this comment really called for? Are you going to claim you're not being as petty, nasty, or immature here as you're calling out other people? How is this part of the civil discourse you claim to want others to engage in? I'm not seeing where anybody mentioned your family.
I'm being both funny and immature at the same time, since Hofstra was clearly not understanding how the statistics she was seemingly such an expert on actually worked.
Stop obsessing over me on this thread and move on already. Your argument made no sense which is why I walked away from arguing with you. It's time to let it go, you're just embarrassing yourself at this point.
OMG this is so funny. Even after my very simple example you still do not understand how it works. Sweetie, I was an accounting/finance major and I took many advanced stats classes. The only one embarrassing themselves here is you.
And I am not obsessing on you - I was simply pointing out how ironic it was that you tried to school me on how most Americans are not that bright and then you called half of American's "dumb AF." I am assuming if half are dumb AF, then some are probably just plain dumb but not quite dumb AF, and then a few are "not that bright," so maybe you actually agree with me after all that most American's overall are not that bright. Follow my logic? Probably not.
Oh. You're still rambling on??? 
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
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Just like if I said most people in your family are stupid - I am clearly not comparing you to one another. I'm comparing you to the general population, not just to one another.
Geez, was this comment really called for? Are you going to claim you're not being as petty, nasty, or immature here as you're calling out other people? How is this part of the civil discourse you claim to want others to engage in? I'm not seeing where anybody mentioned your family.
I'm being both funny and immature at the same time, since Hofstra was clearly not understanding how the statistics she was seemingly such an expert on actually worked.
Stop obsessing over me on this thread and move on already. Your argument made no sense which is why I walked away from arguing with you. It's time to let it go, you're just embarrassing yourself at this point.
OMG this is so funny. Even after my very simple example you still do not understand how it works. Sweetie, I was an accounting/finance major and I took many advanced stats classes. The only one embarrassing themselves here is you.
And I am not obsessing on you - I was simply pointing out how ironic it was that you tried to school me on how most Americans are not that bright and then you called half of American's "dumb AF." I am assuming if half are dumb AF, then some are probably just plain dumb but not quite dumb AF, and then a few are "not that bright," so maybe you actually agree with me after all that most American's overall are not that bright. Follow my logic? Probably not.
Oh. You're still rambling on???
Why are you so nasty to everyone that proves you wrong?
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Re: Texas is open!
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No one but an ESL teacher would find grammar jokes funny.
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I personally love grammar humor. 
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Hofstra26
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Re: Texas is open!
Same. 
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
Oh. You're still rambling on???
Yup rambling and rambling.....
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
Same.
Explains a lot....
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
Posted by Hofstra26
Oh. You're still rambling on???
Yup rambling and rambling.....
and rambling and actually making sense as I see no links to prove that half of America is dumb AF
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
Posted by Hofstra26
Oh. You're still rambling on???
Yup rambling and rambling.....
I wonder what half in her house she considers dumb af then since half of America is dumb AF according to her.
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Re: Texas is open!
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Posted by Hofstra26
Oh. You're still rambling on???
Yup rambling and rambling.....
and rambling and actually making sense as I see no links to prove that half of America is dumb AF
Well I actually do agree that as a nation we are not the brightest bunch but I have nothing to prove it. I wouldn't quite call us dumb AF though. Maybe just some of us....
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Texas is open!
Did Hofstra just say that lulu was obsessed with the thread? Totally brings the great Regina George to my mind. Why are you so obsessed with me? Although I don’t think Regina George would be into grammar humor
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Hofstra26
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Re: Texas is open!
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Did Hofstra just say that lulu was obsessed with the thread? Totally brings the great Regina George to my mind. Why are you so obsessed with me? Although I don’t think Regina George would be into grammar humor
Hi again VB.
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
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Posted by Hofstra26
Oh. You're still rambling on???
Yup rambling and rambling.....
and rambling and actually making sense as I see no links to prove that half of America is dumb AF
Well I actually do agree that as a nation we are not the brightest bunch but I have nothing to prove it. I wouldn't quite call us dumb AF though. Maybe just some of us....
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Re: Texas is open!
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Posted by Anotherplease
Did Hofstra just say that lulu was obsessed with the thread? Totally brings the great Regina George to my mind. Why are you so obsessed with me? Although I don’t think Regina George would be into grammar humor
Hi again VB.
You just keep making a fool out of yourself over and over with thinking people have more than 1 poster name, at least me. Maybe it is you with a double personality. Shrug.
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| Posted 3/3/21 10:30 PM |
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Naturalmama
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Texas is open!
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
Well the more fire there is on Cuomo it seems the more we open so we might be better than you think. Other states are opening and we will see how that works out.
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Hofstra26
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
I don't understand why anyone thinks normalcy can be achieved simply because they can't live like this anymore. 
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
I don't understand why anyone thinks normalcy can be achieved simply because they can't live like this anymore.
I just posted how Cuomo is opening more things soon. That is more normalcy. Mite people being able to work. My kid gets to go back to school full time soon.
I don’t know what is going on in NJ but the harder they are on Cuomo and the more people suing him, the more normalcy we are getting.
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
Exactly and we will have to live with this like other viruses probably forever. We have learned how to deal with it better after a year but thinking you will know who has gotten a vaccine is not logical.
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Naturalmama
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
You are correct. I do not think the virus will ever be eradicated. The vaccine is our best hope for getting somewhat back to normal. But if you want my opinion, the life we knew before covid is gone forever. I do think we will eventually get to a point where we are close to what we knew. But never exactly the way it was.
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Hofstra26
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
Nobody thinks we're eradicating the virus, not even those of us who are willing to take the vaccine. It's NEVER been about eliminating COVID but minimizing the symptoms if you contract it along with minimizing the spread. The less hosts, the less spread, the less mutations. That's why a vaccine is so important.
The good news is, it won't take the U.S. five years to get enough people vaccinated, it'll take just a few months at the current pace. So if enough citizens in this country are vaccinated to where we reach herd immunity then we'll be in much better shape as a nation even though it'll take other countries longer to catch up. More normalcy for us despite what's happening globally.
Regardless of whether you (collective you) want the vaccine or not, it's absolutely the answer to ending this nightmare whether that takes a few months or a few years.
When Will US Reach Herd Immunity
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective. Naturalama hit it all on the head
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
I don't understand why anyone thinks normalcy can be achieved simply because they can't live like this anymore.
It's magical thinking. It's like raging at people who have been in favor of staying the course and taking the recommended precautions even though we all hate lockdowns, masks, and restrictions the same. Naturalmama hit it all on the head.
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by lululu
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
Nobody thinks we're eradicating the virus, not even those of us who are willing to take the vaccine. It's NEVER been about eliminating COVID but minimizing the symptoms if you contract it along with minimizing the spread. The less hosts, the less spread, the less mutations. That's why a vaccine is so important.
The good news is, it won't take the U.S. five years to get enough people vaccinated, it'll take just a few months at the current pace. So if enough citizens in this country are vaccinated to where we reach herd immunity then we'll be in much better shape as a nation even though it'll take other countries longer to catch up. More normalcy for us despite what's happening globally.
Regardless of whether you (collective you) want the vaccine or not, it's absolutely the answer to ending this nightmare whether that takes a few months or a few years.
When Will US Reach Herd Immunity
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by lululu
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
Nobody thinks we're eradicating the virus, not even those of us who are willing to take the vaccine. It's NEVER been about eliminating COVID but minimizing the symptoms if you contract it along with minimizing the spread. The less hosts, the less spread, the less mutations. That's why a vaccine is so important.
The good news is, it won't take the U.S. five years to get enough people vaccinated, it'll take just a few months at the current pace. So if enough citizens in this country are vaccinated to where we reach herd immunity then we'll be in much better shape as a nation even though it'll take other countries longer to catch up. More normalcy for us despite what's happening globally.
Regardless of whether you (collective you) want the vaccine or not, it's absolutely the answer to ending this nightmare whether that takes a few months or a few years.
When Will US Reach Herd Immunity
But we are not going to close our borders so it will all depend on the effectiveness of the vaccines on existing and future variants. As we have already seen with Covid 19 it is highly contagious and so if the vaccine ends up not being effective on a mutation we will be back to square one. Like I said in another thread i often wonder if we will look back one day and realize we would have lost less lives if we had not had all of these isolation orders in place and allowed natural herd immunity to happen. Only time will tell.
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Re: Texas is open!
Posted by lululu
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by lululu
Posted by Naturalmama
Thank you to those who replied to my question.
A valid point was made that the elderly and immunocompromised will most likely have their shot. Fair argument.
I guess my question wasn't worded properly. The more people are left vulnerable to the virus, even asymptomatically, the more likely we will see new variants that over time could become more dangerous or completely evade the vaccine. Every scientist under the sun has said this, including Dr. Fauci. The whole "why do you worry if you're vaccinated" argument doesn't hold water. Every vaccine in existence has only worked so well due to herd immunity. A virus dies out when there is no longer hosts to infect.
But if a significant portion of the population is left vulnerable, it will continue to circulate, and before long, the mutations occur that render vaccines and treatments ineffective.
I am not arguing anyone who doesn't want the vaccine. My whole point is if you choose not to get vaccinated, you have to accept the path to normalcy will be prolonged. As much as you want life to go back to February 2020, it isn't going to. Not anytime soon. And definitely not if enough people refuse the vaccine.
So, don't get the vaccine. Complain all you want about restrictions. But if you're looking for a pre-covid world right now, you aren't going to get it.
The problem is that covid is a global problem now but the vaccine will not be available globally on a widespread basis any time soon.
Here is a good article discussing global immunity
It will take close to 5 years to have enough people vaccinated world wide. In the mean time the virus will continue to mutate and there will be new variants. People behave as if we are just a few months away from eradicating this virus.
Nobody thinks we're eradicating the virus, not even those of us who are willing to take the vaccine. It's NEVER been about eliminating COVID but minimizing the symptoms if you contract it along with minimizing the spread. The less hosts, the less spread, the less mutations. That's why a vaccine is so important.
The good news is, it won't take the U.S. five years to get enough people vaccinated, it'll take just a few months at the current pace. So if enough citizens in this country are vaccinated to where we reach herd immunity then we'll be in much better shape as a nation even though it'll take other countries longer to catch up. More normalcy for us despite what's happening globally.
Regardless of whether you (collective you) want the vaccine or not, it's absolutely the answer to ending this nightmare whether that takes a few months or a few years.
When Will US Reach Herd Immunity
But we are not going to close our borders so it will all depend on the effectiveness of the vaccines on existing and future variants. As we have already seen with Covid 19 it is highly contagious and so if the vaccine ends up not being effective on a mutation we will be back to square one. Like I said in another thread i often wonder if we will look back one day and realize we would have lost less lives if we had not had all of these isolation orders in place and allowed natural herd immunity to happen. Only time will tell.
It's hard to know what could've been but ultimately, I think we did what was necessary early on to protect ourselves. As for the long term effectiveness of the vaccine, my opinion is that any protection against COVID is better than no protection. Time will definitely tell how this all goes.
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