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herbalhippie wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:47 pm ^^ Is this something to do with Covid, or is this about health in general?
sorry i am trying to avoid using words Covid. Even thought i know this is the only place that doesn't ban it. Hopefully it stays this way until ya'll cant speak about anything anymore. I am assuming everyone already can catch on to what i am hinting too. Its kinda like saying burning kratom... mannn its like what is this world coming too???

Just incase if some of you still not convinced , here is Israeli brave people speaking out ... https://www.vaxtestimonies.org/en/ ..... Isreal is what 95% got it?
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brave777 wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:52 pm
herbalhippie wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:47 pm ^^ Is this something to do with Covid, or is this about health in general?
sorry i am trying to avoid using words Covid. Even thought i know this is the only place that doesn't ban it. Hopefully it stays this way until ya'll cant speak about anything anymore. I am assuming everyone already can catch on to what i am hinting too. Its kinda like saying burning kratom... mannn its like what is this world coming too???

Just incase if some of you still not convinced , here is Israeli brave people speaking out ... https://www.vaxtestimonies.org/en/ ..... Isreal is what 95% got it?

it is weird how the new variant popped up all the sudden in Australia, especially since anyone who travels there has to be 100% vaccinated
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CatfatherB wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 7:05 am
brave777 wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:52 pm
herbalhippie wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:47 pm ^^ Is this something to do with Covid, or is this about health in general?
sorry i am trying to avoid using words Covid. Even thought i know this is the only place that doesn't ban it. Hopefully it stays this way until ya'll cant speak about anything anymore. I am assuming everyone already can catch on to what i am hinting too. Its kinda like saying burning kratom... mannn its like what is this world coming too???

Just incase if some of you still not convinced , here is Israeli brave people speaking out ... https://www.vaxtestimonies.org/en/ ..... Isreal is what 95% got it?

it is weird how the new variant popped up all the sudden in Australia, especially since anyone who travels there has to be 100% vaccinated
These mRNA vaccines are THE most effective vaccine humanity has ever created and reduce hospitalization/death by 90%+ even after 6 months. However, the infection rate drops to like 30-50% after 4 months (hence why a booster is needed) so it can still spread through vaccinated people even if they are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms.

'Vaccine requirement' right now just means the two shots. I don't know of any organization or government requiring a booster. It's really not that weird for a hyper virulent virus to spread.
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brave777 wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:00 am
Greyfeather wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:47 pm
brave777 wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:56 am

Yeah i come off mean a lot of times but i m slowly working what words i choose. Still in a learning phase. I was told that I was a harsh religious leader in my past life. So in this life going 360 the other way around, away from all cults and religions. I am a free Man and no one, i mean no one can or will control me. Its my choice my mind. And advice you all not follow any groups but take what rings true and run with it. Basically listening to your own heart only. Even if wrong decision happen, you still learn from it. I am just glad you guys here very understanding.. 8-)
So you were a religious despot in your past life?
You do know what 360 degrees are, right? It means that you have come all the way around and are still in the same place. That tracks.
Yeah there is ways to see your past lifes, you can do it your selfs by learning hypnosis. But if zero knowledge like me, i rather go to a professionals. You can go to 3 or 10 different regressive hypnosis therapists and you will always see last life same person be it female or male with out therapists knowing each other, just from different therapists you might get different insights of who you were, lets say even 10 lifes back, it dont matter. trough it you can find any info or solve problems. You might go trough test first to laydown to see how fast you start seeing images and get the basics down before you go into hypnosis. Kinda what Alba does https://www.youtube.com/c/AlbaWeinman/videos , you can sign up to her but might wait 2 years... but good thing there are many that practice helping people, dont have to wait 2 years. just look around if in desperate situation for answers. Even watching videos like Albas, you might find answers for your self since many go trough similar situations. Yeah was slightly sleepy when i wrote 360... lol :o One thing i learned from all info that talked on the vaccine, that it is bad.In one of them it talked about how this is just one peice of tech, it is not fully activated yet. in the future there will be a chip that will activate it full swing and you will be owned property. Even thought if you click search pair device in blue tooth, you will see your own number id pop up if your vaxxed. Since there will be many numbers around when you pair in bluetooth section, you have to be in a field away from people to knows your 10 or 12 digit number, i forgot how many numbers it is. it will look something like E3:F7:D9:S2:A0:L1, when some one mentioned it, i was stuck in traffic and clicked pair device to test it, and had so many numbers come up....
lmao are you okay?
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StringThing wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:08 pm

These mRNA vaccines are THE most effective vaccine humanity has ever created and reduce hospitalization/death by 90%+ even after 6 months. However, the infection rate drops to like 30-50% after 4 months (hence why a booster is needed) so it can still spread through vaccinated people even if they are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms.

'Vaccine requirement' right now just means the two shots. I don't know of any organization or government requiring a booster. It's really not that weird for a hyper virulent virus to spread.
Can you please reference your source for this information?
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String , your living in your own world. Not mine. If you referencing if i am ok about the vaxxed having a 12 digit? then i dont know, i just shared what bothers everyone. That could be cell phone number, no one knows , one thing for sure i never seen so many pop up before no matter where. Before it was only what i want to connect too. Everything just fishy as hell. But these days there is missinfo on all sides. Thats why i say, your in your own bubble and iam in mine. I am really hoping you have good intentions to help people and not spread miss info.

Last time i heard, Pfizer was effecting for one month, thats why you need boosters and yet new people still need to start with shot1 then 2, after they can use very effective booster... Go figure... Not only that, Te creator of the shots, said openly its not for him. You can find him saying that all over bitchute. perhaps other platforms too but i decided to dedicate my time to spirituality instead politics so will have to find that vid your self.

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brave777 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:59 pm unless you get paid to leave comments.
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herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:59 am
brave777 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:59 pm unless you get paid to leave comments.
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You can also pm me, if you think i say something offensive so i can delete it, or you can fix it your self. i sure dont want to offend string. All i know , that's exactly what he may believe. Need to learn to be more patient and ask more questions to see where string is coming from... instead of assuming, perhaps he has good intentions and just trying to help. If he post latest not old sources i am willing to take a look, hope string see's this..
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brave777 wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:06 am
herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:59 am
brave777 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:59 pm unless you get paid to leave comments.
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You can also pm me, if you think i say something offensive so i can delete it, or you can fix it your self. i sure dont want to offend string. All i know , that's exactly what he may believe. Need to learn to be more patient and ask more questions to see where string is coming from... instead of assuming, perhaps he has good intentions and just trying to help. If he post latest not old sources i am willing to take a look, hope string see's this..
I don't know about other mods, but I've never PMd someone for a mod comment like this. When you do a mod action in public, everyone learns.
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StringThing wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:08 pm
'Vaccine requirement' right now just means the two shots. I don't know of any organization or government requiring a booster. It's really not that weird for a hyper virulent virus to spread.
News changes fast!
https://www.newsweek.com/more-20-colleg ... ms-1659780
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Ugh.

Don’t Be Surprised When You Get Omicron

America is in for a lot more breakthrough infections. Here’s what to do if you fall sick.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/arch ... ng/621014/
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Lokey wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 8:44 pm News changes fast!
Yes. Follow the science, much as possible and it CAN change as more knowledge is gained. 8-) That's the "scientific method" - this Omicron variant, hitting at a very bad time, Xmas Holiday, when Delta is still wreaking havoc in hospitals... We're ALL tired of wearing masks and shit. More mandates ?? Fine with me.

Just WAIT until Insurance companies all Cancel the anti-vaxxers !! The GOAL is still, work to AVOID getting Covid! - Breakthrough Long Haul Covid
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herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:00 pm America is in for a lot more breakthrough infections.
haha Great Minds think alike - We both posted at exactly the same Time! :lol: . Happy holly-daze Hippie!
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BallzDeep9 wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:07 pm
herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:00 pm America is in for a lot more breakthrough infections.
haha Great Minds think alike - We both posted at exactly the same Time! :lol: . Happy holly-daze Hippie!
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This is not so merry. A thread at the medical sub. Interested in what's going on out there from doctors and nurses pov?

"Iowa, level 2 trauma center, ~400 (I don't want to be specific for reasons) bed hospital. Higher COVID numbers than we were a year ago, frequently hovering around 1 ICU bed and 3-4 med/surg beds and closed to transfers - rural hospitals are understandably desperate and trying to backdoor patients in any way possible. Almost every single patient coming through the ED with COVID is unvaccinated, demanding unreasonable things, and an asshole. The other hospital in our city has been on crit care diversion almost constantly since late September due to staffing issues, many of those times they were on full diversion - obviously, that volume comes to us.

My last day is next week. I'm leaving nursing for good. Sorry guys, but fuck this."

https://old.reddit.com/r/medicine/comme ... ith_covid/
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herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:03 pm This is not so merry. A thread at the medical sub. Interested in what's going on out there from doctors and nurses pov?

"Iowa, level 2 trauma center, ~400 (I don't want to be specific for reasons) bed hospital. Higher COVID numbers than we were a year ago, frequently hovering around 1 ICU bed and 3-4 med/surg beds and closed to transfers - rural hospitals are understandably desperate and trying to backdoor patients in any way possible. Almost every single patient coming through the ED with COVID is unvaccinated, demanding unreasonable things, and an asshole.The other hospital in our city has been on crit care diversion almost constantly since late September due to staffing issues, many of those times they were on full diversion - obviously, that volume comes to us.

My last day is next week. I'm leaving nursing for good. Sorry guys, but fuck this."

https://old.reddit.com/r/medicine/comme ... ith_covid/
This anecdotal report from an individual seems to have a purpose of directing hatred towards unvaxxed. “Almost every patient …unvaxxed…demanding unreasonable things…asshole?” Those comments seem to over generalize and seem odd. It would be better to give concrete examples instead ambiguous derogatory statements.
A published study on risk of myocarditis in covid vs. mRNA vaccine. This is just one study and has its limitations but I think it poses a few questions. Are one size fits all mandates in the best interest of all people? Every medical treatment/medication/procedure has risks and benefits. Where there is risk, should there be choice?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34907393/


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34907393/
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KalieGirl wrote: Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:15 pm
herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:03 pm This is not so merry. A thread at the medical sub. Interested in what's going on out there from doctors and nurses pov?

"Iowa, level 2 trauma center, ~400 (I don't want to be specific for reasons) bed hospital. Higher COVID numbers than we were a year ago, frequently hovering around 1 ICU bed and 3-4 med/surg beds and closed to transfers - rural hospitals are understandably desperate and trying to backdoor patients in any way possible. Almost every single patient coming through the ED with COVID is unvaccinated, demanding unreasonable things, and an asshole.The other hospital in our city has been on crit care diversion almost constantly since late September due to staffing issues, many of those times they were on full diversion - obviously, that volume comes to us.

My last day is next week. I'm leaving nursing for good. Sorry guys, but fuck this."

https://old.reddit.com/r/medicine/comme ... ith_covid/
This anecdotal report from an individual seems to have a purpose of directing hatred towards unvaxxed. “Almost every patient …unvaxxed…demanding unreasonable things…asshole?” Those comments seem to over generalize and seem odd. It would be better to give concrete examples instead ambiguous derogatory statements.
All the comments in the post (from doctors, nurses and medical-adjacent people) are from the individual's personal experience. Any concrete example would be violating HIPAA.
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KalieGirl wrote: Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:15 pm
herbalhippie wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:03 pm This is not so merry. A thread at the medical sub. Interested in what's going on out there from doctors and nurses pov?

"Iowa, level 2 trauma center, ~400 (I don't want to be specific for reasons) bed hospital. Higher COVID numbers than we were a year ago, frequently hovering around 1 ICU bed and 3-4 med/surg beds and closed to transfers - rural hospitals are understandably desperate and trying to backdoor patients in any way possible. Almost every single patient coming through the ED with COVID is unvaccinated, demanding unreasonable things, and an asshole.The other hospital in our city has been on crit care diversion almost constantly since late September due to staffing issues, many of those times they were on full diversion - obviously, that volume comes to us.

My last day is next week. I'm leaving nursing for good. Sorry guys, but fuck this."

https://old.reddit.com/r/medicine/comme ... ith_covid/
This anecdotal report from an individual seems to have a purpose of directing hatred towards unvaxxed. “Almost every patient …unvaxxed…demanding unreasonable things…asshole?” Those comments seem to over generalize and seem odd. It would be better to give concrete examples instead ambiguous derogatory statements.
A published study on risk of myocarditis in covid vs. mRNA vaccine. This is just one study and has its limitations but I think it poses a few questions. Are one size fits all mandates in the best interest of all people? Every medical treatment/medication/procedure has risks and benefits. Where there is risk, should there be choice?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34907393/


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34907393/

Are you familiar with Reddit? It's a social media platform hosting many forums where people from every walk of life can communicate and share ideas and opinions.
The links you posted are hosted by Pubmed: "PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintain the database as part of the Entrez system of information retrieval." This is how Wikipedia describes it, anyway.
Clearly these two sources have different purposes; as I'm sure you know. Reddit is not supported by an academy (as far as I know) so, although I might go there to read about people's lived experiences, I would not use a Reddit thread in a quantitative study involving data-driven or scientific outcomes.

It really is like comparing apples to oranges.

And though I doubt that the writer in the Reddit forum WANTS us to view unvaxxed people as assholes, I - as a layperson - appreciate the fact that these healthcare workers have a place to air their grievances and tell their stories. I also feel a little less alone in my opinion that people who refuse to do their part to eradicate the virus are willfully doing harm. I do believe that these folks have what they think are valid reasons; I just don't think they are willing to see reason. I wonder what an anti-vaxxer would think after reading the forum threads that herbalhippie posted. Would reading that dialogue change their minds?
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Greyfeather wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 8:31 am
I wonder what an anti-vaxxer would think after reading the forum threads that herbalhippie posted. Would reading that dialogue change their minds?
What Greyfeather is referring to are the nursing notes I posted, personal info redacted, from when my kids's dad was on the vent dying of Covid last year.

Begins on page 14 of this thread.

In all the threads I've been reading on Reddit by nurses and doctors, the people in the ICUs and on ventilators now are unvaxxed for the most part. I don't
understand how people can be aware of this and not run to their nearest pharmacy and roll their sleeve up. Dying of Covid is an UGLY way to go. You're
drowning, throwing clots, because your oxygen levels have dropped so low your kidneys quit functioning. It's horrible.
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Yes it is comparing apples to oranges. One account is an anecdotal account of a person who insinuates anti vaxxers are assholes. The other is scientific study on nih.gov website of risks of myocarditis and other heart problems in covid versus the mRNA injections. So someone who weighs the benefits versus the risks with their physician and comes to a decision to not vaccinate is now considered by that person to be an asshole? When clear evidence exists that there are risks? People are being injured by the vaccine, people are also being injured by covid. Our family took the natural infection route. We all got covid, recovered, and now we are immune. We are not a danger or a threat to anyone. We are not assholes. That kind of thinking is what pitts people against each other. Why is the vaccine the single way, the only way for every person on the planet? Did you know the UK now says boosters are every 3 months instead of 6? Do you plan to get injected every 3 months forever? When does it end?
Natural immunity means your immune system now recognizes up to 20 different parts of the virus and can recognize and fight it. Vaccine immunity is for s protein only which has mutated. Even scientists and researchers admit they do not know if or how long these antibodies from the vaccine protect people against the variants. It is for all these reasons that many people are choosing not to vaccinate with a product that is still emergency use product under investigation and still in clinical trials.
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Hippie I am so sorry about your kids dad passing away from covid. What a horrible experience for him and all of the family. My condolences 😢
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KalieGirl wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:47 pm Hippie I am so sorry about your kids dad passing away from covid. What a horrible experience for him and all of the family. My condolences 😢
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KalieGirl wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:42 am Yes it is comparing apples to oranges. One account is an anecdotal account of a person who insinuates anti vaxxers are assholes. The other is scientific study on nih.gov website of risks of myocarditis and other heart problems in covid versus the mRNA injections. So someone who weighs the benefits versus the risks with their physician and comes to a decision to not vaccinate is now considered by that person to be an asshole? When clear evidence exists that there are risks? People are being injured by the vaccine, people are also being injured by covid. Our family took the natural infection route. We all got covid, recovered, and now we are immune. We are not a danger or a threat to anyone. We are not assholes. That kind of thinking is what pitts people against each other. Why is the vaccine the single way, the only way for every person on the planet? Did you know the UK now says boosters are every 3 months instead of 6? Do you plan to get injected every 3 months forever? When does it end?
Natural immunity means your immune system now recognizes up to 20 different parts of the virus and can recognize and fight it. Vaccine immunity is for s protein only which has mutated. Even scientists and researchers admit they do not know if or how long these antibodies from the vaccine protect people against the variants. It is for all these reasons that many people are choosing not to vaccinate with a product that is still emergency use product under investigation and still in clinical trials.
You're going to have to do a great deal of peer-reviewed publishing to convince many of us (including a large part of the medical community) that your natural immunity will protect you for long, especially with the inevitable variants evolving in order to 'work around' or stay ahead of natural immunities. People who are unvaxxed are suffering repeat infections, some of them until they finally die.

Did you read the Reddit threads that herbalhippe posted? Do you think the doctors and nurses are lying? It looks like our entire healthcare industry is only hanging by a few threads comprised of your tax money (going to very rich hospital tycoons) and the determination of workers who refuse to give up even though the unvaxxed are making their lives and jobs a living hell.

I will absolutely get vaccinated every three or four months if necessary. I take two medications once a week and two others every day. All of these medications carry risks so I have to get labs done and I have to keep my doctor appraised about the other meds.

There are more than enough a-holes in my town but I'm willing to do what I can to avoid making them sick if I happen to get a break-through infection. The vaccines may not be "the only way for every person on the planet," but if everyone ono the planet were vaccinated I believe that we could bring a faster end to all of this.
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I'd go get another booster today if I thought I could get away with it and I just had mine a few weeks ago.

Omicron is supposedly less severe than delta by about a factor of 4. Delta was more severe than OG by about
the same factor which makes Omicron about as severe as original Covid. HOWEVER, it's like 5-7 times
more contagious than delta and grows 70x faster in respiratory tissues. This is what I've been reading anyway.
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Dr. McCullough Drops Truth Bombs on Joe Rogan's Podcast
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brave777 wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:09 pm Dr. McCullough Drops Truth Bombs on Joe Rogan's Podcast
https://rumble.com/vqysnr-dr.-mcculloug ... dcast.html

Joe Rogan is my IDOL! He is a real person, fact checked by me.
Joe Rogan is a verified idiot and I don't understand how any intelligent person could consume his media

Even before 2020, he was constantly talking over guests, pushing bullshit supplements, had all sorts of crazy nonsensical conspiracy theories he believed in/pushed like stoned ape/chemtrails/etc.
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Lokey wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 8:44 pm
StringThing wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:08 pm
'Vaccine requirement' right now just means the two shots. I don't know of any organization or government requiring a booster. It's really not that weird for a hyper virulent virus to spread.
News changes fast!
https://www.newsweek.com/more-20-colleg ... ms-1659780
Who cares?

95%+ protection against hospitalization after 4-6mo

30-50% protection against infection after 4-6mo.

This is objectively better than any other vaccine humans have invented.

Hospitalization numbers really speak for themselves.

Quite funny watching Republicans continue to stumble over themselves as they realize these COVID deaths are going to impact the elections.
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Greyfeather wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:49 pm
KalieGirl wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:42 am Yes it is comparing apples to oranges. One account is an anecdotal account of a person who insinuates anti vaxxers are assholes. The other is scientific study on nih.gov website of risks of myocarditis and other heart problems in covid versus the mRNA injections. So someone who weighs the benefits versus the risks with their physician and comes to a decision to not vaccinate is now considered by that person to be an asshole? When clear evidence exists that there are risks? People are being injured by the vaccine, people are also being injured by covid. Our family took the natural infection route. We all got covid, recovered, and now we are immune. We are not a danger or a threat to anyone. We are not assholes. That kind of thinking is what pitts people against each other. Why is the vaccine the single way, the only way for every person on the planet? Did you know the UK now says boosters are every 3 months instead of 6? Do you plan to get injected every 3 months forever? When does it end?
Natural immunity means your immune system now recognizes up to 20 different parts of the virus and can recognize and fight it. Vaccine immunity is for s protein only which has mutated. Even scientists and researchers admit they do not know if or how long these antibodies from the vaccine protect people against the variants. It is for all these reasons that many people are choosing not to vaccinate with a product that is still emergency use product under investigation and still in clinical trials.
You're going to have to do a great deal of peer-reviewed publishing to convince many of us (including a large part of the medical community) that your natural immunity will protect you for long, especially with the inevitable variants evolving in order to 'work around' or stay ahead of natural immunities.
I know this doesn't need to be said, but I'll say it anyway

Anti-vax folks do not have peer-reviewed journals to show as evidence.

They never did, and they never will, because the stuff they're saying is not based on science, but politics.
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StringThing wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:42 pm

Quite funny watching Republicans continue to stumble over themselves as they realize these COVID deaths are going to impact the elections.
Let's leave political comments to the politics thread, please. Although I know it's hard to separate the two these days.
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StringThing wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:37 pm

Joe Rogan is a verified idiot and I don't understand how any intelligent person could consume his media
I don't disagree. :lol:

Yeah yeah yeah double negatives. :lol:
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This has been my motto for.....forever, just about.

"We need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best," says Alessandro Vespignani, a computational epidemiologist at Northeastern University who's also modeling possible impacts of omicron in the United States.

Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-sho ... oming-fast
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StringThing wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:37 pm
brave777 wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:09 pm Dr. McCullough Drops Truth Bombs on Joe Rogan's Podcast
https://rumble.com/vqysnr-dr.-mcculloug ... dcast.html

Joe Rogan is my IDOL! He is a real person, fact checked by me.
Joe Rogan is a verified idiot and I don't understand how any intelligent person could consume his media

Even before 2020, he was constantly talking over guests, pushing bullshit supplements, had all sorts of crazy nonsensical conspiracy theories he believed in/pushed like stoned ape/chemtrails/etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1eHKf-dMwo

Thats how i be acting when a new pod cast is out. Very self hypnotic. Everyone who listens all the way becomes a healthy person. Please dont playback speed 1.25 :D
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StringThing wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:46 pm
Greyfeather wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:49 pm
KalieGirl wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:42 am Yes it is comparing apples to oranges. One account is an anecdotal account of a person who insinuates anti vaxxers are assholes. The other is scientific study on nih.gov website of risks of myocarditis and other heart problems in covid versus the mRNA injections. So someone who weighs the benefits versus the risks with their physician and comes to a decision to not vaccinate is now considered by that person to be an asshole? When clear evidence exists that there are risks? People are being injured by the vaccine, people are also being injured by covid. Our family took the natural infection route. We all got covid, recovered, and now we are immune. We are not a danger or a threat to anyone. We are not assholes. That kind of thinking is what pitts people against each other. Why is the vaccine the single way, the only way for every person on the planet? Did you know the UK now says boosters are every 3 months instead of 6? Do you plan to get injected every 3 months forever? When does it end?
Natural immunity means your immune system now recognizes up to 20 different parts of the virus and can recognize and fight it. Vaccine immunity is for s protein only which has mutated. Even scientists and researchers admit they do not know if or how long these antibodies from the vaccine protect people against the variants. It is for all these reasons that many people are choosing not to vaccinate with a product that is still emergency use product under investigation and still in clinical trials.
You're going to have to do a great deal of peer-reviewed publishing to convince many of us (including a large part of the medical community) that your natural immunity will protect you for long, especially with the inevitable variants evolving in order to 'work around' or stay ahead of natural immunities.
I know this doesn't need to be said, but I'll say it anyway

Anti-vax folks do not have peer-reviewed journals to show as evidence.

They never did, and they never will, because the stuff they're saying is not based on science, but politics.
I don’t appreciate you calling me names such as antivaxxer. And my personal medical decisions have nothing to do with politics and are based on scientific evidence. I really don’t appreciate the hate speech directed at me. Thought it was possible to have a discussion without it devolving in this manner but looks like I was wrong.
Furthermore the variants are due to the mass vaccination in a pandemic not from natural immunity.
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KilieGirl its like blowing air, save your breath. Many of us clearly aware and know where and who stands for what here, including well known people here. Do whats right, ignore the trolls.
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KalieGirl wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:15 pm
StringThing wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:08 pm

These mRNA vaccines are THE most effective vaccine humanity has ever created and reduce hospitalization/death by 90%+ even after 6 months. However, the infection rate drops to like 30-50% after 4 months (hence why a booster is needed) so it can still spread through vaccinated people even if they are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms.

'Vaccine requirement' right now just means the two shots. I don't know of any organization or government requiring a booster. It's really not that weird for a hyper virulent virus to spread.
Can you please reference your source for this information?
I appreciate your expectation for a source. So when you post
"Furthermore the variants are due to the mass vaccination in a pandemic not from natural immunity.", I would also like to view a source.

Trying to say "This is political but this is not" is a pointless ruse. Everything is political. In fact, after too many years on this planet and 4 college degrees (yes, I wrote that, call me a Lib'rul), my definition of "political" is "More than one person in a room."

But go ahead and continue to deflect and, sure, since playing the victim is the newest fad, let's go ahead and claim that you're being bullied.
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herbalhippie wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:08 pm
StringThing wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:42 pm

Quite funny watching Republicans continue to stumble over themselves as they realize these COVID deaths are going to impact the elections.
Let's leave political comments to the politics thread, please. Although I know it's hard to separate the two these days.
Okay I will rephrase:

Quite funny watching anti-vax/misinformed folks continue to stumble over themselves as they realize these COVID deaths are going to impact the future
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KalieGirl wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:15 pm
StringThing wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:46 pm
Greyfeather wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:49 pm

You're going to have to do a great deal of peer-reviewed publishing to convince many of us (including a large part of the medical community) that your natural immunity will protect you for long, especially with the inevitable variants evolving in order to 'work around' or stay ahead of natural immunities.
I know this doesn't need to be said, but I'll say it anyway

Anti-vax folks do not have peer-reviewed journals to show as evidence.

They never did, and they never will, because the stuff they're saying is not based on science, but politics.
I don’t appreciate you calling me names such as antivaxxer. And my personal medical decisions have nothing to do with politics and are based on scientific evidence. I really don’t appreciate the hate speech directed at me. Thought it was possible to have a discussion without it devolving in this manner but looks like I was wrong.
Furthermore the variants are due to the mass vaccination in a pandemic not from natural immunity.
No, what you are saying is not based on science. It's based on your misinterpretation of science. Calling you an anti-vaxxer isn't insulting, it is descriptive. If you're offended by being associated with such people, maybe you should reflect on your stance so that you aren't associated with them. I know I am never misconstrued as an anti-vaxxer because I don't hold opinions which are analogous to those of anti-vaxxers.

You want discussion? You are just plain wrong. There is nothing to discuss. I'm going to tell you why you are wrong.

-myocarditis from the vaccine is not that common and is a lesser risk compared to myocarditis from COVID-19. You can cry about 'risks' but it has been unanimously agreed upon by accredited scientific institutions worldwide that the risk from the vaccine is considerably less than the risk. Trying to compare the level of risks between these two is totally asinine when something like 25-40% of unvaccinated infected people are turning up with life long damage from covid. Even asymptomatic people. This is a thing with the flu too, but SARS viruses are a different beast. Go look at some of the Chinese studies from the early 2000's and you'll see what kind of shit even people with light symptoms have to deal with 10, 20 years down the line.

-natural infection is not protection. You can get re-infected. You can spread it. You are OBJECTIVELY a risk to others. Naturally immunity does not work like you are assuming it works. If it did, humanity would have never had to deal with plague after plague. I'm a biologist so feel free to hit me with any questions.

Like it's crazy how you talk about 'scientists and researchers' as if they are actually on your side and agreeing with you in mass. They are not. You are wrong.

I browse the studies that are released on COVID near-daily because I don't like to be fooled by some talking head on a screen. I think everyone who cares about the truth should do the same. The stuff you're saying has zero backing outside of right-wing political circles. It's political propaganda, not hard science. Hard science is published in longstanding, accredited, internationally peer-reviewed journals, and has results that are replicable.

No study has ever shown that the vaccine is more dangerous than the virus

No study has ever shown that natural infection is a good long term defense, and it's certainly not as good as the vaccine

Just tell me this: what's killed more, COVID-19, or the COVID-19 vaccine?

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herbalhippie wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:11 pm This has been my motto for.....forever, just about.

"We need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best," says Alessandro Vespignani, a computational epidemiologist at Northeastern University who's also modeling possible impacts of omicron in the United States.

Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-sho ... oming-fast
Not aiming this at you but:

WEAR A MASK TO CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS GATHERINGS, EVEN IF YOU'RE VACCINATED

It will keep omicron from spreading. Biden is about to recommend as much on Tuesday when he gives his speech. CDC has been saying it since July 27th. We still need masks.

I haven't gotten sick or tested positive and I thank vaccines and masks and social distancing for that. A lot of vaccinated people are giving up on the masking
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