[Info-vax] [Totally OT] Covid-19 vaccine situation

[Dave Froble]

On 3/31/2021 2:42 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-03-31, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
>> In article <icjfkjFlqj2U1 at mid.individual.net>, Andy Burns
>> <usenet at andyburns.uk> writes:
>>
>>> Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had my first AZ dose a couple of weeks ago and was very happy
>>>> to have it at the time because the benefits dramatically outweigh the
>>>> risks.
>>>
>>> At the time that I was driving to the vaccination centre the first news
>>> of the EU countries halting the AZ vaccine was on the radio, did I even
>>> think twice about continuing?  No.
>>>
>>> I think they're taking the precautionary principle too far on this,
>>> disregarding the harm that halting will cause, sounds like Netherlands
>>> has halted due to Germany halting, not due to any actual cases in the
>>> Netherlands.
>>
>> But is anyone not being vaccinated who otherwise would be?  But even if
>> that were the case, the PR problems from playing this down would be far
>> worse than overreacting.
>>
>
> That over-reaction has seriously harmed vaccine confidence in parts of
> Europe.
>
> The EU has vaccine supply problems that are so serious they are willing
> to do long-term structural damage to the EU's reputation by seizing vaccines
> which have been made within factories within the EU and which are destined
> for other countries.

Such people are normally called "thieves", unless they are politicians. 
Then it's just "business as usual".

> Anyone in that position cannot simply stop using a very low-risk vaccine
> without damaging their vaccination program even more.
>
> So yes, people are not being vaccinated who otherwise would be, both
> due to the lack of confidence these actions cause and also due to the
> additional supply issues it causes.
>
> These actions are directly resulting in people dying who would otherwise
> not die.

Unfortunately, the situation is much worse than what has been discussed 
here.

People who ignore precautions (no masks, no distancing).
People who won't accept a vaccination.
Idiots who just aren't going to miss their "spring break".
Young who think only old people die.

My long term belief that human intelligence is a myth is gathering 
additional evidence.

It's been what, 100 years or so since humans faced this type of thing. 
Sort of natural to think it's a thing of the past.  (So is the asteroid 
strike that took out the dinosaurs, but, there are more asteroids.) 
There are potentially more nasty virus.

I've adopted the attitude that those who are being stupid are just going 
to have to live (or not) with the consequences.  I don't like that 
attitude, but, some people cannot be reasoned with.  It just might raise 
the average IQ on the planet.

Just wait for the court cases, because some won't accept vaccination, 
and airline travel might require vaccinations.  Gonna be interesting.

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