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Apple Expands Efforts to Vaccinate Employees, But Doesn't Mandate Vaccines
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VAERS is a complete cesspool of information. The Anti-VAX crowd has filled it will complete crap information.
Self reporting database that has very few, if any actual verified cases.
LOL I wouldn't trust my brain to cryofreeze just yet... Disney's a puddle of mush apparently.
Some people would say the same about people buying Apple devices.
Like if you buy an Apple device you're a moron and you've failed the test, because you pay so much more for the logo etc…
BBC reported it as well.
BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died from blood clot after AstraZeneca jab, family say
A “BRILLIANT” BBC presenter died after suffering a blood clot following the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, her family said today. Lisa Shaw’s devastated relatives told of their heartb…www.thesun.co.uk
Notice it’s not BBC reporting the death of their own reporter.
The thing is that almost nothing in medicine or life, is 100% safe, and if you establish that as a requirement, you're probably going to need to get rid of almost all medicines and vaccines too.
In terms of the messaging, the safety of AZ isn't actually the problem, because if it was, the US, which doesn't even have AZ as an option, and has copious supplies of the mRNA vaccines and a whole range of incentives to get vaccinated, would have a much higher vaccination rate than here in the UK, where 88.2% of those who are eligible have been vaccinated, and just under 55% of them had AZ. Instead it's far below us, and many entire states are way lower.
What's muddied the water is a combination of things, there's some broad stuff, particularly misinformation spreading online via platforms like Facebook and Twitter, long-running distrust of medical and scientific authorities by various groups (and when it comes to non white people, this is unfortunately understandable considering a lot of history), but in the US there's also a huge political element to it for a lot of people, and it's almost entirely an issue on the right there, which the data backs up pretty clearly.
From where I'm sitting, so much of the issue is that American political identity extends far beyond voting to cultural identity and norms. Trump and the GOP responded to COVID from the start by denying and downplaying it, working hard to frame even just the simple act of wearing a mask at a grocery store, as a sign of weakness and ignorance, and of anyone who requests that you do, as someone robbing you of your freedoms. Crucially what this meant was that they made even caring about COVID something that wasn't what those on the Red Team were meant to do. Caring about it is what Democrats and liberals and the left and [insert bogeyman here] do, not us! As a result, just wearing a mask at the grocery store became a visible statement of political and cultural identity others might judge you for. Getting vaccinated implies you're worried about COVID, and that's not what people like us do, right?
This is why there's a bunch of stories about people in red states getting vaccinated in secret. Even if they can see through the misinformation and tribal norms themselves, they know they might pay a social price for it anyway if others find out.
So yeah, that's why as much as I can write walls of text with evidence, I also know full well that for a bunch of people they're likely to be of very limited worth, because to them, proposing they do something they associate with 'the others', is essentially a threat to their identity.
Unfortunately for them, and us all, the coronavirus doesn't care about any of the above. It just wants to infect more cells and reproduce, and it's loving the opportunities so many people are giving it..
There are more than 1 in 1 million, but those really don't get reported that much by the media and are quickly forgotten. Especially in the US.
Norway Permanently Removes AstraZeneca From Vaccine Program
Norway will remove the AstraZeneca Plc shots from its Covid-19 inoculation program due to the risk of rare blood clots, in a move the country said will have little effect on the national vaccination timeline.
www.bloomberg.com
My favourite thing is all the random positive reports people have posted in there, as well as some of the mildly hilarious ones:
They will soon, because meat is bad for us anyway and due to lack of food in the world we'll have to give up meat.
I did a quick look and couldn't find any data supporting the zero death assertion, but also couldn't find much in the way of reported deaths for Australia either. There are probably a couple hundred reported each year in the US, but that system is essentially self reported-- anyone can input an event, and there's not a lot of documentation that accompanies the reports. It's there so the authorities can quickly notice a surge in reports, but it's not a reliable source of actual statistics.
I'm also much less familiar with the AZ vaccine-- I know it's gotten a lot of sideways looks, especially early on, but it's still in circulation.
All of that said, the facts remain the same-- there have been almost 1000 covid deaths in Australia with 0.2% of the population having tested positive for covid, and 6 vaccine deaths with almost 30% of the population vaccinated. If fewer vaccinated people are dying than unvaccinated then the vaccine is the right choice. Education is a different issue, but if you ban a vaccine because of the optics, then you are removing a public safety option for decidedly non-scientific reasons.
I agree with you that it makes it hard to combat misinformation as well as just making it hard to convince generally irrational people, but it is what it is. I can probably find data on deaths due to failures with child car seats, but I wouldn't ban them.
"Due to its extensive record of safe use, medical professionals can feel confident about prescribing Ivermectin, said Dr. Pierre Kory, president and chief medical officer of the FLCCC. In the 40 years since it was first approved for use, more than 3.8 billion people have been treated with an average of only 160 adverse events reported per year."
Source: FLCCC Alliance Statement on Misleading FDA Guidance on Ivermectin
Rubbish! Insect meat. Try it. Puke a few times. Keep trying it though - it's in our future.
Long before COVID, I've been fighting any mis info on vaccinations. "Organised" anti vaxxers make me feel violent (and I'm a pacifist), especially when they have done things like harass parents of recently deceased children in an attempt to get them to "confess" that their child had NOT in fact died from whooping cough - and other **** like that.
I've been fighting the bloody "MMR vaccine causes Autism" lies for decades, and in that capacity have on numerous occasions attempted to confirm how many deaths we have had in Australia from vaccinations. I have been unable to find any evidence of vaccine related deaths in Australia since the 70's, however believe there may have been some issues in the early 80's.
Claims of vaccines causing Austism, or other neurological issues, or other malaise - there's a number of websites with those claims, but nothing scientifically proven.
Over the past few months however we do now have scientifically proven deaths from AZ, and especially in our country where vaccines have had - as far as I can ascertain - zero deaths - it's a big deal.
I just had a fight with my wife over the subject, as she thinks AZ is fine, safer than a lot of other drugs, and better than COVID. And yes, we've had just under 1,000 deaths from COVID, and will probably see another few hundred at least before we get enough people vaccinated - but the AZ deaths have given the media a field day, causing concern amongst the population - at one point I think at least 30 - 40% of people were "unsure" about getting vaccinated.
This - despite Australia having 95% vaccination rates in our kids.
If we had not gone with AZ in the first place - given that (and I could be wrong here) we had not even started using AZ in Australia when it was starting to have deaths linked to it in Europe... then we'd possibly have more people willing to get vaccinated. (Though - we'd have less people vaccinated, cos we have struggled to secure vaccines in general.)
Easy to criticise I know. But that's how I feel about AZ.
/Forrest Gump mic drop
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Just to be clear. The BBC reported the death.BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died from blood clot after AstraZeneca jab, family say
A “BRILLIANT” BBC presenter died after suffering a blood clot following the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, her family said today. Lisa Shaw’s devastated relatives told of their heartb…
Notice it’s not BBC reporting the death of their own reporter.
Spot the date.
Lisa Shaw: Vaccine role in BBC presenter's death to be probed
Lisa Shaw's family say the 44-year-old fell seriously ill days after having the AstraZeneca jab.
www.bbc.co.uk
I see the sentiment but a lot of people are led by certain media and social media groups. I would not want to label them as that. People need to be helped to the right decision, unfortunately the anti are doing a good job.
Look at it this way, advertising and scams work for a reason.
BBC news page can be infuriating at times. Sometimes the only mention might be the local section. And as a rolling news station they often drop stories off the front page to fall into the depths of the archive.
The Sun is a national rag and tends to hook stories from all quarters, they have form.
I mean considering your username, wouldn’t the former be in your best interests? 😉
It was developed by scientists at Oxford University which is why you might hear it referred to as the Oxford vaccine.
It’s a viral vector vaccine very similar to J&J though it’s 2 dose, and shares around the same rare blood clot risk with it as well, though the latter never got the same level of bad press from people. It can be kept at regular refrigerator temperature which makes it much easier to distribute, especially in less developed countries where there isn’t the infrastructure to deal with a vaccine like Pfizer that has to be stored at incredibly low temperatures.
It’s pretty effective at inhibiting symptomatic infection though not quite as effective as the mRNA vaccines, although they’re pretty similar when it comes to preventing hospitalisation and death.
The deal they struck with AstraZeneca meant they agreed to manufacture and distribute it on a non-profit basis while COVID is still a pandemic, which also makes it by far the cheapest vaccine available, and therefore one that’s much more accessible for a huge range of countries. Although considering all the crap AZ have gotten for it it’s likely they regret agreeing to that, especially while Pfizer and Moderna basically print money.
It’s been used widely around the world, massively in the UK, with the Canucks embracing mixing and matching it with the mRNA vaccines.
Uk started serious trials some months ago (Oxford Uni). It appears there is a lot of good intention (with caveats) but not much measured info with this, that is what I am reading between the lines when certain regarded orgs comment? Recent small trial inconclusive. Seveal other trials are starting around the world.
Though irony that a jab with side effects is lampooned but a treatment that is un quantified properly is pushed.
My takeaway from this treatment anyway.
Jury is still out it seems. Trials need to complete.
Maybe because they think it will hurt device sales due to PR backlash from certain groups.
So…With the vaccines, they modified the S2 subnit so that it could not open up and jab into the cell membranes if it connects with any ACE2 receptors. They thought this would make the spike protein safe, but this assumption is false and if they had taken the time to do more research before rushing to production they would have found that out. It may seem like the jabby bit is what damages the cells, but actually the major damage is caused by the S1 connecting to the ACE2 receptor. Just the S1, by itself without the S2, causes the ACE2 receptor to start the cell signaling processes that cause the mitochondrial damage, the pro-inflammatory response, and the blood clots.
There is also consider a multitude of other reason, I’ll consolidate them in a post below.
Interestingly, almost all the vaccinated people have seemingly incorporated it into their identities, dating profiles, and insist (maybe even coerce) on others to commit to the same choice as them.
Love the intro to your reply, “get vaccinated, ignore amacfa”. Quite the opposite of what your saying in the above, is it a threat to your identity? Is it OK for people to chose?
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