Since February of 2021, I have rudely (and repeatedly) said that booster shots were a financial necessity for vaccine makers. “Stop the spread” was a ridiculous thing to say, as was “get the vaccine because it’s your patriotic duty.” The vaccinated and unvaccinated catch, spread and carry the same viral load. I wrote Ben’s school to share that with them in August. They offered me my tuition back.
At this point, I think that we can all agree the only reason to take the vaccine is because you look at your own risk factors and, like the flu shot, you think it helps your own chances of survival. “You do you” (weird, where have I heard that before).
Sadly, for those in charge if policy, logic need not apply as “pot committed” is a hard thing to undo. The results in countries around the world? Politicians are doubling and tripling down. Greece is fining people over 60 that don’t take the vaccine. Austria is fining citizens 3,600 euros. Their reasoning? Look at everyone who was willing taken the vaccine. All the vaccinated simply can’t be wrong, can they? Do your duty!! Look at this data from May of last year, it’s clear as day. Look at the studies from November 2020 on effic…. Actually don’t! Look at my hands, listen to my voice. LOOK!!! All these good people took the shot, what more evidence do you need that it’s “safe and effective”???? If you don’t take it … well, ummm… you.. well, ummm… you’re racist!!!
It’s even more absurd in Australia. In the Djokovic case, the minister who cancelled his visa said this: “Having regard to … Mr Djokovic’s conduct after receiving a positive Covid-19 result, his publicly stated views, as well as his unvaccinated status, I consider that his ongoing presence in Australia may encourage other people to disregard or act inconsistently with public health advice and policies in Australia.”
Wow. It’s 1984. But, in a country that is 93% vaccinated? I have questions.
So sure. Perhaps Celine Dion is truly having late life onset muscle spasms and can’t sing anymore. Perhaps Olympic runner Fabienne Schlumph, who is vaccinated and boosted, developed late life myocarditis. Perhaps Sergio Agüero retires after signing a 2 year deal with Barcelona in May 2021 with a 100 mm Euro buyout provision. I’m sure they didn’t run him through a physical. Perhaps it was Hank Aaron’s time after getting the vaccine on TV and dying 19 days later. Perhaps Bob Saget was truly just a coke head, everyone knew that. And so sure, perhaps when he dies and drug overdose is ruled out, it was probably his cumulative hard lifestyle. Perhaps Betty White did simply have a stroke (she was 99) and her publicist issued a press release about her death: “people are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier but that is not true. She died of natural causes.” Note: there is no denial that she had the booster, they simply said it wasn’t related.
Perhaps the 20,000 deaths reported to VAERS are fake. It’s voluntary, after all, and probably people are lying. Like me. I’m a big spreader of disinformation by simply asking these questions!! Trust the doctors. Trust the science. And shut the F@&K up.
Here’s a twist. I spoke with a gentlemen yesterday who asked his health insurance provider if they cover adverse reactions to a vaccine. They said “they do not if the vaccine is under emergency use authorization”, which only Pfizer isn’t. Forget causality and causation, if calling something an “adverse reaction” caused someone to lose their health insurance and go broke… well, that would be a problem just for complying.
People die. 7800 a day in the US. People get sick. All we can do is look at our own risk factors and take personal responsibility. But, Wall Street plays with real money. They bet on winners, and they sense losers. Let’s take Moderna. down over 60% from the highs, another 9% today.
They projected $18 billion of revenue from the vaccine, Pfizer said they were making “high 20s” profit and governments around the world were forcing their citizens to take it, with full immunity protection. Yet today, Pfizer has said their 2 shot regime probably doesn’t work against omicron but fear not, they might have an omicron specific vaccine by March (ignore the fact that its already 98% of cases in the U.S. and will be long gone, having infected everyone by then. Even Dr. Fauci said “virtually everyone will get it”).
Lehman Brothers. Enron. Pets.com. Moderna? We will know soon enough.
#hottakeoftheday
BTW, on Djokovic, his situation isn't unique to Australia. Based upon current rules, he's out of the French Open and US Open. Not sure on Wimbledon.
where do you get the percent vaccinated from? on the our world in data site, it looks like australia is 78% fully vaccinated. genuinely curious on where to go to look for accurate data