Stealthlobo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Just now, NMpackalum said: Oddly, most of the nurses, even in the Covid unit, that I know, aren't planning on getting vaccinated. That's how far the anti vax message has penetrated. One of the nurse midwives is quoting that a flu vaccine has about the same risks as Covid. I had to show her a study that showed that dying from Covid is roughly 2000x more likely than getting a side effects from a vaccine. Even after showing evidence, they still aren't convinced. My GF is a nurse in the ER and lots of her co-workers are the same way. It's really concerning how far the anti-vax movement has spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, thelawlorfaithful said: I think so, too. Give people a finish line and something to do about it. Uneasiness with no direction forward drives people crazy. It doesn't just drive them crazy, it incentivizes nonconformity. If it's clear by the end of the holidays that there is a timeline getting us back to normalcy, it's a game changer. And it really puts pressure on the anti-maskers and their enablers if or when their actions not only hurt other people but make it harder for us to end this. Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSF Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, NMpackalum said: Oddly, most of the nurses, even in the Covid unit, that I know, aren't planning on getting vaccinated. That's how far the anti vax message has penetrated. One of the nurse midwives is quoting that a flu vaccine has about the same risks as Covid. I had to show her a study that showed that dying from Covid is roughly 2000x more likely than getting a side effects from a vaccine. Even after showing evidence, they still aren't convinced. Would be surprised if the hospital gives them a choice. In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Stealthlobo said: My GF is a nurse in the ER and lots of her co-workers are the same way. It's really concerning how far the anti-vax movement has spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSUTOP25 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bob said: Interesting that this announcement came not even a week after the election. There's no way they knew about the 90% efficacy as little as a week ago.. not. +++++ Bob - you really think there was a global conspiracy to withhold this news to damage Trump? Do you know how coco for cocopuffs batshit crazy that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSUTOP25 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Bob said: A national conspiracy, maybe. Objectively, you have to admit the timing is weird! No, it’s not weird. The time frame for findings on Pfizer’s phase three results was always going to be November/December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawlorfaithful Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Bob said: A national conspiracy, maybe. Objectively, you have to admit the timing is weird! Pfizer didn’t hold off announcing this in order to elect the Bidencare candidate. They’re going to be selling their work to everyone in the world that can’t steal it. We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMpackalum Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Just now, RSF said: Would be surprised if the hospital gives them a choice. Same policy as flu vaccine I bet. They have to continue wearing masks. There are not enough nurses or docs to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTanked Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Bob said: good point. Let's just sit back and enjoy the awesome MWC football season. oh, wait.. It's getting corona virussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawlorfaithful Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, BSUTOP25 said: I’m a proud Gen Xer. Fake news! Gen Xers are proud of nothing but of being proud of nossing, Lebowski. We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Bob said: OK. I had no idea of the scheduled timing of the phase three results. Superficially, the timing does looks weird Yeah, that's how conspiracy theories work. Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupslam1 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 16 minutes ago, NMpackalum said: Oddly, most of the nurses, even in the Covid unit, that I know, aren't planning on getting vaccinated. That's how far the anti vax message has penetrated. One of the nurse midwives is quoting that a flu vaccine has about the same risks as Covid. I had to show her a study that showed that dying from Covid is roughly 2000x more likely than getting a side effects from a vaccine. Even after showing evidence, they still aren't convinced. Yikes. People that studied science that don’t believe in science? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSF Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 In a news release, the pharmaceutical giant said it plans to seek emergency use authorization from the FDA soon after volunteers have been monitored for two months after getting their second dose of vaccine, as requested by the FDA. Pfizer said it anticipated reaching that marker by the third week of November. In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSF Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (CEO) Bourla told CNN that Pfizer expects to have 50 million vaccine doses globally this year, and 1.3 billion next year. "Who will get this vaccine? We have two separate manufacturing lines. One is in the US," Bourla said. "Those we prefer using mainly for Americans." Bourla added that a second line in Europe will be used to produce vaccines for the rest of the world. "We have already signed contracts with multiple governments in the world and they have placed orders," Bourla said. The vaccine will be free to all American citizens, Bourla said. Pfizer's vaccine was not developed as part of Operation Warp Speed, the US government's coronavirus vaccine effort. The federal government has invested $1.95 billion in Pfizer's vaccine to help it manufacture a billion doses or more by next year, but it is not helping to test it and Pfizer has said it will distribute the vaccine itself. In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, soupslam1 said: Yikes. People that studied science don’t believe in science? Luckily you don't see it much in medicine or pharmacy, but it's definitely becoming more common among nurses, medical assistants, paramedics, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, soupslam1 said: Yikes. People that studied science that don’t believe in science? No shit! I had never even considered that nurses/healthcare professionals could also be anti-vaxxers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMpackalum Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Stealthlobo said: My GF is a nurse in the ER and lots of her co-workers are the same way. It's really concerning how far the anti-vax movement has spread. People lump all vaccines together. mRNA virus technology is pretty cool and theoretically should have few side effects. Do you guys have capability to keep the vaccine as frozen as it needs to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 15 minutes ago, soupslam1 said: Yikes. People that studied science that don’t believe in science? I've had experience with this in other ways, specifically with breast feeding, c sections and abortion. Nurses are fine, but there are plenty of them who selectively choose the science they want to choose. Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, NMpackalum said: People lump all vaccines together. mRNA virus technology is pretty cool and theoretically should have few side effects. Do you guys have capability to keep the vaccine as frozen as it needs to be? We do. MMR, Varivax (chicken pox), and Zostavax (out-dated shingles) all require frozen conditions. And everything is automated now so if something happens with the freezer/refrigerator we receive phone calls to come immediately to rectify the situation. It's actually pretty easy these days to store and reconstitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, Stealthlobo said: Luckily you don't see it much in medicine or pharmacy, but it's definitely becoming more common among nurses, medical assistants, paramedics, etc. There are some pretty ignorant nurses. Always have been. The get your info from FB gen accelerating things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...