Our govt won't admit we're heading into numbers worse than last winter. It won't acknowledge severity or real numbers of breakthrough infections. It offers no treatment for those not hospitalized, vilifies all suggestion of repurposed, benign drugs under doctors' supervision.
Its agencies & leaders manipulate stats. It convinced parents "lost learning" is more important than healthy children, teachers & families. It arranges media blitzes to gaslight those who are careful. It obfuscates data, & deflects when caught in lies.
It turned health care workers into marines. It demanded the economy be fed with human death and disability. It gave austerity instead of aid. It paid the defense department what it owed the people. It barely acknowledges Long Covid.
It took miraculous vaccines --96% effective against infection-- ruined them with unchecked spread of variants. It put political stunts before human safety. It said "we always expected infections in vaccinated" after insisting people unmask because they were "totally protected."
Then it repeated, over & over, "pandemic of the unvaccinated" while people fell ill, & some died, & others wonder now if they'll ever be the same, as their leaders look them in the face & repeat "pandemic of the unvaccinated" insisting they really want to go back to the office.
Do you think for a second this govt will care about the lost & sick, the disabled who will try to rebuild? Will the govt finally admit Long Covid is real? Unlikely. Will they instead get media to serve up "You Can't Blame Everything on Covid" stories, as insurance denies claims?
No doubt.
All we can do now is deflect the propaganda. Be safe. #WearAMask (N95 or better.) Don't be conned that you're living your best life by playing Russian Roulette. We've barely scratched the surface of what Covid leaves behind. Be patient. Be careful. Be smart.
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I’ve spent months telling people to get vax/wear a mask. I’ve spent hours convincing vax hesitant friends to vax. My family w/health risks has isolated since March, 2020.
Now, when I try to talk about possible treatment, I’m called antivax spreader of misinfo.
This is bullshit.
I’m sorry it hurts the vaccine’s feelings if someone, like, wants to treat a breakthrough infection w/more than scrappy tweets saying “I have no smell or taste and I’ve never been this sick, but gosh I’m glad I’m vaccinated!”
Vaccines are not gods demanding we genuflect to them.
We need some kind of treatment protocol for people who aren’t Joe Rogan, celebrities, CEOs or govt. officials. Almost nobody qualifies for MAbs.
We need to at least be able to discuss VITAMINS without being flagged Covid misinfo.
💉Starting thread on other Covid vaccines in the world: 🌍
The first COVID19 vaccine in India for 12-18-yr olds uses DNA-plasmid technology & can be administered needle-free. It remains stable in room temperatures for three months
“Antibodies generated in recipients of Covishield and Covaxin may fade after 2-3 months, found a team of researchers in Bhubaneswar. Is this a call for a booster shot in India?”
And yet somehow I know 29 people--in my personal social/professional circle--who have had breakthrough infections. By this statistic, I guess I "probably" know 145000 people? I'm not even counting the cases I know on Twitter.
We have a good way to gauge risk: vax effectiveness rates.They ain't 1 in 5000. Covid is widely circulating in the US, which means the "average American" will come into contact with the virus.The effectiveness against infection number is a way to assess likelihood of infection.
This "pandemic of the unvaccinated" insanity will kill us all.
Parents, if your school district doesn't offer a remote option and your state doesn't have online public charters, you can still homeschool as a stop gap until it is safe to return. State rules vary. Here is a good place to start: time4learning.com/homeschool/how…
Also, check out the online virtual learning resources at your local public library. Many have free access to basic education courses, foreign language programs and Great Courses. Libraries also often offer @Kanopy and Hoopla for cinema and documentaries.
Since I know so many people with breakthrough cases, I am hearing a lot of anecdotal from people I trust. Over half are having concerning post-illness issues: loss of smell/taste, cognitive issues, heart irregularities, high blood sugar/blood pressure, clotting problems. Others:
3 found doctors to give Ivermectin & say they feel back to normal. 1 who got sick this week says so far it's just like a bad cold.(They were fairly recently vaxxed, too.) Most report continued fatigue, feeling wiped out, "still run down." Ages are 20s-60s. #WearAMask
Do not @ me, or call me antivax or say I'm lying. In last 6 or so weeks I've known 24 who got breakthrough Covid. Most are MRNA. The number is so high because they gave it to families/roommates. It made me take notice because I could hardly believe, based on what we were told.