Coronavirus

All set, one and done with the J&J
Hopefully it’s a smooth ride from here on

 

Nothing bad
I was tired for a couple of days
Took a day off to rest, but this could have easily been lack of sleep or the weather, but to be sure...

Today, no worries and tons of energy
Frankly, I’m being quite annoying.

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On another note, people can be assholes about it.
Opinion | I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Monday and took a selfie. Things got weird after that. — NBC News

Listen, I got J&J and I have no fears or worries
These are 6 people out of 8.2 million (0.000073%)
Not likely anything would happen and these odds are better than the damn flu shot...or pretty much any.
I worked in the pharmaceutical industry and did research to get drugs through the FDA process.
This is unusually high preponderance of caution.

Frankly, I think something is fishy...
Was the U.S. right to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

They really need to get this out, the help it can add to getting everyone vaccinated is profound.

However, the timing is fine, stores were going to go down 85% anyway, because of the muck up at the one plant and they’re scrambling to produce more.

And fortunately, we also have more than enough Pfizer and Moderna, so we’re covered.

(Why does so much seem to not affect them??? No negatives, no bad press...they all have issues; especially putting them out this fast in such great volume)

Anyway, a pattern and trend to look into.

But anyone deciding to take J&J, will be just fine, as well as any other AV...with minimal effects.

 

J&J to Pfizer and Moderna: "Could you pretty please check to see if your vaccines cause clots too?" Pfizer and Moderna: "Nah, bro. We're cool making all this money. Thanks for asking"

Yeah, I’d think Pfizer and Moderna would say as much
Make ya a bet they’re coaxing FDA and CDC too.
A little Wormtongue action

I get sick about manipulations
At all layers

 

Let's check in on how India is coping with Covid-19. "Crematoriums have been running so long that their metal parts have begun to melt." Huh

There’s several countries that need to be reviewed on their death totals

Not just India...China, Russia, Venezuela, etc
Sadly, many are doing it just to save face.

We’re likely not going to get true numbers until years out, if that.

Unfortunately, the powers that be are often sacrificing the living, by not being honest what the real impact is.

Your life and health...meh
Looking great..that’s what counts.

And speaking of selfish and inane...
Ted Nugent Tests Positive for COVID After Calling Pandemic a ‘Hoax': ‘I Thought I Was Dying’

Some just don't admit reality until it happens to them.
Even worse, they encourage others.

 

How India Went From A Ray Of Hope To A World Record For Most COVID Cases In A Day — NPR

I hate to say it, this is why I’m still isolating to a certain extent
Not fully jumping back into everything and crowds
Even if I’ve had the shot...

We don’t know when things are going to quickly change
Right now, only 40% have has the antivirus and it’s slowing down in pace...many aren’t getting it due to some sense of rebellion, fear or invulnerability.

The virus doesn’t care about politics or intelligence
(look at Ted Nugent)
It can surge forth again, in the US, Europe, India, China, Japan, etc

I think we need to be like hedgehogs here
Start emerging...but with caution. Ready to pull back if needed. We cannot fully go back to where we were yet.
It’s acting with some awareness
Acting with caution, like crossing a busy street
Just like a car can hit ya
The virus still can too

We’re getting there...
We need to encourage others to get the shot
Not act like kids screaming getting out of school
Act like adults, with some discretion and a measured pace.

We’ll get there
But we have to respect those aftershocks after an earthquake.
Because this crud shook the earth.

 

U.S. to share AstraZeneca vaccine stockpile with the world — Axios

Let’s hear it, for a good move.
It’s a benefit to the world, helping it get under control.

And in a cynical angle, it has 2 benefits for the US.
1. It’s less likely to rebound or spread again into the country (what comes around goes around, less variants)
2. It’s good will to the rest of the world.
Helping the US reputation after T’s fiasco.

I hope all nations do the same.
Nature doesn’t care about borders or politics.

 

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask | WTOP

I'm happy and ambivalent about this.
Honestly, I'm grateful to be more free...it really is a release.

BUT...I also see what's happening in India...and think, "what if?"
What if we're normalizing too fast.
Supposedly, the antivaxes handle the variants...but

I'm glad to be freer...but is there going to be a price? My paranoia is in the back of my head.
Doesn't help that some nations are lying about numbers...so, what's real...what's coming?

The only thing I have confidence in, is I know the current administration is WAY more on top of it, the CDC isn't mucked with anymore...and my state (Maryland is practiced and aware)
So if something is going to happen...I think they'll be more ahead of it and ready to tackle it. I'll have some time to pull back in to safety measures.

This thing is fucked...invisible, spreads through air...it just doesn't give a fuck who it fucks with.
I long for the days of no paranoia. (but I do hope everyone keeps washing their damn hands )

I feel like a deer...skittishly coming out of the forest, bit by bit, looking for shit.
Which is funny, I'm normally not at all deer-like...more grab the bull by the horns type, no fear.

Well, anyway...step by step.
Get your shots.
Before it becomes a peer-pressure thing.