Oso planning to go pro
A disability group is suing the state of Connecticut because they didn't include a carve out for people with disabilities in one of the earlier phases. Article in yesterday's paper explained how they came to the strictly age based plan except for the teacher carve out.Based on the first few weeks and experience witnessed from other states, Connecticut noticed the simpler the plan the faster and more people you can vaccinate.If you added carve outs it put way too many people in a phase plus it was difficult to verify some of the disabilities that would just slow things down.It also added to many questions. If we vaccinate transit workers does that include Uber and Lyft?It we vaccinate USPS employees, shouldn't we vaccinate FedEx and UPS workers?Does grocery store workers mean convenience store workers, etc?
It was a smart move to simplify. There would have been exclusion complaints and maybe lawsuits no matter where the line was drawn. As long as no hiccups in supply, this will be over before anything can be fully litigated.
Agree. Simplicity is good. I wish more states were following CT's lead.And the alternative they're using in most states - complicated schemes based on jobs, types of living arrangements, medical conditions, etc. - opens a Pandora's box of complicated questions, and rife with opportunities to game the system. What if someone comes in claiming a medical condition, but refuses to provide evidence of it? What if someone knows the manager of a grocery store and gets 'hired' just to get an earlier shot? What if I (a lifelong non-smoker) claim I just started smoking so I get priority?Once they get past the healthcare workers, nursing home residents and teachers, it's easier - and FASTER - just to use a single, easily documented criterion.
If science is real, why the angst about contracting covid after being vaccinated? Either you trust science and the vaccine is 95% effective or science isn't real, hey?
Strongly disagree. Even with 95% immunity, you have a 99% chance of surviving covid , if you contract it. Pretty good odds, wouldn't you say?
Let me clarify in a way many of you should understand. Science is real, aina? So, once vaccinated, its time to eliminate the absurdity. As I said, those who still insist on staying in their hidey hole, you be you. The rest of us want no part of this craziness any more.
Good call doc! I'll start recommending everyone with TB to visit your office since they're sick of the craziness that the world imposes on them!
Strongly disagree. Even with 95% immunity, you have a 99% chance of surviving covid , if you contract it. Pretty good odds, wouldn't you say? Those who are skeptical and/or afraid need to do whatever makes them comfortable. Just don't impose any restrictions on the rest of us who are vaccinated or willing to live "normally." Life is a gamble every day. People die in their sleep or can die during sexual intercourse. So, pick your poison. Carrying on, as we have for nearly a year now is crazy. Time to end this nonsense and all that goes with it.
"I also wonder where your can't live your life "normally." depends on how you describe 'normally"there are some states, i.e. california, illinois, michigan, new york which might not even be at 25% plus no school. if someone wants to try to avoid any viral contact, stay home or wear a mask even though mask are of dubious defense. however, if i have had the vaccine(which i have) and others who haven't been vaccinated are wearing a mask, then they have nothing to worry about along with practicing the other "safe practices"
4ever lives in Wisconsin and does not have school age children.And masks are about limiting your ability to spread. And if you can still spread while vaccinated, wearing a mask until more people are fully vaccinated makes perfect sense. Mask wearing sucks but is hardly a significant inconvenience.
didn't see anything in doc's post saying if one has active covid to run around coughing in everyone's food. between herd immunity and vaccinations, this thing will become like any other "thing" going around. the variants tend to be weakened versions of the original monster from wuhan. we aren't going to completely eradicate this thing like fowsi thinks. but it's time for people to come out of their basements and schools, churches and restaurants open. time for the gubmint to take their boots off the necks of the peoplespeakin of "orange things" that orange press secretary, saki girl circle around gig ought to be done pretty soon eyn'a
Rocket, you nee to brush up on your understanding of basic science and medicine. First, the problem is a good chunk of the spread is from asymptomatic individuals, or pre-symptomatic individuals, so they have no idea if they are running around with infectious COVID. If you argue for people just doing what they want, then you will have people with actively infectious COVID running around with zero precautions.Second, you are 100% wrong on variants. COVID variants emerge because they are more infectious. They spread easier, so they start to dominate amongst circulating variants. These can then be either equally, more, or less virulent. Most of the strains that have emerged are either equally or more virulent.For people in the medical profession, you and 4ever seriously lack even a basic understanding of health and disease.