Scholarship table
Is the position on that for Delta basically morphing to "we don't know so just wear a mask all the time" ?
Beating it is going to require some sacrifice.
And what have the majority of people been doing since last March?
I agree, Zig. Peep the numbers in 53206. This is just as much, if not more of an issue, than the anti-vax right. Now the CDC dropped this gem:"UPDATED testing guidance: If a fully vaccinated person has a known exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, @CDCgov recommends getting tested 3-5 days after exposure and wearing a mask in public indoor settings for 14 days or until they receive a negative result."Right back at square one, giving fuel to the vaccine skeptics. JTFC.
If we have to wear a mask again, then let's wear a mask.It's a once in a 100 year pandemic. 600K Americans are dead. Beating it is going to require some sacrifice. Sorry you're so put out.
Riiiiiggghhhtt ... this is why there are vaccine skeptics.
That's not what I said, and you know it.It's another thing for the hesitant to point to and say "Why should I get it, then?" I'm not defending that POV at all. But when there's this sharp reversal of course, it detracts from their pro-vaccine message.
My point isn't that you're defending their POV. My point is that it's asinine to blame CDC messaging for encouraging or entrenching their POV.If these people listened to what CDC says or took its messaging seriously, they'd have been vaccinated long ago. But they haven't been vaccinated, because they ignore the CDC.You can't blame CDC messaging for the behavior of people who we know ignore CDC messaging.It's just a false rationalization and feeble excuse for their anti-science stupidity, which in the vast majority of instances is born out of belief in conspiracy theories and junk science.And you know it.
The CDC has opened themselves to being vilified. They’ve been a disaster from the beginning of the pandemic up to now. A lot of it is political and a lot of it is institutional fear of being over cautious. This began at the CDC a long time ago when it went from an independent entity to a government controlled agency. That doesn’t excuse the anti-science, anti-vax backlash, however. All these things mixed in a cauldron brew a toxic potion
Yeah the messaging on this has really gone sideways. My understanding pre-Delta was that it was virtually impossible for a vaccinated person with a breakthrough case to infect another vaccinated person. And the chances are low, but not non-existent that a vaccinated person with a breakthrough case could infect an unvaccinated person - most importantly, kids. Is the position on that for Delta basically morphing to "we don't know so just wear a mask all the time" ?
How about we come to a compromise:Vaccine passports that double as voter ID.Who says no?
I've definitely drifted left politically in the past 5 years but this is still one that I can't wrap my head around. You need an ID for everything. Make them free and create a 4 year clock to requirement. Shouldn't be that hard.
The problem is in many rural African American communities, child births were often done at home in the past, and birth certificates weren't exactly obtained. For these individuals, getting an ID is nearly impossible, especially with their income levels. So do they get excluded? If so it is likely a constitutional violation.
is this a problem? i hear about it being thrown out there a lot, but haven't seen many documented cases to put it into the category of being a "problem". they mandate an ID for cigarettes for God's sake even when one is clearly over 21. most polls i see show a majority of people in agreement for voter ID. if one can get gubmint assistance, they must have some sort of ID...please
You can legally buy a gun in dozens of states (at gun shows, online, in private transactions) without an ID.If you thought the Venn diagram between these states and the states pushing hardest for voter ID laws looks an awful lot like a circle, you'd be correct.
So, does this mean you support any populist stance? Or are you merely using this as a data point in your support for voter ID?
not going to step into that steamer, but fwiw, just sayin