It's winding down fast...

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And of course, we all have been told time and again that VAERS data is NOT to be believed.  It's just a bunch of crazy people making stuff up online.

 

https://thegoodlylawfulsociety.org/over-1-million-deaths-and-injuries-following-covid-vaccines-reported-in-vaers-as-second-year-of-experimental-use-authorization-begins/ 

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Israel... most vaccinated.  Most covid cases.  2022, here we come.

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10 hours ago, laylalex said:

But I was referring to the statement that Japan's use of ivermectin had brought its numbers down so precipitously. With all due respect, none of what you just said has to do with that point. Do you disagree with the article's point that ivermectin never has been an authorized method of combatting COVID in Japan? 

 

It is, to me, being a jerk if someone asks you to wear a mask to be around them and you refuse. It's not paranoia when (deep breath) the science does support the wearing of masks to combat transmission. I spend most of my days unmasked. We don't wear masks in the office, I don't wear a mask on the street, I don't wear a mask at home, and I rarely visit people who haven't been boosted, let alone had both doses of Pfizer/Moderna. I need to wear a mask to go to the supermarket here, but I rarely shop other places anyway. Unless someone's working in a public-facing job, I'm not sure why they would spend much time wearing one. On an average day, I think I wear mine for 15 minutes, maybe 45 if I go shopping. I wear one wherever required by law and wherever requested. It's a simple courtesy that doesn't affect me in the slightest.

 

I was in Mississippi earlier this month for a funeral, and the funeral home required us all to wear masks. We wore them. I will tell you that crying behind a mask for two hours was not pleasant. But that's what it took to be present and I would never say, "oh, I won't patronize your business" because of that. Would you refuse to make your farewells to a loved one because the funeral home required you to wear a mask for a couple of hours? 

 

How difficult is it to fit an N95? I wore them in the four airports I have been in this month (LAX, SLC, ATL, MEM) because masks are required. Not hard to get a good fit, hardly requires brain surgery. I've switched to KF94s because I prefer loops over the ears, but they're also easy to fit. 

 

When you say no social distancing, will you not respect someone's request that you not get close to them? It's kind of rude to invade someone's personal space. I don't know what there is to gain.

 

I won't even try asking you to get vaccinated because I know there is a small minority of people in this country who never will. You have staked your ground, fine. I stake mine and that is I don't like to be around unvaccinated people unless they have a medical condition that bars them from getting the jab. That's my preference. 

 

No, that has never been true. And that's been debunked a bunch of times. Here's an article from 2018 talking about mRNA vaccines: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrd.2017.243

 

And here's an article from the Agence France-Presse which specifically talks about the current mRNA vaccines: 

https://factcheck.afp.com/us-doctor-makes-false-claims-video-about-covid-19

Nope, not discounting the fact that the Japanese health authority has not recommended IVM as a treatment, but the article does not delve into if its use is restricted like we are seeing here in the US.  In other words, are Drs. or pharmacists restricted from even trying it for use in treating Covid like they are here by our intolerant medical/"science" leaders?  You mentioned in your earlier post that there were ongoing studies, why are these just happening now?  I know, the narrative is all about the vaccine even though we are learning the vaccine is only effective at protecting an individual, not at stopping the spread,  Your article touched on Israel, but never actually answered the question as to why a country with a huge amount of their population double, triple and even quadruple jabbed are still seeing waves of infections spikes.  Now the CDC is saying natural immunity is even stronger than vaccinated, but in the meantime, people have been forced out of their jobs particularly in the healthcare industry where they had recovered from a previous infection and decided to not take part in a medical experiment with a new vaccine simply due to a political narrative.

 

We have no idea what helped Japan, especially after hosting the Olympics, in driving their numbers down.  The Dr. in the OP believes IVM use helped, and maybe it did.  Maybe it was the culture of the Japanese that adhere to masking and physical distancing, but that doesn't explain why they had previous spikes since this all started (the culture did not change overnight). Maybe it has something to do with increasing natural immunity (if that is the case, New Zealand and Australia are in for a big surprise).

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South Africa had some super-secret-squirrel medicine that kept their covid stats low, too.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/japans-kowa-says-ivermectin-effective-against-omicron-phase-iii-trial-2022-01-31/ 

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I remember last year when Biden visited India.  It was reported that they were having success with a "cocktail" of drugs in beating covid, but that Biden (allegedly) asked to keep the ingredients secret from the media.  

https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/indias-ivermectin-blackout---part-v-the-secret-revealed/article_9a37d9a8-1fb2-11ec-a94b-47343582647b.html

 

Meanwhile, the forces that control things here in the US have been trying to clamp down on ivermectin.

 

https://www.citizensjournal.us/the-fdas-war-against-the-truth-on-ivermectin/

 

As with most things in life, "follow the money" seems to work here as well.

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Germany is probably far more strict than anywhere in the USA about COVID measures. The US military has to follow their guidelines here. The military is probably by far the most vaccinated of any community in the world. But it's kinda funny, at my American church off base, everyone goes in the door by German standards. But once inside, the masks come off and everyone is shaking hands. I still use sanitizer though. I did even before COVID. 

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Meanwhile, many places in Europe are now wide open, no masks, no mandates.  Let freedom ring!!!

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19 hours ago, JoBri said:

Germany is probably far more strict than anywhere in the USA about COVID measures. The US military has to follow their guidelines here. The military is probably by far the most vaccinated of any community in the world. But it's kinda funny, at my American church off base, everyone goes in the door by German standards. But once inside, the masks come off and everyone is shaking hands. I still use sanitizer though. I did even before COVID. 

I really think of what many would consider the freer countries, New Zealand takes the cake.  Even NZ citizens cannot get back into the country without entering a lottery process to get a quarantine room for a couple of weeks regardless of their vaccination status.