Five of the employees at the local McDonald's all

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anti vaxers came down with COVID in the last week. They went for over a year without getting COVID. I suspect the recent relaxing of the mask mandate contributed to it. One of them a couple weeks ago was playing a video on his phone with some nut job claiming everyone that gets the vacinne will die within 3 years. A typical Q nut.

[Initech]

1. I wonder how many of these nutjobs spend all day on Facebook?

And how many of them watch Fox News 24 hours a day? There has to be a cross section there somewhere.

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2. Like 100% they take anything they see on the

internet or Fox as gospel if it fits their agenda. Anything that is on a supposedly legitimate news station should have to be true but how do you enforce it? Fox likes to report "some people are saying " as a news source.
I an going to get my morning coffee elsewhere for a while.

[Rorey]

3. Here in Colorado, same thing with a sheriff's deputy - He died

https://www.businessinsider.com/colorado-anti-vaxxer-sheriffs-deputy-dies-of-covid-19-complications-2021-5

He "had an immune system"

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4. I think at a public place like McDonald's you should

be required to get the shot. The Deputy looked like a young healthy guy, what a shame.

[Rorey]

5. My son asked me if I wanted to go to lunch on Saturday

I was sort of dumbfounded that he thought I would even consider it. I told him I still am not at that point, and probably wouldn't be for a long time.

I'm fully vaccinated, but 90-whatever percent isn't quite good enough for me to think it's okay to eat in a restaurant. But then, I'm not really a fan of restaurants anyway.

[SergeStorms]

6. I went to lunch with my daughter today.

We picked a place with outdoor seating, and that's the only reason we'd go out to eat. We're both fully vaccinated, but her children are 8 and 6 1/2. No way we're even taking a chance of infecting them.
I've been told on DU that children don't get sick, and only 300 or so have died in the U.S. from it. If they want to take that chance with their children or grandchildren, they can, but why would they? That's what I can't understand. Masks aren't that uncomfortable, at least for me.

[DENVERPOPS]

9. Why risk it????????

We have friends that have a 15 year old who caught it last February. She lived, barely, but now is disabled with major heart, liver, lung damage and problems for the rest of her life..........She is up to walking 25 feet now, but has to rest for ten minutes to walk back....
She was an athletic, soccer player and gymnast prior to catching it.

We still are far from knowing all that we need to know about Covid...............

Half the country believes that THEY are through with Covid, but I got to tell you, covid is not through with THEM......

[Rorey]

19. "only 300 or so"

I'm definitely not willing to take that chance with my own grandchildren.

By the logic of those who think "300 or so" deaths is an acceptable number, I wonder why they don't also refuse to put seatbelts on their kids. I mean, MOST kids aren't going to get killed in a car accident by being thrown from the vehicle, so why not just let them jump around all over the car when they're driving?!

I'm a worrier by nature, always thinking of the worst case scenario when it comes to the safety of the children in the family. I'd rather err on the side of being too cautious than have one of those kids be a statistic.

[SergeStorms]

26. Exactly.

But I was dressed down, right here on DU, for even worrying about it.

I'm guessing this person had no children/grandchildren. They seemed so relieved they didn't have to wear a mask anymore, and couldn't understand why anyone would.

It takes all kinds I guess, just stay away from me and mine.

[SoCalDavidS]

11. Not A Shame At All nt

[birdographer]

7. My husband and I

are two of very few people wearing masks at the grocery store now. Given that only 1/4 of the people in this county have been vaccinated (it's a trumper nest), that would indicate that the maskless ones are not vaccinated. I wish the cases among unvaccinated people were far more reported than they are. We used to get daily case numbers and death numbers, we need to stress those again, with added info on how many dead people were unvaccinated. Of course, if it's not on Fox or some other trump-led outlet, they won't know anyway...

[wnylib]

8. I went to my local CVS yesterday

and then to a couple other stores nearby. I wore a mask because, although I am vaccinated, I am not yet confortable without it.

At CVS, I was the only one wearing a mask. None of the employees or customers wore one. At the next store, all employees and customers wore masks. The cashier said it is still mandatory in their store. She added that, even when it is not mandatory, she will stiil wear one. She has cancer and the vaccine is not effective for her due to her treatments.

At the next store, masks were half and half. Some employees and customers had them, others didn't.

[SoCalDavidS]

10. This Brightened My Day A Little Bit

Perhaps one of them will die. I doubt it, but we can hope.

[EX500rider]

17. I generally don't hope anyone will die but I'm a nice person

[MichMan]

18. That's messed up. n/t

[Raine]

20. Geesh! 🙄👎 nt

[albacore]

27. I'm meaner than you. I hope they don't die, but get really, really sick....

... and maybe - just maybe - see the error of their ways.

[monkeyman1]

12. people

this c-19 eats your fking lung's !!! Damn people use your head besides a damn hat rack !! can't believe people are that fucking stupid ! than again yes I can !!

[roamer65]

13. ..

[Warpy]

14. They're going to be so disappointed when we don't kick the bucket in 3 years

because I'm sure they're all counting on taking our stuff.

Of course, the good news now is that immunity, whether through the vaccine or getting the disease, is now estimated to last 8 months to a year and possibly longer. The latter is important because they really don't know how long the memory will last in the B lymphocytes and won't until more time has elapsed.

My own guess says that the virus will have to mutate substantially to get around our defenses.

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. That must be extremely unsettling to residents of the neighbourhood that patronize that place.

People all but courting a deadly disease, handling the public's food. Mighty nice.

[sarisataka]

16. Was this announced in the news?

Restaurants don't usually publicize a disease outbreak if they don't have to.

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23. No not that I know of. nt

[Raine]

21. How do you know so much about all these employees health 🤔

going back a whole year.

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22. I go there every Saturday and Sunday morning and meet up with

several senior citizens. Every McDonalds I have been in has the senior citizens coffee group. Since I go there
I know several of the employees. My niece worked as shift manger in that store a couple years also. I heard of one or two that
got it over the last year I think but it seems like a real hot spot now.

[Raine]

24. Oh thanks. I guess they liked to brag about their beliefs, haha! nt

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25. Exactly, I know at least three of the five said they would not take the shots. I

will not be going there this weekend for sure but I did get the shots.