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Stallion

(6,473 posts)
13. You Are Definitely On Point-We Should Be the Party Seeking to Quickly Reach Herd Immunity
Sat May 1, 2021, 11:58 PM
May 2021

so we can all move on

spotlight what an outstanding vaccination program Biden rolled out and focus on finishing the job quickly. The Democratic states are almost universally ahead of the game on vaccination. Preach the good news!!! We might not get to herd immunity in the South and other evangelical states for quite awhile. Hopefully, it will become quite clear that these Democratic states have the correct strategy. Point to them as they reach herd immunity. We will get punished if we are the party of restricting movement after 70% of the population in a specific area are vaccinated.

I've been thinking about posting something similar lately.

Great post

I hear you. I think most vaccinated people are very eager to go out and be normal again LymphocyteLover May 2021 #1
Anyone more careful than me is too timid. marybourg May 2021 #2
WTF does that even mean. From a scientific standpoint. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #10
I got that "living in fear" crap now and then this past year. Mister Ed May 2021 #29
I Know Several People RobinA May 2021 #86
I feel you. I'm fully vaxxed and still mask and SD in crowds. The co-vidiot... brush May 2021 #3
Boosters will probably not be a necessity. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #41
I hit two weeks after my 2nd tomorrow and have no plans to engage in any indoor public activities CentralMass May 2021 #4
I just don't understand? Why not engage? GulfCoast66 May 2021 #15
Unless you are an immunologist or have some other particular qualifications CentralMass May 2021 #20
There's missing information in your link. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #42
I can appreciate your qualification but not your attitude CentralMass May 2021 #46
You are supporting my general point. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #69
I have no great desire to try out the efficacy of my Pfizer vaccine in the name of science or for CentralMass May 2021 #71
That's cool. But I am ready for the shutdown and mask mandates to be over. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #73
I'm with you. Hopefully by July, the mask mandate indoors will be history. beaglelover May 2021 #91
If you're going to claim to be taking a scientific stand, you need to stop the hyperbole muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #74
I was talking about injuries and deaths. Of the under 10,000 who got it GulfCoast66 May 2021 #75
Why so judgemental? If it's not harming you then Crunchy Frog May 2021 #25
WTF? I'm just trying to bring trust in science. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #27
You do know you can still get the virus, right? Treefrog May 2021 #30
COVID vaccines have a higher degree of protection than most vaccines GaYellowDawg May 2021 #40
No one can say right now that the protection extends to the variants womanofthehills May 2021 #60
That's a flat out lie. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #81
I Asked That Question RobinA May 2021 #88
???? India variant?? Thought first case in TN yesterday? Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #5
Bypassed immune system? tritsofme May 2021 #6
It means that it can out smart our natural immunity and vaccines womanofthehills May 2021 #11
Some misconceptions here. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #37
I would like to read that. Because I think the whole subject Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #47
Lots of scary headlines out there the past few days - I doubt immune escape equals a mild case womanofthehills May 2021 #50
Have you not been listening or reading? GaYellowDawg May 2021 #82
I'm not stoking fear, I'm dealing with reality womanofthehills May 2021 #87
Stoking fear is exactly what you're doing. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #93
In India, there are actually 7000 variants now womanofthehills May 2021 #63
Has any vaccinated person got it? GulfCoast66 May 2021 #8
Yes. TraceNC May 2021 #16
India is a cluster. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #17
Asked if vaccinated people are getting this strain of Covid. TraceNC May 2021 #18
But that's not the important question. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #28
It wasn't my question, it was the other poster's. TraceNC May 2021 #44
What we would "squabble" over GaYellowDawg May 2021 #83
Well stated. Treefrog May 2021 #31
The double Indian variant is already in the US womanofthehills May 2021 #19
I'm seeing the same behavior from friends and family. TraceNC May 2021 #21
What you're saying is not quite accurate. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #32
SARS-CoV-2 incidence and vaccine escape - The Lancet womanofthehills May 2021 #52
Nice link, but GaYellowDawg May 2021 #80
By definition GaYellowDawg May 2021 #38
Why don't insurance companies deny Covid coverage for those that refuse a vaccine? dem4decades May 2021 #7
That's probably coming soon. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #9
As if Florida had that problem with telling companies how to run their business. dem4decades May 2021 #12
Because with all the new variants, vaccine protection will be sub optimal until we have a booster womanofthehills May 2021 #22
Suboptimal GaYellowDawg May 2021 #33
Are insurance companies going to deny coverage to people that overeat? former9thward May 2021 #24
I think that's an excellent idea GaYellowDawg May 2021 #39
As another DU'er posted on another thread - womanofthehills May 2021 #64
Obesity is highly contagious? And if there was a free vaccine dem4decades May 2021 #72
You Are Definitely On Point-We Should Be the Party Seeking to Quickly Reach Herd Immunity Stallion May 2021 #13
All well and good - as long as variants that evade the immune system don't start spreading womanofthehills May 2021 #23
I think you have a misconception about "evade the immune system" GaYellowDawg May 2021 #34
I'm with you. Treefrog May 2021 #35
Pretty much the main reason I mask up now... Silent3 May 2021 #14
That's why I do it, too. GaYellowDawg May 2021 #36
I totally agree, the non vaccinated folk equate to someone Beachnutt May 2021 #26
Things are seeming a lot more normal here in KCMO. leftyladyfrommo May 2021 #43
Proof of vaccination should be required to enter inside spaces scarytomcat May 2021 #45
My husband and I had our 2nd Moderna shots 1 month ago. marie999 May 2021 #48
To achieve protection, 70% of the population needs to be vaxxed. apnu May 2021 #49
Not the new normal. Ace Rothstein May 2021 #55
No way in hell I or most Americans are wearing a mask forever. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #65
I am not wearing gd masks forever Calculating May 2021 #66
I agree with your post. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #51
I would like to see that if YOU got your second vaccination, then bluestarone May 2021 #53
My view exactly. But my concern is Democratic office holders will keep restrictions going GulfCoast66 May 2021 #76
I'm already there. Ace Rothstein May 2021 #54
How, exactly, do we "cut out" the anti-vaxxers? Treefrog May 2021 #56
I ignored the hell out of my Bible Thumper anti-vax neighbor... HipChick May 2021 #58
Well, yeah, easy if you have prior knowledge of the person. Treefrog May 2021 #59
Hope you feel better Treefrog...I'm am 2 weeks post 2nd jab HipChick May 2021 #61
Thanks! Yeah, I slept really well for the first 4 hours last night. Treefrog May 2021 #62
Once everyone is vaccinated that wants it GulfCoast66 May 2021 #68
Exactly.....x 100 Chakaconcarne May 2021 #92
I agree with you. llmart May 2021 #57
I don't hate wearing a mask. Iggo May 2021 #67
Me neither. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #70
Same here djm5971 May 2021 #77
Absolutely. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #78
Agreed djm5971 May 2021 #79
They Aren't Doing RobinA May 2021 #90
It doesn't bother me, unless it's really hot. Wingus Dingus May 2021 #85
I'm about there. I have less than a week to go for full immunity, and Wingus Dingus May 2021 #84
For me, it's one week away. That is when I'm 2 weeks out from my 2nd shot. beaglelover May 2021 #89
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