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Hugh_Lebowski

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24. I'm saying that the math they used isn't proper

Sat Nov 27, 2021, 11:25 AM

Nov 2021

The 3.16x number they obviously calculated from 76/24, but those two figures (3.16x vs 6.1x) would only properly be 'comparable' if exactly 50% of people were vaccinated. But they're not.

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Anti-Vax Republican On Ventilator In ICU [View all] babylonsister Nov 2021 OP

Agreed. I don't wish anyone ill but I'm tired of seeing innocent people getting hit by the virus. badhair77 Nov 2021 #1

Oops, my pity bag is empty... Maybe next time. secondwind Nov 2021 #2

Same here. No sympathy for the hardcore ones. Girard442 Nov 2021 #9

Man was he wrong. pwb Nov 2021 #3

I'm only sorry that this idiot is taking up valuable ICU space. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #4

People like him ought not be admitted for treatment. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2021 #52

Hospitals are bastions of applied science Zambero Nov 2021 #5

Wow, this Crooks and Liars outfit is in serious need of copy editors ... or better writers (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #6

You Bet ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #8

It starts bad and just gets worse. One of the paragraphs is actually an incomplete sentence Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #12

"Dictated but not read" PCIntern Nov 2021 #14

Sound reasoning my friend! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #18

Get worse soon. dalton99a Nov 2021 #7

May his stay in the ICU be a short one. CurtEastPoint Nov 2021 #10

Ok, I'll Say It ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #11

I like to just say that I would read his/her obituary with amusement in such cases (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #16

And if he survived it would be because of prayer "warriors" and god MagickMuffin Nov 2021 #22

Or Science. Tommymac Nov 2021 #30

Okay, you said it gratuitous Nov 2021 #32

I'm Much Less Philosophical About It ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #50

+1 live love laugh Nov 2021 #53

I agree and feel the same as you do about antivaxx fools. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2021 #48

Cain him malaise Nov 2021 #49

I wonder...... Turbineguy Nov 2021 #13

One Thing I Found Interesting (Second Reply) ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #15

I suspect that the cohort of vaccinated people being larger than the ones who are not Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #17

I Checked ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #19

I'm saying that the math they used isn't proper Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #24

America Is Pathetic SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #25

Jerkwad wasting hospital resources on a hoax keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #20

I don't think they are anti-VAX due to fear or ignorance. I think it's hatred and anger Walleye Nov 2021 #21

I Feel Owned SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #26

Serves him fcuking right Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 #23

Wishing him all the worst. Wingus Dingus Nov 2021 #27

He did his own research. RandySF Nov 2021 #28

Exactly where every anti-vax Republinut belongs. paleotn Nov 2021 #29

He had access to the same information TNNurse Nov 2021 #31

This former nurse, ret psychiatrist childfreebychoice Nov 2021 #39

Yes, my compassion for the unvaccinated is gone. TNNurse Nov 2021 #45

Life is like a box of chocolate, some have ICU and ventilators in them for the stupid people packman Nov 2021 #33

Fuck him. He doesn't deserve hospital care. (nt) Paladin Nov 2021 #34

+100% n/t TeamProg Nov 2021 #37

feed store time , maybe he's got worm's ? monkeyman1 Nov 2021 #35

He was sick with mental illness before he became infected with COVID. TeamProg Nov 2021 #36

I actually watched a stream of that certification, discussion, and the votes BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #38

Good. Fuck him. Orrex Nov 2021 #40

I gladly K&R this post. llmart Nov 2021 #41

COVID says I own you. Fool. kairos12 Nov 2021 #42

Well, he sure showed us! Cousin Dupree Nov 2021 #43

Pretty sure Nazi Germany wouldn't have wasted a ventilator treating someone who opposed them. tanyev Nov 2021 #44

Science wins. It always wins. So when a doctor or other medical expert says to do this or do that, SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #46

Just a hoax. Walk it off. durablend Nov 2021 #47

No fucking thoughts BlueIdaho Nov 2021 #51

I wonder how many he infected before he went to hospital!! riversedge Nov 2021 #54

Stay away from Republicans, they are a breeding farm for Covid. nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2021 #55