Quote (thesnipa @ 10 Sep 2021 11:40)
straight from the CDC, you know, the people you've been citing all week?
since you're the data king, what is the spread metrics on asymptomatic vs symptomatic covid patients? feel free to be predictable and say "we dont know" to avoid a shameful admission.
What do the words "reduce transmission" mean? What do the words "the vaccine does not prevent transmission" mean? My words are accurate. According to the CDC data, which you have just posted, I am completely accurate, and you are wrong to even argue the point.
Now, present me all the data you can find regarding how much the transmission is reduced by vaccines. THEN present me all the data you can find regarding reduced transmission via natural immunity (aka those who've already contracted the virus). Hint: The data doesn't exist.
So, the very "experts" that we're supposed to rely upon are drawing conclusions via lack of data. Just like the statements that "we don't think there'll be long term side effects from mRNA vaccines". This is not knowable.
It's ironic that you're attempting to demand data when the very criticism I'm leveling at you, duff, sauci, thor, and all the others who want to argue that violating bodily autonomy might be "a good thing" is that you're basing the idea off a lack of data.
Quote (duffman316 @ 10 Sep 2021 11:39)
Im surprised you would say the bolded when a quick google search would confirm the opposite to be true. This puts into doubt your ability to do research bob 🤔. Im not even passionate about this stuff and can find this so easily.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_WakefieldThis guy is partially responsible for measles making a comeback. And yes he's a doctor.
Regarding 6-13 i believe this is the article you're referring to which still doesn't advocate against taking vaccine. If anything it says vaccines plus having gotten covid and survived provide the best defense against variants.
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/people-who-have-already-had-covid-19-could-be-less-likely-catch-delta-vaccinatedI agree with you that the long term side effects are unknown because this thing js relatively new. The doctors i have spoken with on the topic have informed me that long term side effects dont happen out of the blue. There are indications of problems along the way before it manifests into something serious much later on and to date they seen no such indications with the covid vaccines that there are long term problems with the vaccine. This is part of the reason i decided to get vaccinated and encourage others to do the same instead of rolling the dice on their health with covid.
Bob you are free to look at the data at your own leisure and draw your own conclusions and you can even rant about how all the scientists are anti-science.
I'm just not going to believe you because i trust the medical scientists more than i trust strangers on the internet.
I already went through Jenny McCarthy's movement. I already addressed the "expert" who used fraudulent data. Posting the name of the guy doesn't change the fact that he's a quack who had his license yanked for knowingly committing fraud.
"The Doctors you spoke to" are familiar with a vaccine methodology (mRNA) that has never had any phase 4 studies? Please have them write up a medical paper for peer review on their thoughts about why mid/long term side effects of a vaccine type that's never had phase 4 studies "probably won't" be harmful. I'm sure it'll be a great read.
The #1 issue here, Duff, is that I'm pro vaccine, and pro bodily autonomy. I think anyone who wants a vaccine should get it. I think anyone in an at risk group should be encouraged to get it. However, based on the most current studies, which align very well with everything we know of immunology, natural immunity is king. I also have extreme reservations about trying to "protect yourself" from a virus that you're at low risk of severe symptoms of, when similar viruses could come along later that're worse. Most of the people posting on this forum about not personally taking the Vaccines have a similar stance. There's nothing "antivax" about any of this.
My only real concern at this time is mandates relating to the vaccines, especially where schools and employers are concerned. Covid is literally less deadly to those under 19 (those under 29, tbh) than the flu. That's what the data gathered over the last 20 months has indicated. We have death rates, we have hospitalization rates, and children are not impacted in any notable measure. Why would we mandate vaccination to a group who doesn't need it, and who would likely derive greater benefit from simply catching the cold and moving on?
So if you want to shelve your attempts to water down the term "antivax" and have a real conversation, I'm down. But until then, you've simply turned into another screaming authoritarian who doesn't give two shits less about science, data, or facts, and just wants to violate other people's bodily autonomy.
This post was edited by InsaneBobb on Sep 10 2021 02:06pm