I recently had a set-to with my cardiologist. While sitting in the examining room, I remarked out loud that it seemed silly that I, fully vaccinated, still needed to wear a mask, especially considering the size of the CoVid-19 particle compared to the limits of an N95 mask. Specifically, the particle is about 1/4 the size of the smallest particle the mask will filter out. It goes through the mask material like sand through a cyclone fence.
My cardiologist basically 'flew off the handle', accusing me of being a moron who didn't understand why masks were so important. Then he walked out of the room, my examination still unfinished, telling me "Call me when you've changed your mind."
I came very close to leaving, demanding that the clinic not charge me for the visit since the doctor had refused to treat me as a patient. Before I did, he wandered back into the room to finish the exam.
Those who reject the notion that a cloth mask can do much to defend against an aerosolized virus are called 'science deniers' by those who hold the opposing view, but I think the situation is exactly reversed. There are several peer-reviewed studies that suggest masks are essentially useless against CoVid-19, and none that suggest otherwise.
Likewise, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was touted early on (primarily by 'the right') as an effective prophylactic when applied before the onset of serious respiratory symptoms. The mainstream media (MSM) pooh-poohed this idea, largely, it seems, because Trump was for it. It didn't matter that HCQ was a 70-year-old formulation on which the patent had expired, and that could be manufactured by any reasonably-well-equipped pharmacology lab for peanuts. Or perhaps that did matter. If HCQ had taken hold, there would not have been the opportunity for Big Pharma to make billions (with a 'b') producing vaccines whose effectiveness is suspect and whose long-term consequences are unknown. (HCQ has even been banned for use against CoVid-19 because of a series of 'studies' where it was shown conclusively that it had no value 'curing' the virus in patients where the virus had already gained a foothold. This was not a surprise to those clinics where it had been studied by applying it in the early stages of the disease. Nobody had ever claimed it was a cure; it merely blocked disease progression during onset. Most Americans didn't understand the difference.)
The Ivermectin (IVM) story replicates the HCQ story above save only that IVM is somewhat more expensive to buy than HCQ.
To make it economically feasible for Big Pharma to produce vaccines for Operation Warp Speed, vaccine producers have been, themselves, immunized from lawsuits that might arise should those vaccines produce unpleasant side-effects. You can't sue them if something goes wrong.
It occurs to me that anyone who doesn't have to take the vaccine, shouldn't. What will happen if one of the as-yet-unknown side-effects of the vaccine is a shortening of the human life span by 5 or 10 or 15 years? (That might go a long way toward helping Social Security weather the coming economic downturn(s).) What will happen if the as-yet-unknown side-effect of the vaccine is a reduction in human fertility by 10% or 15%? What will happen if the as-yet-unknown side-effect of the vaccine is an increase in stillbirths? These are all possibilities because there has not been time to study any long-term effects. What will certainly not happen is that any court will allow a civil suit for damages for any of these potential calamities. We are just now hearing of an increased incidence of myocarditis among young people who have taken the vaccines, and at least one case of a 14-year-old who suffered a heart attack within two days of getting vaccinated.
All of this for a disease with a 99.7% chance of survival. Have we become a nation of cowards? I think it's clear that we have become a nation of idiots.
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