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No, I still hope they change their minds and do what's smart. I have one

very good friend who is actually a pHD scientist who won't get vaccinated. I want him to. There's also a frequent TSL poster who has belittled the vaccine (as much as he can without getting banned for a blatant violation of T's and C's), and now he and his wife are both in the hospital. He's on Oxygen and improving. Wife.....not so much as of right now.

I don't want any of these people to die. But, yeah, I just can't help it when the word "Dumb Ass" pops into my head when I hear about these stories.

(In response to this post by aint2Hokie4me)

Posted: 01/04/2022 at 7:10PM

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Because it hardly constitutes a controlled trial. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/04/2022 10:01PM

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I agree. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/05/2022 12:37AM

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Double-Oh, I have no problem with… -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/05/2022 12:35AM

That's just a whole bunch of goalpost-moving, topic-changing, and nonsense. ** -- 00 Hoo 01/05/2022 12:49AM

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I'm confused. So there was no real control group? -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:57PM

There was a control group. -- 00 Hoo 01/04/2022 8:59PM

That’s pretty nefarious. ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 9:13PM

He lies. It’s what he does here ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:45PM

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Agreed. The simple fact that simple data is so hard to come by is... -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/04/2022 8:20PM

Don’t worry, NIH has bought the silence of most of academia -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 8:38PM

Doesn't seem like its stopping the spread of Omnicron at all. -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:14PM

Not stopping the spread, but certainly reducing hospitalizations -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 8:37PM

Your 2nd point is the only thing i stated. ** -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:47PM

I agree. I just added to it. A 17x higher hospitalization -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 8:52PM

Or 3.7x and falling rapidly in a place that doesn’t guesstimate -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 8:57PM

What issue do you have with this data? -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 9:07PM

For one thing it’s those hospitalized “with” COVID not necessarily “for� -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 9:21PM

"with" covid not "for" covid. LOL. Assuming this stupid talking point was -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 9:27PM

Side question, have you seen data on what % of ICU beds are taken up by -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:56PM

Don't know, but I wouldn't expect unvaccinated Covid patients to -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 9:06PM

I was not expecting to see such a small % in canada at its peak right now -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 9:13PM

According to this, 26% of US ICU beds are occupied by covid patients -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 9:22PM

Roger. I thought Canada's sounded pretty low. ** -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 9:24PM

NY Times just said that up to 65% of NY COVID admissions are incidental -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 9:05PM

Are you really this poorly informed, or are you willfully ignorant ** -- WaxHoo 01/04/2022 7:33PM

I don't understand what your problem is. -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:36PM

I think his problem is how badly you post on a UVA board ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:49PM

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Hmm. I read a short article on CNN saying that vaccinating all the time -- Hokieesith 01/04/2022 7:56PM

Given the obstinance and ignorance of much of our population, the spread -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:02PM

Hence, a lot of people let their guard down. ** -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:51PM

Or omicron developed because not enough people got vaccinated -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:58PM

Not sure that's really true. Omicrom first arose in South Africa. -- BocaHoo91 01/04/2022 8:40PM

That’s very true they could be much smarter than many of our people. In gen -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:47PM

Hehe. I love it. The classic double down in the face of defeat is always -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:02PM

No I didn’t but you just added another stupid post ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:05PM

You've certainly played both sides of the issue well. ** -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:06PM

Very ignorant take. The vaccine does what it was intended to do, prevents -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:18PM

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Not true. Early reports on the vaccine were that they were to be effective -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:25PM

That was based on tests, how they worked early; some of that protection -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:34PM

Is English your second language? -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 7:53PM

No he's just that dishonest. And intentionally so. Even he can't be as -- Hoodafan 01/04/2022 10:31PM

There was nothing dishonest in my post at all. You’re projecting again. You -- 111Balz 01/05/2022 08:26AM

It's evergreen: They must pretend not to know certain things. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/04/2022 8:44PM

"That's different" ** -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:45PM

No, you’re an ignorant troll ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:46PM

Exactly. It was marketed as a way to prevent spread despite... -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/04/2022 7:31PM

You’re a liar ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:35PM

Ok Jackie -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 7:54PM

It did. It does. But it wanes over time requiring boosters. -- 111Balz 01/05/2022 08:29AM

This clownshow will deny anything no matter how obvious... -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/04/2022 8:21PM

New study shows negative vax efficacy for the fully vaccinated -- jpmHoo 01/04/2022 8:43PM

Yes -- I saw that, too. I'm so shocked -- shocked! -- that it hasn't... -- Los Angeles Hoo 01/04/2022 9:02PM

You’re a liar ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:31PM

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Absolutely. 2020 Thanksgiving and Xmas gatherings were shut down. -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:20PM

So you are pushing for more lockdowns? ** -- DTsBicep 01/04/2022 7:24PM

Of course not. Lockdowns are moronic and a delay tactic. -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:26PM

So you blaming the vaccine - why people letting their guard down? ** -- DTsBicep 01/04/2022 7:36PM

He’s a troll ** -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:46PM

I don't know why you are getting your panties in a bunch about this. -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:48PM

It’s slowing it. It’s protecting our hospital system. It’s reducing deaths -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 7:50PM

So, despite what the CDC says, you think the Vaccine stops the spread of -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:54PM

No I’m saying you’re dumb and can’t read. Jeez man at least -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:04PM

Are you drunk already? ** -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:04PM

I’m done playing troll games with you. I don’t know what you’re like -- 111Balz 01/04/2022 8:08PM

Nah. You just don't like losing. Your very first posts in this thread were -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 8:10PM

What is your goal here? ** -- DTsBicep 01/05/2022 07:40AM

My goal was accomplished in my first post. -- psychobilly 01/05/2022 10:12AM

I guess you could say that. The vaccine not being very effective at -- psychobilly 01/04/2022 7:44PM

MOAR deaths ** -- WaxHoo 01/04/2022 7:34PM

Half empty much? -- HoodatB 01/04/2022 7:24PM

No, I still hope they change their minds and do what's smart. I have one -- Late 80s Hokie 01/04/2022 7:10PM

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