Another anti-vaxer dies

tzu · July 30, 2021, 12:54am

SottoVoce:

Sknyluv:

House GOP members are protesting mask mandates. 600K dead and these bozos can’t be bothered to wear a mask. The GOP is a joke.

https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1420834840795045890

I’m quickly approaching the point where I just don’t care anymore. The health system spent almost a year with nothing more than supportive treatment available. It wasn’t universal (nothing is) but most in healthcare worked their butts off to help those with COVID. Some patients did fine, some died, some are facing long term health issues even though they “recovered.”

Now it’s a year later. Very effective vaccines are available. Some have found reasons to reject them. We know preventative measures beyond vaccines have an impact. Some have found reasons to reject them as well. Political reasons. Pseudoscience reasons. Personal choice reasons. Fear reasons. The reasons don’t matter.

The only thing that makes me still care, besides my lingering humanity, is that people don’t get sick in a vacuum. When someone gets sick it costs money and requires non-monetary resources. Healthcare workers, equipment, facilities are all consumed. If it weren’t for that, I’d have no issues with the anti-vaccine anti-prevention crowd.

I witnessed an anti-vaxxer die of COVID yesterday. It was a first for me. I felt bad. I didn’t feel as bad as I did a year ago when I watched people die of COVID when no vaccine was available. If the anti-vaxxers weren’t a weight on everyone else, I’d have no issues. Let them not get vaccinated. Let them refuse prevention measures. Let them get COVID. Let them be sick. Let them develop chronic health issues. Let them die.

Until someone finds a way for the anti-vaccine anti-prevention folk to stop being a burden on everyone else, people will continue to urge them to change their practices. I could not care less if that makes them uncomfortable.

plus ∞, this.

tnt · July 30, 2021, 1:00am

You think they didn’t get the vax?

WuWei · July 30, 2021, 1:08am

Is that what I said?

tnt · July 30, 2021, 2:04am

Yes. You wondered what was in the needle.

tnt · July 30, 2021, 2:05am

He is setting a good example by taking the warnings seriously and following the guidance.

WuWei · July 30, 2021, 10:49am

No, I didn’t.

tnt · July 30, 2021, 12:43pm

Then what does this mean:

How do you know what was in the syringe for Fauci? For Jbiden?

WuWei · July 30, 2021, 12:45pm

Me asking you how you know what was in the syringe.

tnt · July 30, 2021, 12:47pm

The syringe that gave them their vaccination?

Why wouldn’t it have vaccine in it?

Can you be less cryptic and just get to your point?

WuWei · July 30, 2021, 12:55pm

I don’t see anything “cryptic” about it.

tnt · July 30, 2021, 12:56pm

The implication is that we can’t be sure that they were vaccinated, and that is an odd position to take.

WuWei · July 30, 2021, 12:58pm

Is it?

tnt · July 30, 2021, 1:04pm

Yes.

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Kelby · July 30, 2021, 6:58pm

SottoVoce:

Sknyluv:

House GOP members are protesting mask mandates. 600K dead and these bozos can’t be bothered to wear a mask. The GOP is a joke.

https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1420834840795045890

I’m quickly approaching the point where I just don’t care anymore. The health system spent almost a year with nothing more than supportive treatment available. It wasn’t universal (nothing is) but most in healthcare worked their butts off to help those with COVID. Some patients did fine, some died, some are facing long term health issues even though they “recovered.”

Now it’s a year later. Very effective vaccines are available. Some have found reasons to reject them. We know preventative measures beyond vaccines have an impact. Some have found reasons to reject them as well. Political reasons. Pseudoscience reasons. Personal choice reasons. Fear reasons. The reasons don’t matter.

The only thing that makes me still care, besides my lingering humanity, is that people don’t get sick in a vacuum. When someone gets sick it costs money and requires non-monetary resources. Healthcare workers, equipment, facilities are all consumed. If it weren’t for that, I’d have no issues with the anti-vaccine anti-prevention crowd.

I witnessed an anti-vaxxer die of COVID yesterday. It was a first for me. I felt bad. I didn’t feel as bad as I did a year ago when I watched people die of COVID when no vaccine was available. If the anti-vaxxers weren’t a weight on everyone else, I’d have no issues. Let them not get vaccinated. Let them refuse prevention measures. Let them get COVID. Let them be sick. Let them develop chronic health issues. Let them die.

Until someone finds a way for the anti-vaccine anti-prevention folk to stop being a burden on everyone else, people will continue to urge them to change their practices. I could not care less if that makes them uncomfortable.

Holy crap.

Great post. And, thank you for your service.

Tom_Ch · July 31, 2021, 2:15am

One more. My oh my!!

RTchoke · July 31, 2021, 2:16am

Celebrate!!!

Sknyluv · July 31, 2021, 2:18am

No celebration here. I feel for his family and loved ones. He’d still be here if he was vaccinated.

RTchoke · July 31, 2021, 2:19am

Not going to post the articles about the vaccinated deaths then I take it?

Sknyluv · July 31, 2021, 2:20am

Go for it.

RTchoke · July 31, 2021, 2:26am

I can understand the hesitation.