Garthanos
Arcadian Knight
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D&D and the rising pandemic
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cbwjm
Hero
While that is better than 50%, 30% of the population ignoring the pandemic is still a crazy high number
Zardnaar
Legend
While that is better than 50%, 30% of the population ignoring the pandemic is still a crazy high number
Did you not know that?
Europe's brewing up again. Idiocracy in some places, arrogance and complacency in other eg " we've got the best health care in the world".
cbwjm
Hero
I knew there was a large number, hard to hide from what's happening in the states at the moment.
MarkB
Legend
And in the UK we seem to be struggling to decide which direction is 'forward'.
Zardnaar
Legend
Subscribed to Washington Post for a month just to see if anything interesting happens in USA early November.
Start clicking on links.
www.newyorker.com
Satire btw. #nzhellhole.
Start clicking on links.
Trump Accuses New Zealand’s Prime Minister of Competently Handling the Coronavirus to Get Reëlected
Trump called Jacinda Ardern’s use of public-health measures to mitigate the pandemic’s impact “a sleazy political move like you wouldn’t believe.”
Satire btw. #nzhellhole.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
It seems like most of the people here in the United States just got tired of it and simply decided the pandemic was over.
Except it isn't over. The virus doesn't care about how bored or frustrated you are with it. It doesn't care about how many weeks you've had to spend indoors with your children, and it doesn't care about the economy or the election either. It's still out there, still spreading, still killing people, and we still don't have a vaccine....and grown adults are acting like petulant children over the bare minimum precautions like "stay home" and "wear a mask."
Except it isn't over. The virus doesn't care about how bored or frustrated you are with it. It doesn't care about how many weeks you've had to spend indoors with your children, and it doesn't care about the economy or the election either. It's still out there, still spreading, still killing people, and we still don't have a vaccine....and grown adults are acting like petulant children over the bare minimum precautions like "stay home" and "wear a mask."
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Not “most”, just a sizable minority, too many of whom are in positions that amplify their utterances.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
Yeah, I know. It just seems like most.
Of course, the virus doesn't care about the majority either. It only needs a handful of bad actors to spread, and even 1% is far more than enough (especially when they are spread out across such a large area, and largely unchecked, untracked, and untested.)
FWIW, I was reading about similar anti-public health measures in the past. I was, of course, familiar with the parallels between our current situation and the 1918 flu.
Today, I learned that similar behavior occurred while the world was ramping up its fight against SMALLPOX.
www.cnn.com
Today, I learned that similar behavior occurred while the world was ramping up its fight against SMALLPOX.
Covid-19 anti-vaxxers use century-old arguments
As we get closer to an effective vaccine for Covid-19, we should expect to see a renewed push of disinformation and vocal resistance from the anti-vaccination movement.
www.cnn.com
You forgot unapologetically unconcerned.
FWIW, I was reading about similar anti-public health measures in the past. I was, of course, familiar with the parallels between our current situation and the 1918 flu.
Today, I learned that similar behavior occurred while the world was ramping up its fight against SMALLPOX.
Covid-19 anti-vaxxers use century-old arguments
As we get closer to an effective vaccine for Covid-19, we should expect to see a renewed push of disinformation and vocal resistance from the anti-vaccination movement.
To be fair, when the smallpox vaccine was created germ theory was still in it's infancy. Heck, homeopathy was once legitimately considered as an alternative to germ theory. Lots of details like sterilization, preservative chemicals, and proper storage were still being worked out; getting a vaccine was a bit riskier than it is today.
Nowadays, people are a lot more educated and have access to much better scientific resources. I mean, it's not like there are still companies selling "homeopathic medicine" based off of science that was proved wrong 150 years ago, right?
snrk. Okay, that's funny.
Garthanos
Arcadian Knight
So many things which you would expect to be satire these days are so not distant from a truth.
AcererakTriple6
Hero
Garthanos
Arcadian Knight
The us government finally decided they cannot make claims of efficacy in advertisements....
Did you catch the part where one of the most vocal and visible antivax activists at the time had been vaccinated for smallpox?
The STONES on that guy!