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FYI -- you have unlimited credit at this bank.ubarose wrote: Sorry, didn’t mean to bring anyone down posting about my mom.
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I've never clicked the SUBMIT button on an online form harder than I did for my kids' registrations. The feeling of relief is going to be immense.
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JoelCFC25 wrote: Our school district emailed this morning to announce they're hosting a community vaccination event for the newly-eligible 5-11 year olds on Monday morning.
I've never clicked the SUBMIT button on an online form harder than I did for my kids' registrations. The feeling of relief is going to be immense.
We plan on doing the same thing with our kids, though I'm not sure if the local school is doing an event like this. But they're getting their shots ASAP, especially since our older son is immunocompromised through medication, and is getting a tonsillectomy in about a month. We need to space out his shots just so.
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I'm not sure what is causing this--is it national media institutions' strong desire to appear even-handed, and/or things like local network news that loves controversial/shocking stories to get eyeballs? Something continues to give oxygen to earnest (but basically gut level, evidence-free) hesitancy and make it look like it deserves to be on an even footing with the results of all the scientific effort in this space.Gary Sax wrote: It's definitely a weird phenomenon where I see so many interviews with vaccine worried parents or whatever but on aggregate according to our statistics those people are pretty rare---most are PUMPED.
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JoelCFC25 wrote:
I'm not sure what is causing this--is it national media institutions' strong desire to appear even-handed, and/or things like local network news that loves controversial/shocking stories to get eyeballs? Something continues to give oxygen to earnest (but basically gut level, evidence-free) hesitancy and make it look like it deserves to be on an even footing with the results of all the scientific effort in this space.Gary Sax wrote: It's definitely a weird phenomenon where I see so many interviews with vaccine worried parents or whatever but on aggregate according to our statistics those people are pretty rare---most are PUMPED.
You must not live in a rural area. Youtube any local fox affiliates news broadcast for Crapsburg, USA and you'll see.
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I haven't muted or blocked him yet because I laugh when I read the ridiculousness of his stuff. I think he should probably be checked into a mental facility.
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As for myself, I just scheduled my covid booster. I'm doing a flu shot at the same time, a glutton for punishment I guess.
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Not just the rapidity, but the fact that you can now narrow down the news and opinions you consume. You can now find people to agree with your beliefs and opinions, no matter how messed up they are (c.f. incels).Jackwraith wrote: It's definitely a "both sides" media thing, where they've forgotten Asmiov's old quote (i.e. "Democracy does not mean your ignorance is the equal of my knowledge." (paraphrase)) But it's perpetuated by social media like Facebook, where Dunning-Kruger examples have free reign to keep spouting the shit that Jexik mentions. You can see physical examples of this in the QAnon crowd gathered at Dealey Plaza yesterday for the homecoming/resurrection of JFK Jr. and Robin Williams. People are so convinced that there's a grand conspiracy behind everything that even proven, basic knowledge like immunization is a plot to destroy god-fearing 'Merica. This kind of thing has always been present. It's just had fuel dumped into it by the rapidity of modern communication.
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ubarose wrote: Here in CT, several years ago they got rid of the religious exemption for the childhood immunization requirement for public schools. According to the media it was super controversial. A "huge" protest was planned. Only about 30 people showed up to protest. Of those, only about 18 actually had kids enrolled in the public schools.
None of the major religions oppose vaccination.
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