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Post by midcan5 on Apr 24, 2021 15:30:50 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on Apr 25, 2021 7:50:46 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on May 4, 2021 7:26:17 GMT -5
While a bit off topic it is related to our health habits and systems. "three factors stand out" 'Why do Americans die earlier than Europeans?''The ‘mortality penalty’ that the US pays every year is equivalent to the number of Americans who died of Covid in 2020' www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/04/why-do-americans-die-earlier-than-europeans"Why does the US perform so poorly in these realms? We would argue that a lack of federal oversight and regulation, powerful lobbying structure, deindustrialization of American jobs, and systemic racism combine to create an annual tsunami of excess deaths."
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Post by midcan5 on May 8, 2021 10:08:21 GMT -5
Wuhan ? Deep piece on the Wuhan lab as the source of Covid-19 but stops short of certainty. In a sense today doesn't really matter for we humans now need to deal with it in an intelligent manner. Going forward if proven it needs much mores study and safety. Trump and his denial of reality and finger pointing did not help and created a confused situation that still exists. Hate was his only tool and the crimes against Asians today demonstrate that fact. The author acknowledges he could still be wrong. More study is needed and if human error it needs to be acknowledged. It is a complex piece check it out below. "By the end of this article, you may have learned a lot about the molecular biology of viruses. I will try to keep this process as painless as possible. But the science cannot be avoided because for now, and probably for a long time hence, it offers the only sure thread through the maze."thebulletin.org/2021/05/the-origin-of-covid-did-people-or-nature-open-pandoras-box-at-wuhan/Wear your mask and be safe. Most of our family have been vaccinated. Wife and I had Pfizer.'Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs' Michael T. Osterholm, Mark Olshaker www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30841977-deadliest-enemy'Coronavirus is our future | Alanna Shaikh ' www.ted.com/talks/alanna_shaikh_coronavirus_is_our_future/transcript
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Post by midcan5 on May 23, 2021 7:16:53 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on May 26, 2021 18:19:53 GMT -5
I hope that this question can be resolved but it doesn't matter today as we need to face the reality of this virus and work to cure and prevent it now. Talk and finger pointing are no help. 'The right is dwelling on slanderous myths about the origins of covid-19' www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/24/right-is-dwelling-slanderous-myths-about-origins-covid-19/"The universe of MAGA politics and media regularly defies Darwin. It is an environment in which the least-fit ideas tend to thrive.""What is the main theory on the virus’s origin? The coronavirus at the center of the global pandemic is known by the scientific name SARS-CoV-2. Before it spread across the world, causing the potentially deadly illness known as covid-19, the closest relative was a virus known as SARS-CoV RaTG13 that was found in bats in caves in the Chinese province of Yunnan, more than 1,000 miles away from Wuhan." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/09/covid-19-origins-wuhan-who-faq/
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Post by midcan5 on May 27, 2021 7:02:02 GMT -5
Today, 'media science' is finger pointing rather than investigation and knowing. Trump managed to make many Americans as dumb as he is? How did he do that? The fact that this type of virus has been around a long time should give any thoughtful person pause. Gain of function can be a double edged sword in the wrong hands. Science has cured many of the illnesses that killed people in the past, that must be acknowledged. No more polio folks, my generation, thanks you. And all the vets got lots of shots, no one whined then, imagine the DI's face. lol This talk covers topic: ' Coronavirus is our future | Alanna Shaikh | TEDxSMU' www.ted.com/talks/alanna_shaikh_coronavirus_is_our_future/transcript "Mother Nature is the greatest bioterrorist of them all, with no financial limitations or ethical compunctions." Gain of functionpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30151594/
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Post by midcan5 on Jun 11, 2021 6:54:38 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on Jul 15, 2021 7:21:05 GMT -5
Trump's failures were large and consequential, but I was surprised at how much Fox media played a part in his failures as president and particularly concerning Covid. Check out 'Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth'. Communication between Fox talking heads and Trump was constant and often managed what Trump eventually said or tweeted. Hydroxychloroquine was one example of stupidity writ large during Trump's failed presidency. How many Americans died because we had an incompetent presidency and a media company that was irresponsible? Make sure you check out article below on Hydroxychloroquine, it is detailed and covers the history and science of many medical and virus issues. Hoax: www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53345186-hoax'The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine - The much-hyped drug sparked a battle between power and knowledge. Let’s not repeat it.' www.wired.com/story/hydroxychloroquine-covid-19-strange-twisted-tale/
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Post by midcan5 on Jul 19, 2021 18:27:46 GMT -5
"Nothing highlights local peculiarities like a global pandemic. The US has 4 per cent of the global population and 25 per cent of infections from a virus that began half a world away." As deaths from Covid among the unvaccinated continue to rise mostly due to the variant, what is the responsibility of media? Remember lead paint, measles with pregnancy, nutrition during pregnancy, harmful chemicals concerning children, etc etc. Imagine media like Fox OAN or Newsmax claiming there is no reason to stop using lead paint or any other idiocy that now concerns health and other vaccines? When did the right to be stupid become a national treasure arguable online and in our media. What's next witch craft and animal sacrifice? Wow, my republican neighbors are sacrificing chickens as I write. LOL Joking. ' Americans want to be free to be stupid - Resistance to Covid-19 restrictions stems from the pioneer spirit' www.ft.com/content/95b9ee10-11be-4530-beb3-42b3ea7b5db0
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Post by midcan5 on Jul 21, 2021 6:41:08 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on Jul 25, 2021 6:50:11 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on Aug 1, 2021 7:12:05 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on Aug 12, 2021 6:39:06 GMT -5
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Post by midcan5 on Aug 18, 2021 10:39:33 GMT -5
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