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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

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  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  When did I say anything about ‘Trump voters refusing to vaccinate’? It is you who keeps categorically claiming that ‘red states have better outcomes than blue states’. I’ve said repeatedly that infection rates relate to factors other than political affiliation (such as, but not limited to, population density). Why do you continue to misrepresent what others have said? Maybe get off your tedious repetitive soapbox about New York and pay attention to what people actually say.

  And just keep ignoring Maine (oldest average age in the country and nearly the lowest rates of infections and deaths) because the stats contradict your opinion.
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  And another gutless dislike on a post containing completely factual information. 😒 Some people on this forum are just pathetic. What do they think they’re achieving? 😂
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  Vidqun:

  What measures are you here referring to? Might one be the wearing of masks?

  Masks have shown to be somewhat effective at reducing a wearer who is already infected from infecting others, but are not as effective at preventing an uninfected wearer from getting infected. It should be somewhat obvious that something covering the nose and mouth might make at least some difference, but people generally end up touching their mouth/nose/eyes, and then touch other surfaces, circumventing the benefit of the mask. (And though I’ve said clearly here that masks aren’t so good at preventing infection, some moron will probably say something to the effect of “He said the word ‘masks’! I knew he meant masks.”)

  But isolation is the best measure. Basic hygiene doesn’t hurt either.
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  Vidqun:

  So a mask and isolation prevent flu but not COVID.

  Proper isolation would prevent both (obviously), unless some idiot breaches regulations/recommendations and introduces infection into shared living spaces.

  And the chinstraps, I mean masks some use, do not prevent anything. But that's your opinion and that's good.

  When did I say masks prevent getting infected? It’s like you people live in a fantasy land, just making up other people’s opinions in your own minds.
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  Vidqun:

  Original question was: What happened to the flu or a cold? I have my answer. Perhaps Jeffro can offer his opinion? Thanks in anticipation.

  I have fully answered the question in this thread already. Three times in fact.
  
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  Anony Mous:

  In fact, nationwide, 1 in 4 hospital workers

  So, a minority. Good. Same WebMD page suggests Florida is bringing down the team. Maybe they should be more like Maine, with an older average population but one of the lowest COVID infection rates in the country.

  Note <25 is not all minors

  No, as a rough guess, about 20-30% of those wouldn’t be minors. Now, where have I seen that figure before… 🤦‍♂️ (Of course, some between 12-18 may now be vaccinated, and some from 18-25 won’t be, but it averages out.)
  
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  What Do You Think About Home Schooling?

  by minimus in

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  i knew a few witnesses who were very proud of the fact that their kids were homeschooled.

  years ago, i would raise my eyebrows wondering why these families couldn’t simply integrate their kids with other “worldly” kids.

  at this point in time, with so many theories being pushed on kids and their parents, i can see why parents, if they are qualified, could instruct their kids themselves.

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  Jeffro

  Religious fundamentalists, new age nutters, ‘sovereign citizens’. Things like that.
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  I have never watched CNN. I think it’s only on paid subscriber services here anyway.
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  What Do You Think About Home Schooling?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew a few witnesses who were very proud of the fact that their kids were homeschooled.

  years ago, i would raise my eyebrows wondering why these families couldn’t simply integrate their kids with other “worldly” kids.

  at this point in time, with so many theories being pushed on kids and their parents, i can see why parents, if they are qualified, could instruct their kids themselves.

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  Jeffro

  It can be done well, with a certain degree of dedication. But home schooling is often done for bad reasons by parents who are entirely unqualified, however well-intentioned.
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Jeffro

  Anony Mous:

  What is the reason only 20-30% of people under 25 have been vaccinated?

  I haven’t verified this unsourced assertion (or your other unsourced assertions in the same post), but assuming it’s true, probably because it includes the age bracket for children, who are less likely to be impacted by COVID and for whom not all vaccines have been granted approval for use.

  Do you think 60-90% of parents…

  Huh? That’s not even good arithmetic.