Coronavirus: Discussion and Information

[Oniya]

Very sound, sensible advice.  (Actually, the bit about having at least copies of important documents 'all in one designated place' is a good one even if you're not the - target audience.)

[Annaamarth]

It is sound advice.

He's drawing directly from experience briefing people about to travel into a theatre of combat.

Also, note the red lines on the shirt.

[Oniya]

Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium and Silver?

[Annaamarth]

Normally perhaps, but in this case they have been substituted with Sulfur, Argon, Calcium and Samarium.

[Oniya]

Ahhh.  My eyes are not that good, and I was focused on the subtitles, so I went by position.

[Oreo]

Almost died. Don't show me stuff like that while I am recovering from my special dose 3 booster vaccine ...laughter hurts.

[TheGlyphstone]

Okay, his punchline there at the end got me hard. I've heard Beau is a good listen, do other people recommend him as worth the time?

[Oniya]

Okay, his punchline there at the end got me hard. I've heard Beau is a good listen, do other people recommend him as worth the time?

As a first time watcher, I will say that I don't regret those 3-4 minutes.  If his other content is similarly bite-sized, then I might indulge a bit more.

[BlueOrange]

I am a fan of Beau. That’s probably the most hard-hitting I’ve seen him be. Generally speaking, expect him to use right-wing thinking to justify a left-wing position.

[Laughing Hyena]

Oh you should hear him talk of 10 good things/4 bad things  about Trump.  It's definitely not what it says on the tin. I recommend it as one of his better videos.

[BlueOrange]

Oh you should hear him talk of 10 good things/4 bad things  about Trump.  It's definitely not what it says on the tin. I recommend it as one of his better videos.

Ooooh! Yes! I remember that one!

I recommend it to those who support Trump and those who don’t. Because everyone should be aware of those things and what they mean.

[TheGlyphstone]

I am a fan of Beau. That’s probably the most hard-hitting I’ve seen him be. Generally speaking, expect him to use right-wing thinking to justify a left-wing position.

That's a pretty solid endorsement for me, since I also hold some left leaning positions for reasons typically seen as right leaning.

[Annaamarth]

I've posted Beau and recommended him before.

So, you can tell how I feel.

[stormwyrm]

Oh you should hear him talk of 10 good things/4 bad things  about Trump.  It's definitely not what it says on the tin. I recommend it as one of his better videos.

Is that the one where it's actually Umberto Eco's 14 points of fascism?

[Annaamarth]

It's actually 12 good things about Trump (from a supporter's perspective, that's important) and 2 bad things.

Is that the one where it's actually Umberto Eco's 14 points of fascism?

Yes.  Yes it is.

[Annaamarth]

"Y'all were holdin' the monkey's paw when y'asked me to do this one."

unashamed giggling ensues

[Azy]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/21/mississippi-ivermectin-covid-surge-livestock/

Okay, so, people are refusing to take a vaccine that was tested for safety in humans, and designed for humans, but they'll ingest livestock worm medication.  Someone please explain this to me, because I don't even....

[Oniya]

'Ain't hurt the horses any...'

(Non-paywall version for folks who don't get WaPo:  https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/ivermectin-horse-deworming-tablets-dangerous-for-humans-not-approved-covid-19-treatment/ )

They probably think it's the same stuff that's sold over the counter for human deworming - and even if it was (the OTC stuff at my pharmacy is pyrantel), the livestock dewormer is going to be titrated for a 1000+ pound animal, not a 200-ish pound human.

[Oniya]

Pfizer vaccine now has full FDA approval for use on adults.

[Azuresun]

Pfizer vaccine now has full FDA approval for use on adults.

Do you hear that sound? It sounds like thousands of anti-vaxxers moving the goalposts all at once.

[Azy]

Yeah, it was one of the articles on my Yahoo homepage yesterday I think that the approval might mean more mandates from employers.  Before people could argue that it's not fully approved.  Now they can't, at least for that one. 

[Oniya]

Yeah, it was one of the articles on my Yahoo homepage yesterday I think that the approval might mean more mandates from employers.  Before people could argue that it's not fully approved.  Now they can't, at least for that one.

That was one of the things suggested in the article, particularly with regards to military service (I know that troops going into certain regions have to get vaccines that most of us don't even dream about needing.)

[Laughing Hyena]

Pfizer vaccine now has full FDA approval for use on adults.

I feel like I picked the correct brand to get vaccinated with. Really need to thank my doctor next time I see him.

[Oniya]

The word in the article is that Moderna is just a few bits of paperwork behind Pfizer.  They filed for approval at roughly the same time, and there's been about the same amount of data collected during the 'emergency usage' phase.

[Azy]

The Moderna is the one I got.  If memory serves me, it was submitted for approval very shortly after Pfizer, and approved for emergency use not long after either.  The J&J didn't come along until like a month later.