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634-5789

(4,175 posts)
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 11:02 AM Apr 2021

Coronavirus: Canadian business bans people vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering

You read that correctly:

An Okanagan business is causing a stir in Kelowna by banning vaccinated people and the wearing of masks inside the store.

“We would rather not be exposed to people who have been vaccinated and who could shed the virus,” said Steve Merrill, Sun City Silver and Gold Exchange’s owner.

Merrill says the ban on vaccinated people is to protect his clients and himself.

“Shedding is real, it’s a problem now and it is going to be a bigger problem as more and more people line up for these experimental vaccines,’” said Merrill.


https://globalnews.ca/news/7782133/coronavirus-okanagan-business-bans-people-vaccinated-against-covid-19-from-entering/
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Coronavirus: Canadian business bans people vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering (Original Post) 634-5789 Apr 2021 OP
Which begs the question... IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2021 #1
ha! they arent even operating with license... samnsara Apr 2021 #2
How typically anti science of him! Vaccinated ppl do not carry, spread or "shed" the virus PortTack Apr 2021 #3
Alberta, cilla4progress Apr 2021 #4
Kelowna is in BC, but the east side of the Cascades in BC. Pobeka Apr 2021 #5
Oh, that's right.. cilla4progress Apr 2021 #7
Howdy from Tacoma. Pobeka Apr 2021 #8
Hi there!!! cilla4progress Apr 2021 #9
20 times, wow -- that's awesome. Renaming Rainier is not simple. Pobeka Apr 2021 #10
How awesome! cilla4progress Apr 2021 #12
"Hey buddy!" gay texan Apr 2021 #6
What is "shedding"? mac2766 Apr 2021 #11
This is the point the store owner does not get! The Wielding Truth May 2021 #13

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)
7. Oh, that's right..
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 12:11 PM
Apr 2021

I'm east side of the Cascades, Washington state. I know these pathetic "constitutionalist" types.

They all have a death wish, I'm convinced!

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)
9. Hi there!!!
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 12:29 PM
Apr 2021

Always glad to meet a neighbor!

Hubby grew up in Tacoma! We were just discussing this morning the good idea that is presented to change the official name of Mt. Rainier to Mt. Taquoma (spelling?). The indigenous name! He's climbed it 20 times!

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
10. 20 times, wow -- that's awesome. Renaming Rainier is not simple.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 12:37 PM
Apr 2021

Talking with rangers (many who are now friends), the problem is many different tribes had access to the mountain before the white man came, and they all used different names as you might expect that were appropriate for their own language. So there isn't one common pre-white man name for the mountain.

I don't really care too much about the name, I love being close enough to get there and enjoy it frequently on the weekdays without too many people! I do volunteer trail work once a month in the summer on the weekend, looking forward to the end of the pandemic to get back to that activity.

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)
12. How awesome!
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 01:31 PM
Apr 2021

I think it's hard to grow up or live in Tacoma without falling in love with that mountain!

Interesting about the languages...I'll have to read the article I saw this morning more closely.

 

mac2766

(658 posts)
11. What is "shedding"?
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 12:44 PM
Apr 2021

Edit: Found it...

https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Viral-Shedding.aspx

Defining viral shedding
When an individual gets infected by a respiratory virus like SARS-CoV-2, the virus particles will bind to the various types of viral receptors, particularly the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the case of SARS-CoV-2, that line the respiratory tract.

Throughout this ongoing process, infected individuals, who may not yet be experiencing any of the viral symptoms, are shedding viral particles while they talk, exhale, eat, and perform other normal daily activities.

Under normal circumstances, viral shedding will not persist for more than a few weeks; however, as researchers gain a more in-depth understanding of the viral clearance of SARS-CoV-2, they have found that certain populations will shed this virus for much longer durations.

In fact, a growing amount of evidence indicates that the viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 begins before a patient is symptomatic, peaks at the point of or shortly after symptom onset and can continue to be released even after the individual’s symptoms have been resolved.


So, since no virus cells are being introduced by the vaccine, the "shedding" scare is just another conspiracy theory brought on by someone, somewhere...

We are an insane people.

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)
13. This is the point the store owner does not get!
Mon May 24, 2021, 02:15 PM
May 2021

"So, since no virus cells are being introduced by the vaccine, the "shedding" scare is just another conspiracy theory brought on by someone, somewhere... "

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