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former9thward

(31,802 posts)
109. IN my view there are many, many things wrong with the article.
Tue May 4, 2021, 11:28 AM
May 2021

First, the author of the "study" is a statistician. Not a health scientist. She is trying to take correlations and turn them into causation. There is a picture of Las Vegas in the article. Las Vegas gets its air "pollution" from the desert dust -- Mother Nature -- not industry or traffic pollution. There is no explanation of population density as a possible cause rather than pollution.

Give palliative care to the anti-vaxxers. Let them die. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #1
This could solve a lot of problems BunnyMcGee May 2021 #2
+1 2naSalit May 2021 #3
Cyanide capsules? Botany May 2021 #7
But But But COL Mustard May 2021 #40
Putting the dumb back into Freedumb Botany May 2021 #42
Hope you got all 3 doses! Marthe48 May 2021 #87
But, but, but, ... Dr Fauci does not recommend taking cyanide capsules instead of the vaccine. Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #85
We agree! NurseJackie May 2021 #25
I agree SuperCoder May 2021 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author diverdownjt May 2021 #77
I think you are trying to be funny hueymahl May 2021 #38
I find the ' let them die' line of thinking incredibly offensive, small minded and ignorant SayitAintSo May 2021 #53
Sophistry, but with karma plus RW hypocrisy Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #90
Sad... LovingA2andMI May 2021 #94
It's totally repulsive. nt Raine May 2021 #104
It is not a question of wishing "death" on somebody, but the fact is those who refuse to get JohnSJ May 2021 #63
You get it. Thanks. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #91
Exactly. LiberalLovinLug May 2021 #95
Yes, and I'm not wishing for them to die. But they are making their own selfish choice Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #86
I'm actually pretty ok with the political divide on this issue. Wingus Dingus May 2021 #43
The divide is more based on age than politics Steelrolled May 2021 #116
You might want to look up the definition of palliative care. marie999 May 2021 #73
Thanks for the distinction, but ... Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #88
It up to the patient whether or not they receive curative treatment. marie999 May 2021 #99
Given that most people without vaccines are younger (less than 50) Steelrolled May 2021 #115
A Bit of A Flip-Flip of Sorts in these comments. LovingA2andMI May 2021 #4
As variants come out, like the UK version that are more infectous, the percentage goes up. nt NutmegYankee May 2021 #10
Not a "flip-flop" - an estimate based upon the most current situation in an ever changing NoMoreRepugs May 2021 #19
Gosh. Act_of_Reparation May 2021 #46
Without going into detail, there is a history of anti-vaccaination. demmiblue May 2021 #70
I take everything he says with a grain of salt Steelrolled May 2021 #78
Ditto.... LovingA2andMI May 2021 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author Steelrolled May 2021 #117
TMSP* NewHendoLib May 2021 #5
Yep mountain grammy May 2021 #9
I really wish we could find an effective treatment janterry May 2021 #6
There are some... LovingA2andMI May 2021 #12
Prevention. TheRickles May 2021 #24
I think this is important and I've done what I can janterry May 2021 #33
Air pollution? former9thward May 2021 #106
If you Google "air pollution" and "covid mortality", you'll find over 7400 citations. TheRickles May 2021 #108
IN my view there are many, many things wrong with the article. former9thward May 2021 #109
One down, 7399 to go. TheRickles May 2021 #110
Yes. former9thward May 2021 #111
It's not all-or-nothing w/r/t risk factors TheRickles May 2021 #112
There is at least one VERY GOOD one, and it is a prophylaxis as well, HUAJIAO May 2021 #57
Yes, I know of two items in that category. Didn't know your posts were removed. TheRickles May 2021 #60
Exactly, my post was considered in the category of 'conspiracy theories' or "wacko ideas!" HUAJIAO May 2021 #62
I wonder what would happen if someone just posted a link to the journal article TheRickles May 2021 #66
It won't pass mustard.... LovingA2andMI May 2021 #93
Check out post #82. So far, so good. TheRickles May 2021 #102
Or muster either. nt littlemissmartypants May 2021 #107
Check out post #82.... TheRickles May 2021 #83
The vaccine hesitant... Ollie Garkie May 2021 #8
Lots of conservatives are unmuzzled, unvaxxed, and unafraid IronLionZion May 2021 #11
Of course it's made in the USA mdbl May 2021 #18
Swazliland has "Mwsa-Tees" honoring their brutal "king" Mwsati III. China sells and people wear Mao AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #56
I stand corrected mdbl May 2021 #72
They believe their selfishness is an act of personal freedom. Efilroft Sul May 2021 #22
Will they let the person who wears this shirt have it on in the hospital as they hook him up ... Botany May 2021 #32
Uneducated CaptainTruth May 2021 #34
I wish they all would wear those shirts. roamer65 May 2021 #47
Uncaring should be included on that t-shirt. LisaL May 2021 #48
Herd stupidity stands in the way of herd immunity. Tactical Peek May 2021 #13
Well put! mdbl May 2021 #17
LOL. hay rick May 2021 #26
I've had patients with no co-morbidities... Trueblue Texan May 2021 #14
Simple enough to solve this if we have the will to do it. PurgedVoter May 2021 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Trueblue Texan May 2021 #16
Simple solution... Garion_55 May 2021 #20
People who have had Covid are getting it again. mnhtnbb May 2021 #23
COVID survivors often have organ damage they don't know about IronLionZion May 2021 #27
Or lung damage that looks worse than... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #30
I don't think that anyone expected it to ever be gone completely FBaggins May 2021 #21
All thanks to anti masker, "it's just like the flu", anti science, "it will be gone by April", Jetheels May 2021 #28
The fact is the experts really do not know Deminpenn May 2021 #29
Thank you for providing some context to the situation hueymahl May 2021 #37
I know there's some overlap in the "had covid" and "vaccinated" Deminpenn May 2021 #74
Thank you for your post - all very good points. Steelrolled May 2021 #81
Damn Republicans!! If they would step up we would not have to worry about our elderly riversedge May 2021 #31
the vaccine and personal safety Roc2020 May 2021 #35
Silver lining: this may create momentum for Universal Healthcare Fiendish Thingy May 2021 #39
You know they should just make this vaccine mandatory end of story turbinetree May 2021 #41
You're asking for a 100 Branch Davidian standoffs. maxsolomon May 2021 #64
That's the reason why my idea will not work, turbinetree May 2021 #67
Thanks. MAGA. Scum. ThatJustHappened May 2021 #44
The planet will survive. Humans may not. roamer65 May 2021 #50
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2021 #113
The Earth in its present orbital position has about 1 billion life bearing years left. roamer65 May 2021 #114
If u remain unvaccinated, you are an open vessel for viral recombination. roamer65 May 2021 #45
Once vaccines are fully approved by FDA (which should be soon) they LisaL May 2021 #49
Yup, I definitely agree. roamer65 May 2021 #52
+1 Deminpenn May 2021 #75
Massive success for the Q Party Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #51
Keep cranking out vaccine as fast as we can. argyl May 2021 #54
Anti-Vaxer's need an Intervention aeromanKC May 2021 #55
Sadly we will never get to tell these people twodogsbarking May 2021 #58
My sister's 70-year old religious friend FINALLY got... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #59
As we all know, vaccines don't work right away. LisaL May 2021 #65
I'm convinced that she'll be infected too. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #68
We need vaccine passports and to exclude/shun assholes who refuse to be vaccinated LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #61
We still haven't begun to vaccinate kids yet BoringUsername May 2021 #69
I Think We'll Reach Herd Immunity Levels Relatively Quickly in Most Traditional Democratic States Stallion May 2021 #71
People have been slinging this term around as if it meant the end ... Auggie May 2021 #76
Make vaccination mandatory, nobody asked me if wanted to be vaccinate in school. henbuck May 2021 #79
This pandemic has always done its own thing Steelrolled May 2021 #80
Here's an interesting article about asymptomatic spreaders. TheRickles May 2021 #82
It needs to be mandatory. LiberalFighter May 2021 #84
The vaccine is another tool to stay as safe as each one can Marthe48 May 2021 #89
82.8% of Seniors and 56.3% Over 18 Have Received at Least 1 Shot of the Vaccine Stallion May 2021 #96
Yep, and even states like WV are now lagging behind... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #97
So instead of herd immunity we'll be thinning the herd Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 #98
I think those of us who are Raftergirl May 2021 #100
COVID is here to stay. This pandemic and its changes are the new normal. apnu May 2021 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #105
"let them die" I remember that EXACT quote coming from the audience Raine May 2021 #103
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