I really wanted Vaccinations to be the way out from COVID.
I still wouldn't have taken any, but that doesn't mean that I didn't want them to not work.
I gotta be honest with you here.
Prior to COVID, I’ve never taken 10 seconds away from my life thinking about getting vaccinations. In this, I took even less time thinking about, “what if they don’t work?”
Color me naive, I just kinda figured that if we got a vaccination, it would prevent disease. 100% of the time.
I’m not an anti-vaxxer. Yet.
I’ve learned a lot more about a lot of things that I’ve never even thought were things over the last 18 months and there are certain cans of worms that I’m admittingly doing everything I can to not open. I’m actually kind of afraid of what else I might really learn.
Appreciating that we literally started at toe tapping instead of shaking hands at the beginning of COVID, as a solution to restrict the spread of a respiratory virus (I laughed way to hard just typing this), and for how long we held onto that, daily sanitation of all surfaces, masks, lockdowns, closing down businesses…I’m actually shocked at the measures we are going through with what seems to be the last egg in the basket or last basket of eggs or whatever - Vaccines.
Come in close. I have a secret.
It’s not working, we need a better plan. A New and Improved Plan. A plan that can actually get us over of being afraid of NOTHING!
I can accept that COVID is real. I am not a “COVID Denier”.
I can accept that people have died from this virus.
I can even accept that if you were already suffering from several comorbidities that COVID may have been one of the last straws that lead to mortality. Died from COVID: Died with COVID, it makes no difference. YOU’RE DEAD!
I am also not one of the “tinfoiled hat brigade” that spends any time talking about 3rd eyeballs, magnetic appendages, microchips being implanted…from vaccines, group. Does this exist? Who cares?
We don’t need conspiracy theories to see whether we should or shouldn’t take the COVID vaccines, we can look at 18 friggen months of data to do help navigate through the government and media fear porn. It’s publicly provided and my favorite brand of anything, FREE!
So, why aren’t we looking at it? Basing policies off of it?
This on the weeks/days/hours before Ontario buckles to the Vaxports (rumor), just days after British Columbia joined Quebec and Manitoba in this mandate, weeks/months/days before other provinces join.
I’ve kept a fair eye on the Alberta Data. Because, I live in Alberta.
I also don’t much watch the news on tropical storms in other places on the planet that will never have any impact on my life.
But, when BC went into Vaxport mode, shots were being fired a little too close to home and I wanted to dig in to it.
BC does a really great breakdown and statistical analysis of data. They do a regular 2 week ‘sitrep’ on COVID data summary, the most current comprised of 52 pages of analysis - BCCDC Data Summary - 19 August 2021.
There is definitely some serious shifting of the focus going on with it and I think that it does poor service to the quality of data provided. Check this out.
Do you see how this report praises the success of those vaccinated in ‘Cases’ and ‘Hospitalizations’ while trying to completely ignore the fact that 23% of mortality was in those “Vaccinated, 2 doses”?
It seems troubling that those who made up only 11% of the cases, 12% of the hospitalizations also made up 23% of the deaths. But, careful to explain these colorful and confusing pictures is the acknowledgement that the vaccines are failing.
These % are expected to increase over time as more people get fully vaccinated and there are fewer unvaccinated people. If 100% of the population gets fully vaccinated, then any new cases, hospitalizations, or deaths will be among vaccinated people. Percentages for deaths among partially or fully vaccinated need to be interpreted with caution given small numbers in this 4 week snapshot.
This literally says, “If more people paint their hands blue, which will also not protect you from COVID, there will be more people who die with blue hands”.
And everybody is like, “Yup”?
Would you rather die with a blue hand or die with 2 vaccination shots in your arm and an app on your phone that says, you are safe to go into places where people who aren’t vaccinated can’t go into?
And, HOW is this even a conversation?
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