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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: w0z who wrote (11499)	6/23/2021 9:58:04 AM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By wilywilly Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26786

Thank-you. The headline posted was definitely a stretch of the truth...and I'm firmly against the mRNA vaccines. I miss the days when most could talk about science and data without having political opinions lead so many to change the data and/or lie about the results. The best I can do is learn here on SI who I can pay attention to and that list is getting smaller by the day. If it matters to you, I respect (and pay attention to) what you write even if I don't always agree. My thinking on the whole (not just COVID) vaccine question is a matter of individual safety vs societies safety. A society isn't safe unless a large percentage have vaccine protection. I've read many with vaccines can still get COVID-19, the 5% that are not included in the 95% effective number, but most of those have few or no symptoms like Chris Paul of Phoenix Suns. The trouble is they MAY be able to pass on the virus to others who are unvaccinated so for at least the basketball players, they have to remain isolated until they have two negative tests. They could also be a host for COVID mutating to a form that gets past vaccines AND is fatal in a higher percentage. We want to stop that. Kids under 12 might have a tiny chance of serious issues with COVID-19 but if they get it then they also are hosts for the virus to mutate and perhaps that mutation would get past the vaccine protection of their parents. So, as a society, it might be worth having a few long term issues for a few kids in order to stop the virus from mutating to another form that shuts the world down again and kills another 600,000 in the US. ourworldindata.org So... in a nutshell taking a vaccine for a young, healthy person is certainly more risk when you let others do the heavy lifting and get herd immunity. I see it as the selfish decision, which is fine but people should be willing to accept others won't want them in their air space, flights, cruises, buffet lines, concerts, sporting events or even church services.