Red Mosquito

Between the lines: The mounting evidence of waning efficacy adds new urgency to the debate in the U.S. about boosters, but that debate is hamstrung by a severe lack of clear data from the CDC.

-Experts trying to parse how well the vaccines are performing are relying heavily on data from other countries, in part, because the CDC has released very little formal data about the U.S. experience in the months since Delta became dominant.

-Even top administration officials can’t get the information they want, making it harder to assess when boosters will be needed, and for whom.

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spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

B wrote:It took a little work. I was very close to posting an article about the Tuskegee Airman display at the airport in Englewood, CO.

spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

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spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

Peeps wrote:

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

so that makes you what, the villain?

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spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

I’m not the fragile one here. You got your shot, you feel safe, and that’s all you care about.

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

I’m not the fragile one here. You got your shot, you feel safe, and that’s all you care about.

Everyone who needs the shot has had it. For months. And no, your child is not at risk.

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

I’m not the fragile one here. You got your shot, you feel safe, and that’s all you care about.

Everyone who needs the shot has had it. For months. And no, your child is not at risk.

Yes, the high risk have been vaccinated in this country. Yet the virus rages on. Do you understand it’s not just about individual protection?

verb_to_trust wrote:And no, your child is not at risk.

At this time, it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is uncommon among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects.

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spike wrote:

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Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

I’m not the fragile one here. You got your shot, you feel safe, and that’s all you care about.

Everyone who needs the shot has had it. For months. And no, your child is not at risk.

Yes, the high risk have been vaccinated in this country. Yet the virus rages on. Do you understand it’s not just about individual protection?

Maybe you should go door to door. Try and win some hearts and minds. Be sure to bring all your medical journals. People will definitely care what some privileged dude with back hair thinks.

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verb_to_trust wrote:And no, your child is not at risk.

https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019- ... ta-report/

At this time, it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is uncommon among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects.

spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

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spike wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

spike wrote: It’s almost that the data should be abandoned at this point, and have the messaging focus on things not being normal again til more people get vaccinated. Simplify it to the extreme, carrot and stick - which we’re starting to see more and more.

I don't believe you've thought this through.

He's so close

You can’t see past your own masked nose on any of this.

Maybe I should consult the fucking Atlantic?

Irrelevant, you’re too selfish to really get much.

I just don't have to convince myself I'm a hero like a fragile doomer. For once in your life you feel like a superhero. Congrats, man.

I’m not the fragile one here. You got your shot, you feel safe, and that’s all you care about.

Everyone who needs the shot has had it. For months. And no, your child is not at risk.

Yes, the high risk have been vaccinated in this country. Yet the virus rages on. Do you understand it’s not just about individual protection?

Maybe you should go door to door. Try and win some hearts and minds. Be sure to bring all your medical journals. People will definitely care what some privileged dude with back hair thinks.

Didn’t think so.