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Covid(4) – NetBSD Manual Pages

35 points by 0xdeadb00f 5y ago

johnisgood 5y ago
> The approved covid vaccines are some of the safest [...] According to https://swprs.org/us-vaccine-deaths-increasing-rapidly/ https://swprs.org/us-vaccine-deaths-increasing-rapidly/, that is not true. By the way, which COVID-19 vaccines have received actual approval instead of emergency authorization of use[1], by say, the FDA?[2] [1] More information about what it is: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emergency-use-authorization-vaccines-explained https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emerge... [2] Updated 3 days ago: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/learn-more-about-covid-19-vaccines-fda https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/learn-more-ab..., nothing about approval, only about emergency use authorizations, despite it being a recent update on COVID-19 vaccines.
- mousepilot 5y ago
  swprs.org is apparently a suspicious site according to wikipedia. do we have actual names for the authors so we can check up on them? edit: anti face masks lol case closed on this one
  - johnisgood 5y ago
    They claim to get their data from OpenVAERS[1]. Is that a suspicious site (legit question)? Is SWPRS' findings accurate? [1] https://www.openvaers.com https://www.openvaers.com > edit: anti face masks lol case closed on this one Well, their conclusion starts with "Face masks in the general population might be effective [...]", and they provide official sources for their claims, but I have not checked that out. First one is: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article, which says: "In this review, we did not find evidence to support a protective effect of personal protective measures or environmental measures in reducing influenza transmission.". Personal protective measures here refer to face masks, for one. In any case, this is besides the point, let us go back to OpenVAERS.
    - mousepilot 5y ago
      hey man, sorry I already closed this case for me personally. If anybody else is interested in it thats fine!
- mmh0000 5y ago
  So... The problem with the VAERS data is anyone can submit a "report", see here https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index.jsp https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index.jsp. I find it hard to believe that the antivax nut jobs aren't flooding the system with made up horror stories to further reinforce their "vaccines are deadly" delusion.
  - johnisgood 5y ago
    On the bottom it says "Warning: Knowingly filing a false VAERS report with the intent to mislead the Department of Health and Human Services is a violation of Federal law (18 U.S. Code § 1001) punishable by fine and imprisonment.". I wonder if they check it, I mean, after all, you do have to provide all your details (name, street address, phone, etc.) and they probably filter out obviously bogus ones. It also says that "[...] has been estimated to account for only 1% (see the Lazarus Report) of vaccine injuries". Of course 99% could be mild, but a higher % could be deaths. Welp.
rasterdog 5y ago
Hmm, man section 4: "devices and device drivers?" I guess that is part of the joke. But I suggest move this to section 7 so maybe it can survive there for a few years.
mastrsushi 5y ago
I love this
- Proven 5y ago
  Is it because it's misleading? > The covid vaccines may cause muscle pain, redness, swelling, tiredness, headache, chills, fever, and/or nausea. (Sure beats catching the plague, though!) The Covid-19 vaccines may also cause death, in which case (for ~99% of "lucky winners" who survive Kung Flu) the vaccine does NOT "surely beat catching the plague". Also, getting vaccinated is not a guarantee that you won't catch the plague. Sorry to rain on your parade guys!
lamontcg 5y ago
> The covid man page was written by Taylor R Campbell <riastradh@NetBSD.org>, sourced from many thousands of hours of furiously doomscrolling epidemiology Twitter to pass the time during the pandemic. "i'm in this picture"
daanvd 5y ago
> March 397th, 2020 It sure felt like a long month.
chris_wot 5y ago
The arch is “vax”. Awesome.
- Tijdreiziger 5y ago
  Wait, isn't it pretty rare for systems running VAX to be hit by COVID?
  - chris_wot 5y ago
    Indeed!

35 points by 0xdeadb00f 5y ago

> The approved covid vaccines are some of the safest [...] According to https://swprs.org/us-vaccine-deaths-increasing-rapidly/ https://swprs.org/us-vaccine-deaths-increasing-rapidly/, that is not true. By the way, which COVID-19 vaccines have received actual approval instead of emergency authorization of use[1], by say, the FDA?[2] [1] More information about what it is: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emergency-use-authorization-vaccines-explained https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emerge... [2] Updated 3 days ago: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/learn-more-about-covid-19-vaccines-fda https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/learn-more-ab..., nothing about approval, only about emergency use authorizations, despite it being a recent update on COVID-19 vaccines.

mousepilot 5y ago
swprs.org is apparently a suspicious site according to wikipedia. do we have actual names for the authors so we can check up on them? edit: anti face masks lol case closed on this one
- johnisgood 5y ago
  They claim to get their data from OpenVAERS[1]. Is that a suspicious site (legit question)? Is SWPRS' findings accurate? [1] https://www.openvaers.com https://www.openvaers.com > edit: anti face masks lol case closed on this one Well, their conclusion starts with "Face masks in the general population might be effective [...]", and they provide official sources for their claims, but I have not checked that out. First one is: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article, which says: "In this review, we did not find evidence to support a protective effect of personal protective measures or environmental measures in reducing influenza transmission.". Personal protective measures here refer to face masks, for one. In any case, this is besides the point, let us go back to OpenVAERS.
  - mousepilot 5y ago
    hey man, sorry I already closed this case for me personally. If anybody else is interested in it thats fine!
mmh0000 5y ago
So... The problem with the VAERS data is anyone can submit a "report", see here https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index.jsp https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index.jsp. I find it hard to believe that the antivax nut jobs aren't flooding the system with made up horror stories to further reinforce their "vaccines are deadly" delusion.
- johnisgood 5y ago
  On the bottom it says "Warning: Knowingly filing a false VAERS report with the intent to mislead the Department of Health and Human Services is a violation of Federal law (18 U.S. Code § 1001) punishable by fine and imprisonment.". I wonder if they check it, I mean, after all, you do have to provide all your details (name, street address, phone, etc.) and they probably filter out obviously bogus ones. It also says that "[...] has been estimated to account for only 1% (see the Lazarus Report) of vaccine injuries". Of course 99% could be mild, but a higher % could be deaths. Welp.

rasterdog 5y ago

Hmm, man section 4: "devices and device drivers?" I guess that is part of the joke. But I suggest move this to section 7 so maybe it can survive there for a few years.

mastrsushi 5y ago

I love this

Proven 5y ago
Is it because it's misleading? > The covid vaccines may cause muscle pain, redness, swelling, tiredness, headache, chills, fever, and/or nausea. (Sure beats catching the plague, though!) The Covid-19 vaccines may also cause death, in which case (for ~99% of "lucky winners" who survive Kung Flu) the vaccine does NOT "surely beat catching the plague". Also, getting vaccinated is not a guarantee that you won't catch the plague. Sorry to rain on your parade guys!

lamontcg 5y ago

> The covid man page was written by Taylor R Campbell <riastradh@NetBSD.org>, sourced from many thousands of hours of furiously doomscrolling epidemiology Twitter to pass the time during the pandemic. "i'm in this picture"

daanvd 5y ago

> March 397th, 2020 It sure felt like a long month.

chris_wot 5y ago

The arch is “vax”. Awesome.

Tijdreiziger 5y ago
Wait, isn't it pretty rare for systems running VAX to be hit by COVID?
- chris_wot 5y ago
  Indeed!