> - Requiring boosters to maintain "fully vaccinated" status undermines public trust in the vaccine's efficacy. Booster shots confirm that the vaccine doesn't

> - Requiring boosters to maintain "fully vaccinated" status undermines public trust in the vaccine's efficacy. Booster shots confirm that the vaccine doesn't actually work. IMHO, vaccines for colds cannot work because "cold viruses" are fundamentally different than viral diseases like chickenpox or measles. A very large percentage of the population thinks the public health authorities are full of it. I gently poke fun at people who half-heartedly take mask recommendations seriously [0]. [0] https://twitter.com/TaxiCabJesus/status/1420989505163567107 https://twitter.com/TaxiCabJesus/status/1420989505163567107 > - While the long term prevention of COVID contraction and spread seems to be beyond these vaccines, they do significantly reduce the severity of a COVID infection. I think the injections were only tested/deployed in the spring/summer, when virus 'cases' would be expected to decrease anyways. I expect the injections will be recognized as a total failure by next spring. IMHO, the pandemic-as-vaccine-marketing-campaign was obvious from the beginning. It reminded me of the time I convinced my passenger that the moon was 'going away' [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24881670 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24881670 > Something to remember when it comes to public health: you, the individual are unimportant. What matters is the herd. If that means sacrificing a few to save the many, At least you're honest about this. > governments will do it and lie to you the whole way if that is what is required to accomplish their goal. The core lie is that SARS-CoV-2 is a super-virus that warrants extraordinary measures, when in fact the commonly-used treatment (oxygenation) for SARS-CoV-2 is what drives the deterioration [2]. Public Health should have stuck with the 2019 plan for pandemics, instead of tossing all the old recommendations. If the Government had used the "pandemic" to address the 'obesity epidemic' it would have improved public health. But instead lockdowns worsened the obesity epidemic. Whoops. Maybe you still think there's a ventilator shortage [3]? If so, take SCUBA diving classes. They'll teach you how to not blow up your lungs. [2] https://www.taxiwars.org/2021/06/folly-medical-hyperventilation.html https://www.taxiwars.org/2021/06/folly-medical-hyperventilat... [3] https://twitter.com/TaxiCabJesus/status/1439999710702358531 https://twitter.com/TaxiCabJesus/status/1439999710702358531 [minor edits]