Has anyone received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Didn't know what type of vaccine sites are administering those; hope states are efficiently using the initial supply of J&J on people who may fall through the cracks.
Team Pfizer for me.
Has anyone received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Didn't know what type of vaccine sites are administering those; hope states are efficiently using the initial supply of J&J on people who may fall through the cracks.
Has anyone received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
I did - they told me which one I would get as I pulled up for the shot. Although the mass vaccination sites probably use whatever is available, I expect J&J is favored for the homeless and otherwise hard to reach populations.
IndyGeorgia: Has anyone received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
I did - they told me which one I would get as I pulled up for the shot. Although the mass vaccination sites probably use whatever is available, I expect J&J is favored for the homeless and otherwise hard to reach populations.
This is the problem:
In a March poll by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 40% of white evangelical Protestants said they likely won’t get vaccinated, compared with 25% of all Americans, 28% of white mainline Protestants and 27% of nonwhite Protestants. - https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seattletimes.com%2Fseattle-news%2Fhealth%2Fvaccine-skepticism-runs-deep-among-white-evangelicals-in-us%2F%3Ae41lRYmm8M8RrdFD4l4v9tedKig&cuid=2386
This is the problem:
In a March poll by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 40% of white evangelical Protestants said they likely won’t get vaccinated, compared with 25% of all Americans, 28% of white mainline Protestants and 27% of nonwhite Protestants. - [Link]
Former President Trump reportedly suggested sending Americans infected with COVID-19 to Guantanamo Bay in an effort to stem the rapidly growing number of cases on U.S. soil in the early days of the pandemic, according to a new book.
Trump, during a February 2020 meeting in the Situation Room as administration officials were discussing whether to bring infected Americans home for care, reportedly asked the attendees “Don’t we have an island that we own?” and “What about Guantánamo?”
- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/559369-trump-discussed-sending-infected-americans-to-guantanamo-bay-book
Former President Trump reportedly suggested sending Americans infected with COVID-19 to Guantanamo Bay in an effort to stem the rapidly growing number of cases on U.S. soil in the early days of the pandemic, according to a new book.
Trump, during a February 2020 meeting in the Situation Room as administration officials were discussing whether to bring infected Americans home for care, reportedly asked the attendees “Don’t we have an island that we own?” and “What about Guantánamo?”
Haven't really seen much talk about this, but I'm wondering how the rise of Work From Home is going to affect politics.
Neither have I.
I really have no sense of how it has impacted politics, but if you are listening to headhunters (and I have) there is a "Transition Tsunami" going on in the work force. People are changing jobs now at a high rate. The contemporary thinking is that the WFH pandemic has changed what people want.
The city to suburbs movement - if you consider that related to the pandemic - might have a more predictable political impact given that urban voters tend to lean left. I have a hunch that the suburban counties will continue to trend blue.
RP: Haven't really seen much talk about this, but I'm wondering how the rise of Work From Home is going to affect politics.
Neither have I.
I really have no sense of how it has impacted politics, but if you are listening to headhunters (and I have) there is a "Transition Tsunami" going on in the work force. People are changing jobs now at a high rate. The contemporary thinking is that the WFH pandemic has changed what people want.
The city to suburbs movement - if you consider that related to the pandemic - might have a more predictable political impact given that urban voters tend to lean left. I have a hunch that the suburban counties will continue to trend blue.
That makes sense, but what's going to happen with rural areas? Should get more population, which could help revitalize some of the smaller cities that haven't been doing well in recent decades. But even with more ex-cityfolk moving in, it probably won't be enough to shift the politics enough to change the politicians out here. Maybe in some marginal cases.
And I think the 2020 Census is going to miss most of these changes, so we won't really see the shifts until 2030. Or have it affect redistricting.
That makes sense, but what's going to happen with rural areas? Should get more population, which could help revitalize some of the smaller cities that haven't been doing well in recent decades. But even with more ex-cityfolk moving in, it probably won't be enough to shift the politics enough to change the politicians out here. Maybe in some marginal cases.
And I think the 2020 Census is going to miss most of these changes, so we won't really see the shifts until 2030. Or have it affect redistricting.
I don't think we will see it from an apportionment perspective this cycle, but I do wonder if we will see some impacts politically.
We could find that numbers being used to create Republican favoring suburban districts might be off as the city to suburbs migration continues before the next reapportionment.
Here in Colorado one of the reasons I'm skeptical that the new proposed Denver Metro 7th district will have an actual Republican +2 advantage is because they are using the numbers from the 2018 and 2020 elections. And while the 2018 numbers show a +2 Republican advantage in the AG Race, the 2020 numbers show that it was a +9 Biden in the Presidential race.
The definition of a Republican voter in Colorado has certainly changed between 2018 and 2020 as many suburban Republican leaning voters don't feel at home in the Trump party. One only needs to look at how competitive Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties are now favorable to Democrats. Both counties during the Trump years went from a majority Republican to complete Democrat (or almost completely Democrat) over the course of the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Add in the city to suburb migration factor and you might see the supposedly +2 Republican 7th be a lot more favorable to Democrats.
There a huge housing developments with new homes going up in the 7th in Castle Rock, Lone Tree, and Highlands Ranch that are now very commutable to downtown Denver and even more commutable when you consider many companies post-pandemic world are moving to a combination WFH / Office situation. My company is moving to a WFH 2 days, Work from Office 3 days combo. I know many other high tech companies are doing the same.
I suspect we will see similar results in suburban districts in other states as this trend is not unique to Colorado. See Gwinnett County in Georgia as another example.
There is one theory out there that Trumps interference in the Census will actually hurt Republicans in this years apportionment process as he has essentially given Republicans a bad set of data to work with. And bad data rarely brings the intended results of making the process predictable.
I don't think we will see it from an apportionment perspective this cycle, but I do wonder if we will see some impacts politically.
We could find that numbers being used to create Republican favoring suburban districts might be off as the city to suburbs migration continues before the next reapportionment.
Here in Colorado one of the reasons I'm skeptical that the new proposed Denver Metro 7th district will have an actual Republican +2 advantage is because they are using the numbers from the 2018 and 2020 elections. And while the 2018 numbers show a +2 Republican advantage in the AG Race, the 2020 numbers show that it was a +9 Biden in the Presidential race.
The definition of a Republican voter in Colorado has certainly changed between 2018 and 2020 as many suburban Republican leaning voters don't feel at home in the Trump party. One only needs to look at how competitive Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties are now favorable to Democrats. Both counties during the Trump years went from a majority Republican to complete Democrat (or almost completely Democrat) over the course of the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Add in the city to suburb migration factor and you might see the supposedly +2 Republican 7th be a lot more favorable to Democrats.
There a huge housing developments with new homes going up in the 7th in Castle Rock, Lone Tree, and Highlands Ranch that are now very commutable to downtown Denver and even more commutable when you consider many companies post-pandemic world are moving to a combination WFH / Office situation. My company is moving to a WFH 2 days, Work from Office 3 days combo. I know many other high tech companies are doing the same.
I suspect we will see similar results in suburban districts in other states as this trend is not unique to Colorado. See Gwinnett County in Georgia as another example.
There is one theory out there that Trumps interference in the Census will actually hurt Republicans in this years apportionment process as he has essentially given Republicans a bad set of data to work with. And bad data rarely brings the intended results of making the process predictable.
Dr. Brytney Cobia said Monday that all but one of her COVID patients in Alabama did not receive the vaccine. The vaccinated patient, she said, just needed a little oxygen and is expected to fully recover. Some of the others are dying.
“I’m admitting young healthy people to the hospital with very serious COVID infections,” wrote Cobia, a hospitalist at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, in an emotional Facebook post Sunday. “One of the last things they do before they’re intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them that I’m sorry, but it’s too late.” - https://www.al.com/news/2021/07/im-sorry-but-its-too-late-alabama-doctor-on-treating-unvaccinated-dying-covid-patients.html
Dr. Brytney Cobia said Monday that all but one of her COVID patients in Alabama did not receive the vaccine. The vaccinated patient, she said, just needed a little oxygen and is expected to fully recover. Some of the others are dying.
“I’m admitting young healthy people to the hospital with very serious COVID infections,” wrote Cobia, a hospitalist at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, in an emotional Facebook post Sunday. “One of the last things they do before they’re intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them that I’m sorry, but it’s too late.” - [Link]
And then there's the latest horse dewormer idiocy... https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-drives-trump-telemedicine-website-rcna1791
And then there's the latest horse dewormer idiocy... [Link]
And then there's the latest horse dewormer idiocy... https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-drives-trump-telemedicine-website-rcna1791
Hopefully this is available as a suppository only.
RP: And then there's the latest horse dewormer idiocy... [Link]
Hopefully this is available as a suppository only.
I feel like the big problem with the theory is the notion that Trump-loving, gun-toting anti-vaxxers are eating salad and would actually end up consuming said dressing. It strikes me as running against the stereotype (and I say that as an egregious carnivore myself)...
I feel like the big problem with the theory is the notion that Trump-loving, gun-toting anti-vaxxers are eating salad and would actually end up consuming said dressing. It strikes me as running against the stereotype (and I say that as an egregious carnivore myself)...
Not to mention that it's an injected, refrigeration required vaccine that would not remain effective in a room temperature salad dressing or in hot stomach acid...
Not to mention that it's an injected, refrigeration required vaccine that would not remain effective in a room temperature salad dressing or in hot stomach acid...
Not to mention that it's an injected, refrigeration required vaccine that would not remain effective in a room temperature salad dressing or in hot stomach acid...
You sciency words will not impress the typical anti-Vaxxer
RP: Not to mention that it's an injected, refrigeration required vaccine that would not remain effective in a room temperature salad dressing or in hot stomach acid...
You sciency words will not impress the typical anti-Vaxxer
Could it be…? Could it possibly be that the left has manipulated huge swathes of Trump voters into believing they are owning the left by not taking the life-saving Trump Vaccine? - https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/09/10/nolte-howard-stern-proves-democrats-want-unvaccinated-trump-voters-dead/
Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Could it be…? Could it possibly be that the left has manipulated huge swathes of Trump voters into believing they are owning the left by not taking the life-saving Trump Vaccine? - [Link]
You know what is crazy about all this fear around the covid vaccine? The technology used to create the covid vaccine leverages the harnessing of mRNA to trigger an immune response which fights the virus. This is a relatively new but tested approach in fighting disease and its nothing short of remarkable.
Its probably as huge a leap in medical treatment as the original polio vaccine was. It also has the potential to create vaccines for horrible diseases like some cancers and AIDs. Moderna, Pfizer and other pharmas are working on developing vaccines for these diseases leveraging the mRNA approach now.
Its truly is sad to see how politics, misinformation, and bad word of mouth are creating a class of people who are dyeing or getting sicker than they should from something that is completely treatable.
You know what is crazy about all this fear around the covid vaccine? The technology used to create the covid vaccine leverages the harnessing of mRNA to trigger an immune response which fights the virus. This is a relatively new but tested approach in fighting disease and its nothing short of remarkable.
Its probably as huge a leap in medical treatment as the original polio vaccine was. It also has the potential to create vaccines for horrible diseases like some cancers and AIDs. Moderna, Pfizer and other pharmas are working on developing vaccines for these diseases leveraging the mRNA approach now.
Its truly is sad to see how politics, misinformation, and bad word of mouth are creating a class of people who are dyeing or getting sicker than they should from something that is completely treatable.
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