I’m sorry but this is asinine and shows a complete lack of understanding how vaccines and statistics Archived Message Posted by John Coctostan on June 7, 2022, 11:33:33, in reply to "I can’t be sure we saw much benefit. Everybody got it. All the olds took paxlovid, so who’s to say" work Message Thread: | This response ↓ Why would you refuse the COVID vaccine, but when you test positive call in to get Paxlovid? - ibdoc June 7, 2022, 10:35:07 because these people are dumb and, what's changed about society is that other people are.... - suburbanmyth June 7, 2022, 11:12:50 Never been a better time to be a grifter.* - KingTalkyTiki June 7, 2022, 11:18:50 It used to be difficult and expensive to talk to all the dumbest people at once. - doubledown June 7, 2022, 11:23:38 MAGA* - Stu June 7, 2022, 10:56:54 On my run today saw an old broad wearing a "Stop the Squad" - WhitmansFolly June 7, 2022, 18:24:43 At least I don't get asked for Ivermectin anymore * - ibdoc June 7, 2022, 10:58:17 My mother in law’s family friend doc wouldn’t call in paxlovid but called in ivermectin - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:07:56 How do these people get through medical school? Doc?????* - Stu June 7, 2022, 11:09:22 very similar to how Taz got through law school* - NastyBoyd June 7, 2022, 13:15:18 the caribbean* - torinese June 7, 2022, 11:30:28 Ha.* - gullit June 7, 2022, 13:24:37 Hi Dr. NICK!* - HamptonSki June 7, 2022, 13:06:24 Hollywood Upstairs Medical College* - KingTalkyTiki June 7, 2022, 13:09:11 Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon.* - uofi1998 June 7, 2022, 13:23:55 If the paper turns clear, it's your window to weight gain!* - KingTalkyTiki June 7, 2022, 14:17:37 Different profession but… - SurfTheBoneyard June 7, 2022, 10:44:07 I think the response would be that the vaccine benefit doesn’t seem to outweigh the cost - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 10:36:35 What cost is that? The $0 out of your pocket, or the avoidance of more serious illness? - uofi1998 June 7, 2022, 10:58:37 I’m vaccinated * - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 10:59:37 What's the debate then?* - uofi1998 June 7, 2022, 11:08:20 Like… the social cost? Of having to tell your other nut friends you got vaxxed?* - Carl Spackler June 7, 2022, 10:48:59 My father in law died of myocarditis about 6 weeks after getting an mRNA booster. I have no idea - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:24:41 it could have just been that he was old and people die of heart attacks every day - IlliniSax05 June 7, 2022, 12:29:00 You’re confusing 100% efficacy with no efficacy - snipes824 June 7, 2022, 10:42:50 That’s mostly true for flu shots as well. Plenty of people don’t get flu shots but still take - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 10:58:18 You know what's awesome? - uofi1998 June 7, 2022, 11:00:18 During our move I was sharing a house with my wife, two kids, mom and dad, and mother in law - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:02:43 I believe it. Hopefully mild symptoms for all of you* - CubsWonWorldSeries June 7, 2022, 11:08:11 Yup, everybody is fine. Just bad colds. I had two mornings where I woke up feeling like a hangover - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:10:11 So that being the case, how could you possibly stand by your previous post?* - John Coctostan June 7, 2022, 11:13:37 I can’t be sure we saw much benefit. Everybody got it. All the olds took paxlovid, so who’s to say - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:18:42 derp* - memyselfandillini June 7, 2022, 18:30:33 I’m sorry but this is asinine and shows a complete lack of understanding how vaccines and statistics - John Coctostan June 7, 2022, 11:33:33 That’s not what you asked me to respond to though. You specifically addressed my personal experience - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:35:42 No. Based on the data available, no - John Coctostan June 7, 2022, 12:05:07 Is a roulette table turning up 6 straight reds an eyebrow raiser for you? - snipes824 June 7, 2022, 11:49:37 Fair, but I’d also like a vaccine to work better than 47% * - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 12:07:02 Dotz - Sounder June 7, 2022, 14:25:04 Did anyone in your circle wind up on a ventilator?* - IlliniRunner June 7, 2022, 12:24:19 but none of you died and the alternative is to take your chances with no vaccine?* - shua June 7, 2022, 12:21:13 You’re in luck then* - snipes824 June 7, 2022, 12:16:29 This is why I've dumped SO MANY Facebook friends recently. Christ on a cracker. - Kajagoogoo June 7, 2022, 11:27:54 dear god* - gvibes June 7, 2022, 11:24:46 "I'm not XXXX, but... " * - shua June 7, 2022, 11:29:39 In my experience this sort of grumbling is pretty mainstream. I’m talking about people who live in - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 11:33:29 You started this thread complaining that the vaccine was not worth the cost. - gvibes June 7, 2022, 12:38:07 Just to clarify, I wasn’t saying that. I’m saying that’s what someone who would take paxlovid - meanjeans June 7, 2022, 13:13:54 Then they would be uninformed and wrong* - Sounder June 7, 2022, 14:25:58 I would like this vaccine, produced at a speed never before seen in human history - assassin June 7, 2022, 11:39:08 ooo - Kajagoogoo June 7, 2022, 10:42:30 This makes zero sense* - John Coctostan June 7, 2022, 10:41:36 What is the cost of getting a vaccine?* - Sounder June 7, 2022, 10:39:05 Your freedom* - HamptonSki June 7, 2022, 10:48:17   Searching