Where have all the anti-vaxxers gone?

[Profpointy]

What’s odd is they restrict the entry of unvaccinated too

Be even funnier if they won't let him back in

 

[Profpointy]

And I agree. Some countries chop the hands of petty thieves & have child brides but it’s not right.

Fair enough for bicycle thieves though.

 

[kapelmuur]

Some people see Dr and assume medical Dr.

I have seen people with doctorates in economics comment on virology issues, or in the USA some chiropractors have Dr in their title.

My daughter has a PhD in English and uses the title Dr when she is travelling because it sometimes results in her being upgraded.

She is reconsidering her policy since there was a medical emergency on a train she was a passenger on and the train manager came to ask for her assistance. She was able to quote some comforting lines of poetry though.

 

[Bazzer]

Some people see Dr and assume medical Dr.

I have seen people with doctorates in economics comment on virology issues, or in the USA some chiropractors have Dr in their title.

Indeed. A former colleague of mine had a doctorate in C 19th literature. He didn't usually use it, but it came in handy when a group of us were at a social event and his car broke down and he had to call the AA.

 

[winjim]

Many congratulations!! That’s great news

That's the easy part. Now I've got to put together a portfolio of evidence saying why I is a good scientist, which is the bit I really struggle with. Reflective practice and all that.

 

[MartinQ]

It is scientific fact when a death is recorded as being "within x days of a positive Covid test".
A positive PCR test is scientific fact. We can argue about accuracy of figures and test results- no measure is perfect - but they have been shown to be highly accurate.

You fail to realise that pneumonia is the most common mechanism by which Covid progresses, and indeed is responsible for those familiar symptoms of cough, fever, inflamed lungs and reduced oxygen saturation.
Other infections can also cause pneumonia, but if a highly accurate test shows that covid is present, what is your motivation to look for fanciful other reasons?

As for flu, just take a glance at the historical record and you'll see that covid deaths are far greater than flu deaths in recent years. You can also see the very significant benefit from when flu jabs commenced. Bear in mind that flu jabs have been offered to a much wider age range in the last two winters; flu is not the bogeyman that you suggest.

Covid causes massive issues for countries around the world. Yes, it's often mild, but significant percentages suffer stronger symptoms.
Staff absence affects all workplaces, particularly medical settings. Recovery can take weeks.
Long Covid can last months or be permanent.
Death is fairly permanent!
Also consider the impact on other NHS treatments, the extending waiting lists, the long waits for an ambulance.

All of these problems are significantly reduced by taking simple precautions and accepting occasional jabs.
All of these problems are exacerbated by the idiotic opinions of nutters who deny Covid.

Spiegelhalter has done a fair bit of analysis simply looking at excess deaths over the past couple of years. In the uk, we've probably overcounted the covid deaths a bit (~15%), but they're significantly under counted in other parts of the world. A couple of months ago, I think the reported world figures were ~5million, but he was saying its more like 3 times that.
https://www.theguardian.com/theobse...ave-been-far-more-than-5-million-covid-deaths

 

[Speicher]

Now, if it were Vernon Levy, that would be different

He was highly rated in the making of pie charts.

 

[Ajax Bay]

RIP @vernon

 

[vickster]

Coleman? I mean lol what else can be said

No, presumably means a popular forum member and lover of pies who suddenly passed away a number of years back

 

[presta]

This one's doing the rounds on Twitter at the moment:

 

[Johnno260]

No, presumably means a popular forum member and lover of pies who suddenly passed away a number of years back

ah ok sorry I thought it was in reference to the list.

I will delete my other comment.

I’m now thinking I want a pie as well, chicken and leek would be nice.

 

[Milzy]

My daughter has a PhD in English and uses the title Dr when she is travelling because it sometimes results in her being upgraded.

She is reconsidering her policy since there was a medical emergency on a train she was a passenger on and the train manager came to ask for her assistance. She was able to quote some comforting lines of poetry though.

It’s the same for Doctor Oliver Bridgwood from the GCN show. He can name all the elements of the periodic table as they’re having a seizure.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My daughter has a PhD in English and uses the title Dr when she is travelling because it sometimes results in her being upgraded.

She is reconsidering her policy since there was a medical emergency on a train she was a passenger on and the train manager came to ask for her assistance. She was able to quote some comforting lines of poetry though.

I use emperor and am usually upgraded

 

[winjim]

I was looking through my RSC membership details and noticed that DrQuim is a real qualification. I have no idea what you need to do in order to earn it.

 

[DRM]

One picked at random.

Simone Melissa Gold is an American physician, attorney, author, and the founder of America's Frontline Doctors, an American right-wing political organization known for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Wikipedia
Known for: Founding America's Frontline Doctors, participating in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
Books: I Do Not Consent: My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001324r
For anyone who is interested in how such conspiracy theories start and gather momentum, the above podcast is a very good listen, and there's even a bit of a twist at the end regarding the coming storm, it revolves around Donald Trump & the storming of the Whitehouse