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Oh, dear-- gotta confess I share that defect, time for redemption. Here's a little shot of La Paz culture:
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I like those ingredients for scallop ceviche, but i dont like that combo of unchopped ingredients together. I would chop them up and make a ceviche.
Callo de hacha, red onion, citrus and a very little chile - superveasy,yum.
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Lencho-
Cool ride! That is cruising the streets in style!
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Anti-viral drug backfires: COVID drug linked to viral mutations that spread
https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/covid-anti-viral-drug...
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I never take any drug I'm not familiar with without researching it first. (And paying attention to what entities are the source of the information)
I was given a prescription by a Mexican neurologist, for a drug which I found has been banned in Europe for causing spontaneous heart attacks in
patients with no history of heart problems. Needless to say, I didn't take it.
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| Quote: Originally posted by surabi | I never take any drug I'm not familiar with without researching it first. (And paying attention to what entities are the source of the information)
I was given a prescription by a Mexican neurologist, for a drug which I found has been banned in Europe for causing spontaneous heart attacks in
patients with no history of heart problems. Needless to say, I didn't take it.
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Wow, Covid vaccine aside… Arent you a smart shopper. That Mexican neurologist didnt know who he was dealing with obviously.
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4 out of 5 Mexicans who got a flu shot this year turned down Cuban and Russian COVID-19 vaccines
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four out of five people in Mexico who got influenza shots so far this year turned down the government’s recommendation that
they get Russian or Cuban COVID-19 boosters at the same time, officials said Tuesday.
Assistant Health Secretary Ruy López Ridaura attributed the high refusal rate to people being reluctant to get two vaccines at the same time.
“People have a certain reluctance to get simultaneous vaccinations,” López Ridaura said.
But the population eligible for flu and COVID-19 shots — people over 60 and people with underlying health problems — are considered high-risk, and
Mexicans in those groups had extremely high take-up rates for Covid vaccines in 2021 and 2022, according to the Health Department.
Some people appear to simply distrust the Russian Sputnik and Cuban Abdala vaccines, both designed in 2020 for variants prevalent at the time.
“It is an old antigen, it's as if they were going to give me an influenza vaccine from 2020,” said Andreu Comas, a professor of medicine at the
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi. “There are no studies regarding the effectiveness of both of these vaccines against the (current)
variants.”
Mexico has bought millions of doses of the Russian and Cuban vaccines. The original plan was to administer around 20 million shots, but only about 1.9
million people, or 9.5% of those eligible, have agreed to take them since the vaccination campaign started in mid-October.
In contrast, 10 million people got the influenza shot in the same period.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been a big supporter of Cuba, hiring Cuban doctors, buying vaccines and construction materials from Cuba
and supplying oil to the island.
Meanwhile, Mexico has held up approval for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters, both of which were designed to work against the COVID variants
currently circulating. While those shots have been approved for use in the United States since September, they may not be available for Mexicans until
2024.
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My 19 yo kid just had the biggest illness of his life two weeks ago. 5 days with heavy fever. Wife took him to Urgent Care. Negative for Covid,
just the flu.
We were in Germany and Copenhagen all last week. 2-3% of ppl were wearing masks on the plane. Less than 1% in the general public in Europe.
Our driver back from LAX to home was a very intelligent black woman. She was proud to tell us that she didn't take any Covid vax shots. We told her
we did, but 100% supported those that choose not to.
Hopefully Americans never give up their rights again.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
Our driver back from LAX to home was a very intelligent black woman. She was proud to tell us that she didn't take any Covid vax shots.
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Not getting any Covid vaccines and being proud of it isn't "very intelligent". (And determining what someone's intelligence level is on a 40 min.
.drive?)
Blacks have had one of the highest rates of Covid of any Americans. Mostly because they didn't have high rates of vaccination.
And no one should have the "freedom" to infect others. Nor to put a burden in the medical sysyem because you're too dumb, stubborn, or misinformed to
get a vax.
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Last week I got the Pfizer COVID booster in one arm, and a flu shot in the other. The RSV vaccine was also available, but I ran out of arms.
Seriously, I had no ill effects from the vaccinations. My wife had the vaccinations one week apart: zero side effects from the flu shot, but body
aches for about 24 hours a day after getting the COVID vaccine.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | My 19 yo kid just had the biggest illness of his life two weeks ago. 5 days with heavy fever. Wife took him to Urgent Care. Negative for Covid,
just the flu.
We were in Germany and Copenhagen all last week. 2-3% of ppl were wearing masks on the plane. Less than 1% in the general public in Europe.
Our driver back from LAX to home was a very intelligent black woman. She was proud to tell us that she didn't take any Covid vax shots. We told her
we did, but 100% supported those that choose not to.
Hopefully Americans never give up their rights again.
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Why did you point out your drivers race and gender? How does her race or gender apply to the story?
Would the story be different if the vax-rejecting driver was a non-binary latinx or a chinese man?
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
Our driver back from LAX to home was a very intelligent black woman. She was proud to tell us that she didn't take any Covid vax shots. We told her
we did, but 100% supported those that choose not to.
Hopefully Americans never give up their rights again.
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Your driver was proud? How? Proud to thumb her nose at those taking the vax? Proud she didn't get sick?
Not sure how you JZ or Americans gave up anything. I was around during the pandemic and never gave up anything. And then there were those who
sacrificed, somehow, and feel like fools for going along with the program.
Here's a lesson in how to be a mature and responsible adult in the face of adversary. Make decisions for yourself. Accept responsibility for your
actions. Don't go along with any program without your own personal judgment as to whether it's right for you, or not!
Stop blaming covid, lock down (joke, right?), and your government for your unhappiness.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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Approximately 50% of the over 65s currently admitted to hospitals who test positive for COVID have not been vaccinated at all. That includes those not
symptomatic for COVID. About 70% of the general population has had at least one vaccination. The admissions are broken down by self identified race.
Black (65+) identifying admissions testing positive are about 2,5 times higher than is the general average.
It is impossible to discuss current US public health policy without discussing politics. That’s not allowed here.
My personal choice is to get the second COVID booster after Thanksgiving. I would point out that general public vaccinations are down and Measles
deaths are up. That too is political and can’t be discussed. It can be noted however that those refusing public health vaccinations cover the full
spectrum of political opinion.
All of them in my opinion are equally shortsighted in their views.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee | | Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
Our driver back from LAX to home was a very intelligent black woman. She was proud to tell us that she didn't take any Covid vax shots. We told her
we did, but 100% supported those that choose not to.
Hopefully Americans never give up their rights again.
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Your driver was proud? How? Proud to thumb her nose at those taking the vax? Proud she didn't get sick?
Not sure how you JZ or Americans gave up anything. I was around during the pandemic and never gave up anything. And then there were those who
sacrificed, somehow, and feel like fools for going along with the program.
Here's a lesson in how to be a mature and responsible adult in the face of adversary. Make decisions for yourself. Accept responsibility for your
actions. Don't go along with any program without your own personal judgment as to whether it's right for you, or not!
Stop blaming covid, lock down (joke, right?), and your government for your unhappiness. |
Do you realize that thousands upon thousands of small businesses lost everything? Kids lost years of education. Test scores are now at 40 year
lows. Huge increase in depression. People lost the ability to have weddings. Everyone lost major things from their lives.
Just because you are retired and the restrictions didn't meaningful impact your life doesn't mean the same for everyone else.
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Do you realize that thousands upon thousands of small businesses lost everything? Kids lost years of education. Test scores are now at 40 year
lows. Huge increase in depression. People lost the ability to have weddings. Everyone lost major things from their lives.
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Yes, it's too bad there was a pandemic that necessitated regulations designed to help keep millions of people from getting super sick and dying. Dead
people can't run businesses, go to school or get depressed.
Weddings? First world problem. "Aw, I can't have a wedding with hundreds of
people". Guess what, JZ- having a big wedding isn't some "right". And getting married is essentially about making a commitment to another person. That
can be done without having a big party. And they can always have the big party after the crisis is over. which many couples did.
It's also too bad that people like you consider their "freedom" to do whatever they like, regardless of how it affects others, to take precedence over
anything else.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
Do you realize that thousands upon thousands of small businesses lost everything? Kids lost years of education. Test scores are now at 40 year
lows. Huge increase in depression. People lost the ability to have weddings. Everyone lost major things from their lives.
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Life is full of ups and downs, including pandemics. Life goes on. Those of us who survived covid are doing better than those who died of covid.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9560489/Canadian-pa...
“Canadian pastor who screamed at 'N-zi' cops last month is cuffed and dragged along highway for breaking COVID rules and arranging church service”
Not “Just Weddings”!
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| Quote: Originally posted by surabi |
Yes, it's too bad there was a pandemic that necessitated regulations designed to help keep millions of people from getting super sick and dying. Dead
people can't run businesses, go to school or get depressed.
Weddings? First world problem. "Aw, I can't have a wedding with hundreds of
people". Guess what, JZ- having a big wedding isn't some "right". And getting married is essentially about making a commitment to another person. That
can be done without having a big party. And they can always have the big party after the crisis is over. which many couples did.
It's also too bad that people like you consider their "freedom" to do whatever they like, regardless of how it affects others, to take precedence over
anything else.
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My brother's kid got married in Ohio and had a big wedding. Which couldn't happen in CA. Just because you don't believe in family doesn't mean
normal people agree.
People were prohibited from going to church services, which for some people this is fundamental to their being. Just because you don't believe in
Christian values doesn't mean others are like you.
Newsome banned in person education at public schools. Yet, sent his kids in person to private schools. Why would anyone be ok with this hypocrisy
from government leaders?
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | | Quote: Originally posted by surabi |
Yes, it's too bad there was a pandemic that necessitated regulations designed to help keep millions of people from getting super sick and dying. Dead
people can't run businesses, go to school or get depressed.
Weddings? First world problem. "Aw, I can't have a wedding with hundreds of
people". Guess what, JZ- having a big wedding isn't some "right". And getting married is essentially about making a commitment to another person. That
can be done without having a big party. And they can always have the big party after the crisis is over. which many couples did.
It's also too bad that people like you consider their "freedom" to do whatever they like, regardless of how it affects others, to take precedence over
anything else.
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My brother's kid got married in Ohio and had a big wedding. Which couldn't happen in CA. Just because you don't believe in family doesn't mean
normal people agree.
People were prohibited from going to church services, which for some people this is fundamental to their being. Just because you don't believe in
Christian values doesn't mean others are like you.
Newsome banned in person education at public schools. Yet, sent his kids in person to private schools. Why would anyone be ok with this hypocrisy
from government leaders?
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In 2020 and 2021, Ohio had covid death rate 30 percent higher than california.
How much is a human life worth?
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
My brother's kid got married in Ohio and had a big wedding. Which couldn't happen in CA. Just because you don't believe in family doesn't mean
normal people agree.
People were prohibited from going to church services, which for some people this is fundamental to their being.
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Ohio has had 3,363 Covid deaths per 1 million population. California has had 2,680. Regulations obviously work. How many people contracted Covid at
your nephew's wedding?
Don't believe in family? You're deranged.
And if someone's religious beliefs are so weak that they require gathering in church, in the midst of a deadly pandemic, in order to practice their
religion, they should be examining their commitment to their religion. While having a religious belief system may be fundamental to a person's being,
going to a church every Sunday isn't "fundamental" to anyone's being. I know several devout Christians who don't even ever go to church- they gather
in someone's house to discuss the Bible and religion, which continued to happen during Covid restrictions, through Zoom meetings.
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | Approximately 50% of the over 65s currently admitted to hospitals who test positive for COVID have not been vaccinated at all. That includes those not
symptomatic for COVID. About 70% of the general population has had at least one vaccination. The admissions are broken down by self identified race.
Black (65+) identifying admissions testing positive are about 2,5 times higher than is the general average.
It is impossible to discuss current US public health policy without discussing politics. That’s not allowed here.
My personal choice is to get the second COVID booster after Thanksgiving. I would point out that general public vaccinations are down and Measles
deaths are up. That too is political and can’t be discussed. It can be noted however that those refusing public health vaccinations cover the full
spectrum of political opinion.
All of them in my opinion are equally shortsighted in their views.
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I think at risk people should get vaccinated. But no one should be forced to do it. Especially, the young and healthy. And those Dr.'s screaming
for kids to be vaccinated should lose their medical licenses.
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