It’s too early to say the US is in the same boat as Europe. The US curve has a slight upturn, but there’s no guarantee it stays an upward curve, we had a similar blip about a month ago and it turned back downward a week later. If a week or 2 from now it’s surging upward then it’s time to be alarmed. Europe is clearly in a new wave. Look at the graphs below:
I suggested a month or two ago on this thread that the government should only issue stimulus checks to those who have been vaccinated. Obviously, it was too early then, as vaccines were not widely available. Now that any adult will be able to sign up by May 1, the government should issue a fourth stimulus check to any adult who has gotten the vaccine dose(s) or anyone submitting a legitimate doctor’s excuse for not being able to. It doesn’t have to be a large amount, something between $250 and $500 a person may be enough of a financial incentive to push many hesitant people to sign up. I know I have at least one relative that is currently not planning to get the vaccine, but who almost certainly would if there was free money involved.How so?
In my uninformed opinion, I'd like the powers that be and also the news to start focusing on benefits based reasons to get vaccines rather than fear based. I understand why reporting of what could happen if we let our guard down, etc., but now I think they need to start switching gears to tout the good that will come from getting the vaccine. "Look how quickly we can return to normal if everyone gets vaccinated!!!" - you know, that kind of stuff...
I think we are reaching the juncture of people who were always going to get the vaccine no matter what and now going towards people who are on the fence, need a push. The power of positive reinforcement needs to come into play at this point!
He’s probably right, but still shouldn’t be saying it as a former federal official. Especially combined with what he likely means vs what gets reported. The reporting will all be wrong and sensational. What he likely means, and is much more likely, is that someone was a little sloppy and made a mistake while studying the virus. Then, a person first tried to cover up their personal mistake. Not some grand conspiracy or some engineered virus. Just a lab tech with an accidental exposure that didn’t report it and follow proper exposure protocols. Nothing nefarious. It will be reported as some grand conspiracy though, because reporting sucks, gotta get the clicks. Which is why he shouldn’t have said anything, he should know all the nuance will be lost and a total different message be heard.
I am a fan of this plan. I would take it a step further and issue a $500 US treasury gift card to everyone vaccinated that can be used at any restaurant, bar or hotel to jump start the restaurant and tourism industries specifically. This way you give people an incentive to be vaccinated, you give the industries most deeply impacted by the pandemic a nice bump in sales and we also get people doing stuff they feel happy about again. Win/win for everyone.
Not all areas are hard. Consistently I can find vaccines in Piqua, Urbana, Sydney, Springfield, Washington Courthouse. I have worked my behind off for some but the ones willing to drive an hour I can find appointments immediately.
Same here. About tetanus level for my. Husband the same with Moderna. To the point where if he had been in the trial, he'd be unsure if he had the real thing. One family member had fever the 2nd dose but that was it. Most had very little.
There are less flights out there though. We had our June flights messed with. Some are now leaving at 6am and other are going the afternoon before. This is the first trip we'll take since 2019. All adults will be fully vaccinated though. We have listened up to now. I'm honestly spent emotionally and sick to death of being the good ones while others ignore it. So we're just going to hope enough are vaccinated by June since most don't even think twice about not following recommendations. Not judging just stating
How so?
In my uninformed opinion, I'd like the powers that be and also the news to start focusing on benefits based reasons to get vaccines rather than fear based. I understand why reporting of what could happen if we let our guard down, etc., but now I think they need to start switching gears to tout the good that will come from getting the vaccine. "Look how quickly we can return to normal if everyone gets vaccinated!!!" - you know, that kind of stuff...
I think we are reaching the juncture of people who were always going to get the vaccine no matter what and now going towards people who are on the fence, need a push. The power of positive reinforcement needs to come into play at this point!
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It’s happened before and there has been a good bit of research into the potential for it to happen.
Oh! So you followed the money trail?It’s happened before and there has been a good bit of research into the potential for it to happen.
That research involves creating conditions to get the viruses to jump from bat cells to human cells. That’s the type of research done in Wuhan. They go out, collect and discover bat viruses, bring them to Wuhan and then try to get them to jump to human cells. And this was not just some weird Chinese thing, it occurs around the world and a major proponent of this work as financial backer was the United States.
My work is giving a 1/2-day of vacation if you get vaccinated as an incentive. Considering allowing a 1/2 day of pay in lieu of the vacation as well. It's not a stimulus check (at least for most employees), but it's something.
Sometimes less is more.
I wasn't arguing anything. I was stating observations. Maybe I should start talking in short sentences and riddles so you won't be confused?
That makes no sense, but okay.
