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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 13, 2021 15:48:46 GMT
I think it is surprising that throughout the pandemic, very few have talked about overall health and ways to prevent Serious cases of Covid, such as reducing risk factors, eating better, exercising, etc. I know that it isn’t a guarantee but it seems like a good time to try to help people improve their health. The only people I have really heard talk about this are the ones who are more to the extreme with health and they also seem to think masks are harmful and that If they take care of themselves, they are immune to any health problem. I don’t think that way, but it would be good to help people focus on overall health, in addition to Covid specific precautions like masks. I agree, but the US is a strongly capitalist based society. There is no money to be made in prevention. And don't get me started on drug manufacturers where we treat a million symptoms but never work on the root cause. Exactly this. Follow the money, always. As long as health care is a for profit industry in this country none of that is ever going to change. My guess is that Gov. DeathSentence either has stock in one of the companies that makes the monoclonal antibodies or they are significantly contributing to his campaign in some way. Otherwise it makes no sense to put people through all of that needless pain, suffering, expense and possible death. |
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Post by elaine on Aug 13, 2021 16:53:52 GMT
I think that it is a fine line that health agencies like the CDC have to walk. If they come out and strongly promote health measures because it lessens the impact of COVID and then research shows that it really has no impact - look at the growing number of younger people without obvious health issues with serious COVID - then the agencies lose even more credibility.
They already are struggling with just getting people to mask and get vaccines. And those are proven to be connected to lessening the spread and the severity of COVID. Lots of data, lots of media coverage.
If they were to try to push exercise and diet (separate from obesity), for example, and research shows no impact, that becomes yet more headline the right will politicize in order to get their followers to ignore health agencies.
They did push, from the beginning of the pandemic, that obesity is a strong factor in the severity of COVID, but I have yet to hear one of my overweight friends say that they are going to lose weight because of the risk it poses regarding COVID.
People, by and large, know basic health care - like cutting down on the fast food, increasing exercise, and losing weight. But they don’t do it for a myriad of personal reasons- I don’t think that more media coverage is going to be the motivating factor that changes their behavior.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 13, 2021 17:37:53 GMT
It’s American health care in just one post. Don’t spend pennies on prevention; spend a fortune on a less-available less-effective cure. I think it is surprising that throughout the pandemic, very few have talked about overall health and ways to prevent Serious cases of Covid, such as reducing risk factors, eating better, exercising, etc. I know that it isn’t a guarantee but it seems like a good time to try to help people improve their health. The only people I have really heard talk about this are the ones who are more to the extreme with health and they also seem to think masks are harmful and that If they take care of themselves, they are immune to any health problem. I don’t think that way, but it would be good to help people focus on overall health, in addition to Covid specific precautions like masks. Oh, that focus has definitely been there, to the detriment of people doing the simple things (vaccinations, masks) proven to reduce risk. The “I am healthy I exercise I eat healthy I take supplements I am fine” messaging has, I think, been really counterproductive. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 14, 2021 19:25:55 GMT
Go Marco.....👎. After mocking CDC Covid guidelines ..posting two tweets making fun the CDC after they provided COVID-19 guidance for pregnant people.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 21:11:26 GMT
It’s American health care in just one post. Don’t spend pennies on prevention; spend a fortune on a less-available less-effective cure. It’s better for the GDP. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2021 16:55:35 GMT
"Another polling outfit shows Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favorability ratings underwater as Florida endures another surge in COVID-19 infections. The Political Matrix/The Listener Group survey results also show DeSantis trailing either Democrat Charlie Crist or Nikki Fried in a potential matchup for Governor. But the Pensacola-based pollster delivered better news for Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in his reelection bid. Asked to rate DeSantis’ handling of the pandemic, nearly 54% of voters have an unfavorable or very unfavorable view of the Governor’s performance, including nearly 34% with a very unfavorable view. By comparison, just 43% gave a favorable response of any sort, with 27% rating DeSantis’ leadership as very favorable. Crist, a Democratic Congressman and former Republican Governor running for his old job, leads 57% to DeSantis’ 43% in a head-to-head matchup. The pollsters report a 3.1% margin of error." floridapolitics.com/archives/452204-another-poll-shows-ron-desantis-favorability-rating-underwater/ |
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 24, 2021 18:10:27 GMT
I just saw a headline somewhere about the Dems in FL needing more cash for this election since DeathSantis is swimming in funds. So freaking gross.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 24, 2021 18:38:56 GMT
Does he have stock in Regeneron? Not directly. His 10 million dollar donor to his PAC bought multimillion dollars of regeneRon stocks. Vaccines cost $25. RegeneRon cost $1000+ and we, the taxpayers, are paying for his nonsense!! |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 24, 2021 18:56:45 GMT
We have one answer to DeSantis and Regeneron...... Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has been touting a COVID-19 antibody treatment known as Regeneron while downplaying the importance of vaccines — and waging war against mask mandates. *** As it turns out, DeSantis' No. 1 political donor has invested nearly $16 million in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceutical, the maker of the monoclonal antibody treatment.The Sentinel reports that Ken Griffin, the CEO of Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, has donated $10.75 million to a political committee that supports DeSantis. Meanwhile, Citadel has $15.9 million in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceutical, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. *** Regeneron treatment costs the federal government (me, that's us, the taxpayers!!) more than $1,000, while a vaccine costs about $25.www.rawstory.com/desantis-top-donor-has-invested-millions-in-antibody-treatment-he-s-been-promoting/Whole lot more at link!!!!! This thread Page#2 2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/123541/covid-reality-belief?page=2 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2021 18:56:55 GMT
I just saw a headline somewhere about the Dems in FL needing more cash for this election since DeathSantis is swimming in funds. So freaking gross. We have the best democracy money can buy. We always will, until we change the laws/SCOTUS rulings. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 24, 2021 18:58:09 GMT
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 24, 2021 19:19:52 GMT
If only there had been some way to help prevent the need for monoclonal antibodies. 🤔
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Post by rahnee on Aug 25, 2021 9:28:09 GMT
So they will take the advice of a politician but not a scientist.
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