Time will, of course, tell if I am right about this or not, but it is my strong opinion that the anti-vaxxers are a danger to the health of the entire nation. The logic behind that statement is so obvious that I would think it would go without saying, however, I also think it needs to be said before we can so complacent that we lose another how many ever lives, unnecessarily.. And they are the reason, I still wear a mask whenever I am in a crowd, and also try, as much as possible to keep six feet from those around me. I do make exceptions sometimes like twice I have tried to go see friends of mine in a bar downtown. The first time, it was so crowded that I left almost before the entertainment started. I just could not trust the crowd to be property vaccinated and safe. The second time, I sat on the different end of the bar from everybody else (there weren’t that many people) and talked to three of my friends, all of who have been vaccinated, once I saw theywere there.
The fact of the matter is that right now, we are on variant Delta. That means that there have been four versions of this virus with each one representing a bit more variation, and mutation of the virus. It is my opinion that if the virus isn’t stopped fully, it will keep mutating and we will find ourselves dealing with a virus that this vaccine that we have not will no longer be effective.
The health experts in Mississippi have advised anybody over 65 to stay out of large indoor gatherings. For them to be that bold in a Trumpian state like Mississippi is a miracle. Of course, the governor, being a republican and probably a Trumpian as well, and possibly even a covid denier, refuses to mandate mask-wearing, but I would be even more likely to refuse to be in a crowd in that state since they never pay enough attention to the virus as far as I am concerned. (Louisiana was the best state in the South on that issue)
Now Pfizer is telling us that there may need to be a booster shot, which, if they develop one and it actually becomes available, I will DEFINITELY get. Especially since it is not likely to be available for 6 months to a year, by which time who knows how many variants will be running roughshod over the nation.
Remember, folks: I hope you take this warning to heart. If the anti-vaxxers and the covid deniers, following Trumpian rhetoric of it being a hoax and all that malarkey, refuse to get vaccinated, that means that the new versions of the virus will continue to spread. Then when they mutate enough to no longer fall under the protection of the vaccine, the rest of us will start getting again, if we allow ourselves to let down our guard.
Don’t let down your guard. Your life just might depend on it.
http://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/15/pfizer-ceo-says-third-covid-vaccine-dose-likely-needed-within-12-months.html
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/11/anthony-fauci-covid-booster-shot-vaccinated-americans
http://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/09/world/covid-19-vaccine-coronavirus-updates?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR3pV0ipgmfEQx7KQO345UdvCyWhBOs7XKOfsO4002puhLnjK39dT6yArjE#delta-variant-mississippi-indoor-gatherings