Tag Archives: Global Pandemic

Open Thread | So…..What Is Herd Immunity?

Posted on September 7, 2020 by rikyrah

What in the Demon Hell is Herd Immunity?😠 Andy Slavitt will explain.   COVID Update September 6: There’s a lot of Twitter mansplaining about herd immunity. Here’s what it means. 1/ — Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) September 6, 2020 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Trust A Vaccine From THIS ADMINISTRATION? I Think Not😠😠

Posted on September 3, 2020 by rikyrah

I am not anti-science. But, I can say, without hesitation… That I will NEVER take a vaccine put out by this Administration. There is absolutely no reason to believe that it’s valid. No reason at all to believe that it’s … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why Aren’t There Blanket COVID-19 Rules?

Posted on August 31, 2020 by rikyrah

Going back to a great source of information for COVID-19- Andy Slavitt:   COVID Update August 28: Pandemic rules. There are none, but there should be. — Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) August 29, 2020 2- Scientists should be required … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Once Again, This Administration Chooses Poorly

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rikyrah

Here is a thread by Andy Slavitt.If it’s a bad choice, that will be what this Administration will do. I remember a few months ago listening to a Research Doctor who said that America could use its extensive network of … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Schools, Reopening, and How History Will See Us

Posted on August 17, 2020 by rikyrah

More from Andy Slavitt. I consider him a heroic voice during this time. Here is a good thread: He is so thoughtful:   I think about the things we all try to teach our kids.-being safe-following the golden rule-showing consideration-using … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What We Can Do As A Society

Posted on August 10, 2020 by rikyrah

More COVID-19 wisdom from Andy Slavitt:     COVID Update August 2: If someone told you, you could save somebody’s life, your answer would be what do I have to do? — Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What Is Wrong With This Country

Posted on August 7, 2020 by rikyrah

Andy Slavitt brings it to us again:   It is very likely that one of the biggest hot spots spreading COVID throughout the US could be Las Vegas. — Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020 What do you … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | We Knew What They Were Doing This Spring

Posted on August 3, 2020 by rikyrah

When this was happening in the Spring, so many of us said that this is what was happening. So, there is no surprise for it to be validated. But, only increases my loathing of them. From Vanity Fair: How Jared … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More From Andy Slavitt

Posted on July 31, 2020 by rikyrah

Mr. Slavitt brings truth:   COVID Update July 23: If you don’t know many people who have Coronavirus, its because you don’t know the people who pick the food you eat. Yes many of the people getting sick are working … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | COVID-19 Kills the Young Too😢😢

Posted on July 24, 2020 by rikyrah

Do not live under the delusion that COVID-19 only kills the old. Not true. Read this Twitter thread. Have your heart broken at the lives cut short. They had decades of life left. They should still be here.😢😢😢 COVID-19 doesn’t … Continue reading →

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