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No one promised you a rose garden

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    Posted: October 02 2021 at 12:51pm


I’ve scrolled back through the pages,to the first mention of this”new virus” in Wuhan and reread many posts,we were all searching for info,throwing out ideas and stories that most in time proved to be inaccurate,but we kept going and learning as we went.At that time the sickness and deaths seemed distant,not touching any of us yet,it was abstract,detached.We all weathered the waves as best we could,some losing friends or family or contracting it ourselves. We held Dr’s,nurses,scientist in high regard,they were and still are our “Florence Nightingales” though it would be hard to prove that today. They delivered vaccines that are effective,but I would say they presented them not with the best messaging. They should have said “they are on the whole very effective,but as we know season flu shots are not 100%, you can still get sick but not as severely,this holds true for the covid vaccines”That was the error. Also now we are dealing with a much more virulent Delta. Unfortunately some people took that as an opportunity to politicize,denigrate them,which fueled  the anti vax group.Sadly most in opposition to the vaccine would  rather promote quack Dr’s,animal medications,we even had a president that eventually got vaccinated on the sly,but also promoted bleach and hydroxychloroquine,gargling with betadine,all have been proven by many ad nauseam to be ineffective.

If that wasn’t bad enough,most feel entitled,refusing the shot,refusing masking,distancing,promoting  this ocean of misinformation,downplaying the severity of pandemic “it’s only the old and sick that die,for the rest us  it is a mild disease” to suggest pediatric illness and deaths are small  shows tone deafness but if it is your loved one sick or dying,no amount a data will ease you pain.

So here we are,9 months of vaccinations,yes it still rages on but now 95% of the hospitalizations and deaths are UNVACCINATED,hospital care for the rest of us getting scant in some locations. See a trend here?

There are a few countries that have suppressed the outbreaks. When you have a citizenry that  is willing to abide by the restrictions,progress can be made.Just a few thousand cases and deaths I could count on my fingers and toes, they are fortunate,but for a few I believe they still see the world’s suffering as an abstract observation.

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