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TlalocW

(15,393 posts)
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 01:35 PM Aug 2021

So help me out on the right's response to COVID (list)

General refusal to mask-up, social distance, etc.
Ministers refusing to take steps to safeguard their parishioners
Churches saying they had installed special filters in air conditioning that kill COVID
Faith-healers attempting to cure COVID with laying on of hands
Other religious wack-a-doos like Copeland praying it away
Colloidal silver
Trump suggesting injecting bleach after it didn't go away like a miracle when it got warmer
Church/business selling industrial bleach to ingest
Hydroxychloroquine
A pillow salesman with the ear of TFG pushing oleandrin, which I believe is poisonous
And finally people who called those getting vaccinated sheep are taking livestock dewormer

Did I miss anything?

TlalocW

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So help me out on the right's response to COVID (list) (Original Post) TlalocW Aug 2021 OP
Breaking our medical system Lars39 Aug 2021 #1
Endorsing anything that is stupid. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #2
Don't forget these favorites: Moostache Aug 2021 #3
Was Zinc and Calcium called Z-Pacs? TlalocW Aug 2021 #5
I'm not sure... Moostache Aug 2021 #7
Actually taking zinc isn't a bad idea. StarryNite Aug 2021 #6
I agree that zinc is not harmful in the same way bleach would be... Moostache Aug 2021 #9
Lysol & ultra violet light up the bum...... magicarpet Aug 2021 #4
Denying it even exists (or that it was just like the flu) hlthe2b Aug 2021 #8
The dream of herd immunity when around a third of the herd has mad Rethug disease. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2021 #10

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
7. I'm not sure...
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 01:56 PM
Aug 2021

I thought Z-pack was the Azithromycin antibiotic that was taken in high doses to start and tapered off of as an attempt to treat bacterial infections - which WAS being touted by some imbeciles for the COVID-19 VIRUS too...

I know Zinc was touted as a 'curative' treatment by some and I think I have the Calcium wrong - I believe it was Vitamin C that people were taking in super high doses too...

Either way, pick a quackery recipe and they have promoted it loudly over all ration things like masks, distancing and vaccination...it really is pathetic and history will scratch its head in amazement that so many were so riled up to do stupid things to avoid admitting that they needed to in the first place.

StarryNite

(9,466 posts)
6. Actually taking zinc isn't a bad idea.
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 01:53 PM
Aug 2021

Dr. Fauci does have some recommendations.

Dr. Fauci: 3 everyday things you can do to help boost your immune system
Published Fri, Sep 18 202012:54 PM EDT

Excerpts:

Fauci previously said that for those who have vitamin D deficiency, taking supplements can reduce susceptibility to infection (and Fauci himself takes vitamin D) and that vitamin C is good antioxidant. But Fauci has stressed that supplements are not a silver bullet or a replacement for things like social distancing or wearing a mask.

He also recommends the following to keep your immune system up:

Sleep
“Get a reasonable amount of sleep,” Fauci told Business Insider.

Eat well
“Get a good diet,” Fauci told BI.
While one specific food can’t boost your immune system, research has shown that nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, iron and protein can help immune cells function.

Reduce stress

[link:https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/18/dr-fauci-how-to-help-keep-your-immune-system-healthy.html|

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
9. I agree that zinc is not harmful in the same way bleach would be...
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 01:58 PM
Aug 2021

But there are daily recommended amounts for a reason - and these people were taking week's worth of that in a single dose.

A little is a good thing.
A ton is not so much...

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,498 posts)
10. The dream of herd immunity when around a third of the herd has mad Rethug disease.
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 05:52 PM
Aug 2021

KY......... ...... .......

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