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In reply to the discussion: US Coronavirus: The Delta Variant Will Cause 'Very Dense Outbreaks' In These Five States, Expert Say [View all]Chainfire
(17,757 posts)17. The ones that will get sick because of avoiding the vaccine will be guilty of self inflicted wounds.
When I was in the service a self inflicted wound was a court martial offense. If a person decides to jump in front of a speeding train, who am I to cry alligator tears over their decision.
I find it hard to feel sorry for them basically because I believe that their reticence is based upon their politics. Let them turn to DT, Fox News and the Republican Party for their treatment when they become ill.
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US Coronavirus: The Delta Variant Will Cause 'Very Dense Outbreaks' In These Five States, Expert Say [View all]
appalachiablue
Jun 2021
OP
So blue states are around 50% vaccinated red states are around 35% vaccinated. Both are pretty bad
mucifer
Jun 2021
#1
This ain't a game or a joke...We are not talking about a few hundred killed....We are talking about
Stuart G
Jun 2021
#3
Maybe I'm missing something, but I didn't take the comment as a game or a joke at all
progree
Jun 2021
#13
Gee, it's almost as if we shouldn't have tossed the mask mandates so soon. n/t
Ms. Toad
Jun 2021
#41
Florida never had a statewide mandate. And the Governor nixed all local ones.
GulfCoast66
Jun 2021
#46
Vermont has 80 percent of all people who can be vaccinated, which is 74 percent of the total populat
karynnj
Jun 2021
#5
Yeah, it's a pity that the reTHUG Fascist Insurrectionist Cultists do love their covid. snark off
abqtommy
Jun 2021
#6
The ones that will get sick because of avoiding the vaccine will be guilty of self inflicted wounds.
Chainfire
Jun 2021
#17
that's my concern. while i'm furious and disgusted by the anti-vaxxers & trumpers who won't get the
orleans
Jun 2021
#39
After months of falling, new cases are rising again in the U.S., ditto the world
progree
Jun 2021
#10
From the article: effectiveness of the three U.S. vaccines against serious illness and
progree
Jun 2021
#12
I find it interesting that four of these states are contiguous with each other.
ShazzieB
Jun 2021
#32
After all the troubles they caused, sorry. . .if they all wanted to secede again,
AZLD4Candidate
Jun 2021
#50
And immiediately to the north of Arkansas, Missouri, which already has a delta variant problem
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2021
#51
"Vaccination is not the only means of keeping them (and us) safe." Wrong. Dead wrong.
Yavin4
Jun 2021
#60
Red-hatted voters expect to be rewarded for their stupidity. Where'd they get that idea?
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2021
#55
They have no data from the massive deaths in the March to June 2020 period?
former9thward
Jun 2021
#75
Create your own data set from Worldometers and arrive at same conclusion of red state demise here
BlueWavePsych
Jun 2021
#79