Health and Sanity category archive
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Writing at nola.com, James Gill has had enough. A snippet:
America has had mandatory vaccinations for various diseases going back to the days of George Washington, and the current hysteria over the imaginary threat they pose to individual liberty is nothing new either. So far, sweet reason has always prevailed in the end, and so it will this time once we accept that there is no rational debate to be held with those who refuse to take precautions.
(Broken link fixed.)
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In related news, the Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini marvels at the pretzel logic of those who would perpetuate pandemics.
Maskless Marauders, Making Sense of Stupid Dept. 0
Writing at the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy offers a theory as to what’s behind the mania of the maskless marauders.
His piece is so well crafted–well, just go read it for yourself.
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Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro (emphasis in the original):
We are a society of stupid.
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A Florida state senator proclaimed that he wants=ed to “review” vaccine mandates for such illnesses as measles, mumps, and rubella, then, after the public reaction, he denied that he had said what he had said.
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell comments; follow the link to finish the article.
Clogged pipes? Call a plumber. Stalled car engine? Rely on a mechanic. But when it comes to a deadly virus, some people would rather listen to gasbag politicians or Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend.
I’m convinced that if Twitter and Facebook had been around when the polio vaccine was invented, we’d still be dealing with polio.
We are a society of stupid.
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We are a society of stupid.
Vaccine Nation, Lies Come Back To Haunt Dept. 0
As I have several times mentioned, my old history professor, Dr. Shade, would often say, “History is irony.”
Aside:
I wonder whether he ever expected one of his students to be quoting him half a century later?
The Vaccine Nation Goes to School 0
Writing as a guest columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, University of Georgia professor Peter Lindsay is less than sanguine about the Georgia University Board of Regents policies in these viral times. He points out that, in the name of “freedom,” the Board has acted in questionable ways, eschewing mask mandates and vaccination requirements; indeed, they have prohibited teachers from so much as inquiring about students’ vaccination status.
A snippet; follow the link for the rest: