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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Rick,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you for the long analysis. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Here is my terse condensation of the situation.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">800,000 Americans have died from Covid-19.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Out of the US population, that's about 3 people out of every 1000. As has been well discussed, some groups are lower and some higher.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Yes, all medications have some risks. After the initial approval of J&J, there were some much publicized "problems". Out of the many people who got J&J, roughly 1 in 100,000 had a significant condition. And that was enough to pause the J&J until there was more data. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Combining the numbers, someone not vaccinated is 300 times more likely to die from Covid than if they had taken J&J followed by a bad reaction. Furthermore, the issue with J&J is now understood. It applies only to certain groups of people. Medical people can quickly recognize it and give the appropriate treatment. The patient can expect to recover. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Full disclosure: I had Pfizer before J&J was approved. And the booster when the prevailing opinion was to have the booster of the same vaccine as the original. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Now I am wondering if my next booster, whenever that is promoted, should be J&J so as to add a different line of defense to the castle model. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Paul<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, December 31, 2021, 11:52:14 PM PST, Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
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<div>I've been wanting to update the COVID-19 situatio. The situation<br>keeps morphing and being difficult to describe simply, but I need to<br>send something out before we run out of 2021. So, this is being written<br>quickly and without re-editing. Also, things I say may look silly or <br>obsolete in a week.<br><br>Most important: Get the damned booster. Here's one reason:<br><a href="https://twitter.com/deirdresm/status/1476986016250556416" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/deirdresm/status/1476986016250556416</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/deirdresm/status/1477004792861900803" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/deirdresm/status/1477004792861900803</a><br><br><br></div>
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