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That may have some meaning in life about overcoming challenges and adversities. But viruses and diseases don't work that way.... It's the people who were NOT exposed who managed to stay healthy and alive... unlike too many of their exposed peers. --AI assisted

I guess I need to speak to you in a language you seem to prefer:

You're once again proving out the topic of this thread -- Disinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is a problem. Website Peddles Old, Debunked Falsehood About COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines June 28, 2022 "An executive at the German pharmaceutical company Bayer referred to mRNA vaccines used against COVID-19 as an example of innovation in biotech at the World Health Summit 2021. But a website post takes the executive’s words out of context to falsely claim he said the vaccines are gene therapy. ... In the context of his speech — which emphasized the value of ingenuity in health care and praised the public’s growing acceptance of new treatments and preventions — it appears he was using the vaccines as an example of new technology that could pave the way for other developments, like the cell and gene therapies that Bayer is working on." ... The company also has a page on its website explaining how COVID-19 vaccines work and it includes a section debunking the myth that mRNA vaccines can somehow alter DNA. So, the claim circulating now is just a retread of an already debunked falsehood about the vaccines, which have proven to be both safe and effective. https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/scicheck-website-peddles-old-debunked-falsehood-about-covid-19-mrna-vaccines/

You have a meme therapy problem! Because, you have nothing better to say/offer...

No, they're not. Peddling vaccine misinformation again: Per the Associated Press: No, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t gene therapy December 23, 2022 "CLAIM: The COVID-19 vaccines “are a gene therapy, NOT a vaccine.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The COVID-19 vaccines do not change a person’s genes, as gene therapy does, experts say. The shots from Pfizer and Moderna use messenger RNA, or mRNA, to instruct the body to create a protein from the coronavirus. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, meanwhile, uses a modified adenovirus to trigger an immune response." https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccines-gene-therapy-806280914802

You mean Vernon Coleman the quack and conspiracy theorist? Vernon Coleman "Vernon Edward Coleman (born 1946) is an English conspiracy theorist and writer, who writes on topics related to human health, politics and animal welfare. He was formerly a general practitioner (GP) and newspaper columnist. Coleman's medical claims have been widely discredited and described as pseudoscientific conspiracy theories. ... He relinquished his medical licence in March 2016 and is no longer registered or licensed to practice as a GP. ... Coleman's self-published books and blog have been reported as a major source of misinformation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer, HIV/AIDS, vaccines and human health." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Coleman But, I do understand your affection and affinity for him, considering that birds of a feather tend to flock together.

Ohhh, the irony ... that some Republicans are backing Trump's bid to receive a Nobel prize based on his role in the roll-out of the COVID vaccines under Operation Warp speed... So it's nice to see you're finally joining the fold. 'Incredible accomplishment’ "Some GOP lawmakers, however, continued over the weekend to back Trump winning the Nobel prize — but with a twist: Emphasizing the COVID-19 vaccine project “Operation Warp Speed” that he fast-tracked during his first term, rather than more recent diplomatic efforts. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, said during a Senate Finance hearing Thursday that he believes Trump “deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed.” https://rollcall.com/2025/09/09/trump-nobel-prize-republicans-covid/ Trump renews praise for Covid vaccines, 'one of the greatest achievements of mankind' Dec. 23, 2021 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-renews-praise-covid-vaccines-one-greatest-achievements-mankind-n1286551 And Trump got both vaccinated and later boosted too! And managed to avoid dying from COVID despite a stint in the hospital. "WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump praised the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccines in a new interview just days after being booed by an audience for revealing he received a Covid booster shot. "The vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind," Trump told conservative commentator Candace Owens in an interview on Wednesday."

Many many more.... the truth doesn't change over time, in this case: COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental 03 May 2024 "Factually inaccurate: COVID-19 mRNA vaccines went through multiple stages of clinical testing to ensure their safety and effectiveness. As they’ve already cleared clinical trials, they’re no longer experimental. The trials and real-world data have also shown that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at reducing the risk of severe disease and death." https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/covid-19-mrna-vaccines-tested-clinical-trials-arent-experimental/ It's just anti-vax nonsense peddlers who tend to claim otherwise.

Try almost five years now, and 14 BILLION doses administered worldwide.... I believe that's the largest vaccine deployment in world history. The real-world evidence is overwhelming. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8141326/

Proving my point!

Which of course, it isn't... despite your repeated nonsense claims. "The vaccines are not experimental. They have undergone months of clinical testing; data shows they are both safe and effective; and they have been safely administered to hundreds of millions of Americans." https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/24/facebook-posts/covid-19-vaccines-do-not-contain-graphene-are-not-/ "A woman in the video claims the COVID-19 vaccine “is an experimental injection” that “hasn’t had phase three trials” (timestamp 0.40). This is false. All vaccines approved in the UK completed large phrase-three studies to gather significant data of the vaccine’s safety and efficacy, as outlined by Oxford University’s Vaccine Knowledge Project (here). The results of these trials can be found online: for Pfizer/BioNTech (here), Moderna (here) and Oxford/AstraZeneca (here). Reuters has previously addressed untrue claims the vaccine is “experimental”, which misinterpreted standard safety monitoring following regulatory approval (here)." https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/no-evidence-covid-19-vaccines-will-cause-an-exponential-rise-in-deaths-idUSL1N2MM2B4/

Which was true back in May 2021 when Bourla made the above statement, just a few months after the rollout of his company's COVID vaccines.

So you found an instance where Biden misspoke, as opposed to Trump and his political career long penchant for uttering blatant falsehoods. Biden had the right general idea. He just overstated and generalized the claim -- something politicians in general tend to do: --AI assisted

Says the person posting in a COVID thread... again!

The left, the left, the left, the left... You must have a speed posting string for your favorite phrase on your computer!

Internet memes are for those who can't and don't have anything credible and better to say.... Not to mention for silly conspiracy theorists...

No, the article you cited does NOT question the efficacy of face masks... Read what it says! I don't know what you think your cited source is saying... But their message in the article you posted is what mainsteam science back then and even today says -- that being that respirator masks like N95s are more effective than typical drugstore face mask types. From the article you cited: ""The longstanding belief that a surgical mask provides adequate protection against infections spread by droplets has been turned upside down by new research that finds respirators do a better job. ,,, “We showed that even for infections spread by droplets, respirators protect better,” Professor MacIntyre said. Surgical masks are loose fitting, disposable masks that cover the mouth and nose, while respirators are designed to fit closer to the face and to filter 95% of airborne particles." [emphasis added] DUH!!! But thanks for posting some accurate information, even though you apparently didn't understand the actual message you were delivering!

Best to keep yourself safe out there in U.S., where more than 15,000 people have died from COVID thus far this year: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/

The posters of that kind of stuff are big on internet memes...because they don't have much else.

Top Ten Anti-Vaccine Myths Debunked, Again February 21, 2025 "Before diving into the details of anti-vaccine rhetoric, let's establish a foundational truth: vaccines rank among medicine's greatest achievements, preventing millions of deaths annually. By some estimates, vaccines have saved over 150 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 150 million who are our neighbors, friends, and loved ones. Yet persistent myths continue circulating, creating unnecessary fears. Through examining the following ten common anti-vaccine narratives and their scientific counterpoints, we'll chart a course through this complex landscape using insights from global health authorities and peer-reviewed research." ... The Speed Stereotype: Understanding Accelerated Development The COVID-19 vaccine development timelines raised eyebrows, but speed didn't compromise safety. Previous coronavirus research provided head starts, while unprecedented global collaboration and funding removed bureaucratic delays. All approved vaccines underwent standard testing phases with expanded trial populations – Pfizer's trial alone involved 43,548 participants. Real-world data from billions of administered doses now confirms their safety profile. ... The VAERS Vortex: Interpreting Adverse Event Reports Misinterpretation of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) fuels many myths. This open surveillance system accepts all reports without verifying causation, leading to inflated numbers. Proper analysis requires comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated populations – a process confirming most reported events occur at equal rates regardless of vaccination. The system's strength lies in detecting unusual patterns, not counting isolated incidents. ... The Toxin Fallacy: Understanding Vaccine Ingredients Fears about formaldehyde or aluminum in vaccines ignore dose context. A pear contains 13 times more formaldehyde than any vaccine, while breastfed infants consume about 100 times more milligrams of aluminum daily compared to 0.125 milligrams in vaccines. These ingredients in vaccines serve crucial roles – aluminum salts enhance immune response, while trace preservatives prevent bacterial contamination. (more) https://historyofvaccines.org/blog/top-ten-anti-vaccine-myths-debunked-again

And Peter McCullough, a disgraced U.S. doctor who was stripped of his medical board certifications for spreading prolific COVID misinformation, and now fronts for a company that sells unproven COVID treatments and supposed vaccine cures. Peter Andrew McCullough "From the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic, McCullough has promoted misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19, its treatments, and mRNA vaccines. ... In October 2022, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recommended that McCullough's board certifications be revoked due to his promotion of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines,[7][8] and by January 2025, the ABIM had revoked both of his certifications. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_A._McCullough

Rubbish nonsense from rubbish non-credible misinforming sources: Overall, we rate the Children’s Health Defense a strong conspiracy and quackery level advocacy group that frequently promotes unsupported claims. We also rate them low for factual reporting due to the promotion of propaganda and several failed fact checks. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/childrens-health-defense/

Yolo County - remote place at the far north end of California... Population somewhere above 200,000.

But on the underlying point: It's pretty common sense that if you're going to mask anywhere, medical settings are among the best places to start in times when COVID was much circulating. You don't want patients spreading infection to others. And you sure don't want the doctors and nurses getting sick from the patients. Face mask effectiveness: What science knows now June 30, 2024 "In an interview for 60 Minutes, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook posed that question to Linsey Marr, a Virginia Tech university professor specializing in aerosol science. "They are very helpful in reducing the chances that the person will get COVID because it's reducing the amount of virus that you would inhale from the air around you," Marr said about masks. No mask is 100% effective. An N95, for example, is named as such because it is at least 95% efficient at blocking airborne particles when used properly. But even if a mask has an 80% efficiency, Marr said, it still offers meaningful protection. "That greatly reduces the chance that I'm going to become infected," Marr said." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-mask-effectiveness-what-science-knows-now-60-minutes/

Rubbish Times! Overall, we rate The Epoch Times Right Biased and Questionable based on the publication of pseudoscience and the promotion of propaganda and conspiracy theories, as well as numerous failed fact checks. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-epoch-times/