richieb Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 So The COVID has hit home. A friend and 25 year co-worker passed away last night from COVID. I had heard over 75% of the office of around 25 people had tested positive, all with mild, flu like symptoms. RG apparently had it quite bad, hospitalized, then on a ventilator, then kidney issues. A blood clot to his heart seemed the cause of death — Rest In Peace my Friend 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, richieb said: So The COVID has hit home. A friend and 25 year co-worker passed away last night from COVID. I had heard over 75% of the office of around 25 people had tested positive, all with mild, flu like symptoms. RG apparently had it quite bad, hospitalized, then on a ventilator, then kidney issues. A blood clot to his heart seemed the cause of death — Rest In Peace my Friend Sorry to hear that. My condolences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 It's amazing to me that people will refuse to get a vaccination. I remember everybody standing in line to get the polio vaccine, and when that was such a scare at teh beginning, in 1952 we had fewer than 60,000 cases. I'm sure there were folks who refused then, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Marvel said: It's amazing to me that people will refuse to get a vaccination. Feel free to go first. Quote In April 1955 more than 200 000 children in five Western and mid-Western USA states received a polio vaccine in which the process of inactivating the live virus proved to be defective. Within days there were reports of paralysis and within a month the first mass vaccination programme against polio had to be abandoned. Subsequent investigations revealed that the vaccine, manufactured by the California-based family firm of Cutter Laboratories, had caused 40 000 cases of polio, leaving 200 children with varying degrees of paralysis and killing 10. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Jeff Matthews said: Feel free to go first. In a heartbeat! But there will be hundreds, if not thousands before I will be able to get one. I was one of those in the mid fifties who got the polio vaccine. Lucky for me it wasn't from Cutter Labs. There are far more safeguards in the manufacture and testing of vaccines today. Everything we do is a risk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 3 hours ago, richieb said: So The COVID has hit home. A friend and 25 year co-worker passed away last night from COVID. I had heard over 75% of the office of around 25 people had tested positive, all with mild, flu like symptoms. RG apparently had it quite bad, hospitalized, then on a ventilator, then kidney issues. A blood clot to his heart seemed the cause of death — Rest In Peace my Friend Sorry to hear this news. We know of 2 people taken by covid19. They were both older and suffered many comorbidities. We know many who survived their covid19 episode to varying degrees. I worry about the future - 25 years from now and what ailments may arise because of prior covid19 infections. It’s been a rough year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I realize the vaccine is probably safe and will be a good thing. I'm one of those people who doesn't want to take any pharmaceuticals unless my health really depends on it. I don't get the flu vaccine, either. One time, I did, and I got the flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 53 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: I realize the vaccine is probably safe and will be a good thing. I'm one of those people who doesn't want to take any pharmaceuticals unless my health really depends on it. I don't get the flu vaccine, either. One time, I did, and I got the flu. I get that... but you don't get the flu from the vaccine, it just wasn't the correct vaccine for the strain you contracted. I started getting the flu vaccine three years ago, when I turned 68. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 "we wan't them infected." Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 52 minutes ago, Marvel said: I get that... but you don't get the flu from the vaccine, it just wasn't the correct vaccine for the strain you contracted. I started getting the flu vaccine three years ago, when I turned 68. The correct answer is that god hates lawyers so he got the flu anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Actually, I'm on a mission from God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: Actually, I'm on a mission from God. You aren't a legitimate musician. I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 minute ago, oldtimer said: You aren't a legitimate musician. Thank God! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, oldtimer said: I think not. Do they still celebrate Christmas in Hawaii? Or is just, "Happy Holidays?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Jeff Matthews said: Do they still celebrate Christmas in Hawaii? Or is just, "Happy Holidays?" Are you kidding me? They celebrate everything in Hawaii. I would wager there are more state holidays by far there than any other state in the union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Are you kidding me? They celebrate everything in Hawaii. I would wager there are more state holidays by far there than any other state in the union. Texas might surprise you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, mungkiman said: Texas might surprise you. Been in Texas most of my life. Nothing compares to the state holidays in Hawaii. Tell ya what, I'll send you a calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 But Texas has an economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just now, Jeff Matthews said: But Texas has an economy. Thanks to the oil bust of the late 80's. Hawaii hasn't quite got the diversification down yet, and look how long it took Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just now, oldtimer said: Thanks to the oil bust of the late 80's. Hawaii hasn't quite got the diversification down yet, and look how long it took Texas. Growing faster everyday. We now can add HP, Tesla and Oracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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