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Two points to unwrap here. First: The jury is not out. Kids don't live in a bubble. Whatever they do, wherever they go affects everyone they encounter. That means they are vectors for infection and petri dishes for virus mutation. I have personal experience with large groups of kids. It's not been all peaches and cream. That's all I'll say about that. Second: It's not all about whether they live or die. Some will develop MIS-C, some will suffer organ damage, some will suffer from reduced mental capacity, some will develop Long-Covid. We just don't know what the future holds for kids who get it and don't die. Did you know Polio is largely asymptomatic? Yes, Polio. That disease that can horribly cripple and disfigure those unfortunate enough to catch it. It's somewhere around 90-95% asymptomatic, though kids are prone to be more likely to exhibit symptoms. We would consider it unconscionable to take a chance on not vaccinating our kids against such a horrible disease. Myocarditis has become the new boogieman. We never seem to hear the baseline figure for it. There are many other causes that are much more likely to cause it than the vaccine. In fact, your child is 6 times more likely to develop myocarditis from Covid than from the vaccine. That's a risk/benefit decision that should be a slam dunk.

Thank you, Waysider, for correcting the misinformation that gets spread in the name of open-mindedness. You know, just because people are feeding on bad Intel doesn't mean "the jury is out." Spreading that LIE endangers lives.

I'm familiar with the saying, and it's been said that when New York sneezes, the rest of the world has a cold. As a former NY' er and an expatriate, I'm used to trying to keep a sense of what's going on in the US and in NYC. (It would be easier if US radio stations didn't all have contracts that block their reception outside the US, since I could listen to local news radio.) I've got an international family, and my son is able to carry 3 different passports (one for North America, one for South America, one for Europe), so we do try to keep a sense of what's going on around the world. (During the World Cup, we DO cheer for 3 different countries, except when they play each other, then we watch on 2 different TVs.) During the Covid lockdowns, we were following, to the best of our abilities, what was going on around the world. We were also forming our own opinions on what was being reported. (I still think Brazil's Bolsonaro was counting on Covid wiping out huge swathes of the population from the favelas/ghettos, and Mrs Wolf points out he might have succeeded if the local drug-lords of those favelas hadn't gone into action to keep their customer base alive with gifts of cleaning supplies and food.) All of that being said, I have family and friends in different parts of the US. Even taking that into consideration, I think Allan's focusing a LOT more on the US than I am.

I’m not gonna even bother playing some tit-for-tat game with some pot calling the kettle black – but since you let the Kool-Aid out of the bag with these posts I’ve quoted here – maybe it’s time to address the cult-mentality in the room. your post that suggests Dr. Seheult is duplicitous is not just slanderous to him – but is absolutely preposterous and goes against everything he has ever stated or done publicly in written works, online videos, interviews and in the hospitals he serves…interesting you should reference wierwille as the divine seer who sees all and knows all especially when it’s out of his area of expertise (which is just about everything except con games and Drambuie). So…do you know for a fact that Dr. Seheult would like to publicly dismiss the covid vaccine and/or stated vitamin D as an alternative to the covid vax but won’t for fear of being “struck off the medical register and very likely be charged with an offence” ? How do you know that? What information has led you to think that? Your suggestion is absurd and seems desperate. For Dr. Seheult to reject the covid vaccine and/or state that vitamin D is an alternative to the covid vax is the antithesis of everything he is known for publicly – it’s flat out hypocritical. Shame on you for fabricating malicious lies about a well-respected doctor to forward your conspiratorial-political-science-denying-agenda…in case you forgot – I was in the same cult as you…but back then, who knew about the sneaky manipulative tactics of cults? Only nowadays – it seems the manipulative tactics of cults are mainstream in social media and with certain politicians – trying to overwhelm others with misinformation, conspiracy theories and fearmongering to frighten folks to buy into their “knowledge of what’s really going on”. It’s like a weird Terminator movie twist of Skynet the artificial neural network-based conscious group mind / artificial super-pseudo-intelligence system of wierwille’s Advanced Class legacy has become self-aware and is now playing on broadcast TV. …I am so fvcking familiar with cultic-mind-games it’s not even funny – though I have to admit, I laughed out loud when I read your post revealing Dr. Seheult’s evil plan to subvert the power and authority of the science and medical communities – it’s sheer genius ! Inform others of the benefits of Vitamin D and the effectiveness of vaccines – and then when they least expect it – boom – tell them vaccines don’t really work that good…genius !!!! I use to fall for bull$hit like that in TWI. As some other Grease Spotters have already pointed out – you push links and cite material that actually weakens your case - or goes counter to what you want to prove – so it doesn’t look like you’re driven by any solid information and you certainly don’t come across as someone who has actually read the very articles and links you refer to - which makes me wonder what is your motivation, since your mission appears to be making faulty attempts to refute evidence, stats and facts. Once again thanks for letting the Kool-Aid out of the bag.