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[selmaborntidefan]

I'll just leave this here...

More Alabama toddlers going unvaccinated, especially for polio

Vaccination rates for shots that prevent diseases like polio, measles and others have fallen dramatically for some of the youngest Alabamians over recent years.

www.al.com

Unsurprisingly, Mississippi has had their first pediatric flu death of the season.

Pediatric flu death confirmed in Mississippi

A pediatric death is defined as the death of an individual under the age of 18.

www.wlbt.com

They did not provide an age, but the individual was not vaccinated for flu this year. Mississippi, incidentally, in 2023 decided that anyone who wanted to object to required vaccinations on religious exemption grounds would be allowed to do so. Not Covid - ALL of them!

This outcome was predictable and it sickens me that the individual with whom I attended the prom is one of the raging lunatics advocating this.

 

[crimsonaudio]

According to MSDH, including this death, there have been a total of 27 pediatric flu deaths reported in Mississippi since pediatric flu deaths became reportable in the 2008-2009 flu season.

 

[arthurdawg]

I did not want to start a new thread, although someone may, but this does not totally surprise some of us, although we didn’t have and still do not have conclusive evidence of it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/us/politics/cia-covid-lab-leak.html

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Basically just shifting political winds.

There is no evidence that COVID came from the Wuhan lab and you can be sure that if it did, everyone with that knowledge has long since been quieted in one fashion or another. I doubt we will ever know for sure. It certainly is quite a coincidence though.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

My boss decided to save himself a few bucks and gave us worse insurance. We noe have a prescription deductible that we never had and it is a high deductible. This was just dirty. He had no plan on even telling us either. Our business manager made him tell us. I don't even care about calling him out on this forum either. This was a rotten thing to do. We have not even gotten raises in over 2 years. Not even a cost a living raise. But he is saving money so screw us huh?

 

[Huckleberry]

At least 40% of Republicans, 23% of Independents, and around 14% of Democrats are terribly gullible when it comes to this topic. These must be the people who think RFK Jr. makes sense.

 

[Padreruf]

My boss decided to save himself a few bucks and gave us worse insurance. We noe have a prescription deductible that we never had and it is a high deductible. This was just dirty. He had no plan on even telling us either. Our business manager made him tell us. I don't even care about calling him out on this forum either. This was a rotten thing to do. We have not even gotten raises in over 2 years. Not even a cost a living raise. But he is saving money so screw us huh?

Is the firm making money?

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Is the firm making money?

not really. That is the other problem. We seem to be waiting on certain projects that clearly aren't going to happen.

 

[dtgreg]

Unsurprisingly, Mississippi has had their first pediatric flu death of the season.

Pediatric flu death confirmed in Mississippi

A pediatric death is defined as the death of an individual under the age of 18.

www.wlbt.com

They did not provide an age, but the individual was not vaccinated for flu this year. Mississippi, incidentally, in 2023 decided that anyone who wanted to object to required vaccinations on religious exemption grounds would be allowed to do so. Not Covid - ALL of them!

This outcome was predictable and it sickens me that the individual with whom I attended the prom is one of the raging lunatics advocating this.

I miss the days when the obvious was considered obvious.

 

[Padreruf]

not really. That is the other problem. We seem to be waiting on certain projects that clearly aren't going to happen.

My only thought is that he may be doing this to keep from closing
the doors.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

My only thought is that he may be doing this to keep from closing
the doors.

He is not that nice. He is actually pretty selfish. Always has been. He did this to save himself a buck.

We have some pretty big projects and he is now the only partner and we have had 2 people leave in the last year. Currently only 8 employees not counting him. Only 6 are under 65 and actually on the insurance. And again he had no intention of even telling us our insurance changed. He should have been straight with us.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Remember the surgeon who was PULLED OUT OF SURGERY to speak with UnitedHealthcare so they could try and cancel her cancer patients inpatient stay after surgery? UnitedHealthcare DID CANCEL THE HOSPITAL STAY and now they’re THREATENING HER, she’s showing the proof “Despite my efforts, they denied her stay. UnitedHealthcare didn’t stop at calling me during surgery. Now, they’ve sent me a legal threat—and even worse? They ended up denying my cancer patient’s hospital stay. Exactly what I was afraid would happen. Staying overnight after major surgery isn’t optional—it’s medically necessary” “UnitedHealthcare decided they know better than the doctors caring for the patient. When they called me while I was operating, I knew that if I didn’t step out and respond immediately, they might deny her stay—leaving her with a massive bill. — I scrubbed out and called them back. But after all of that? They denied her stay anyway.” Share this like wildfire (If you’re not familiar with the original video I have linked it below, it’s the reshared post)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1886807048005795912

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I have the flu. This sucks. Weirdly I don't have a fever. But I have every other symptom. Definitely the flu though tests don't lie

 

[Bodhisattva]

I have the flu. This sucks. Weirdly I don't have a fever. But I have every other symptom. Definitely the flu though tests don't lie

Soup, hot shower, and sleep. Get better soon!

 

[tusks_n_raider]

I have the flu. This sucks. Weirdly I don't have a fever. But I have every other symptom. Definitely the flu though tests don't lie

Sorry to hear than man and I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Huckleberry]

Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least-vaccinated counties

Nine cases are confirmed, 3 are probable. Officials says more are likely to come.

arstechnica.com

According to state data for the 2023–2024 school year, only about 82 percent of kindergarteners in public schools in Gaines County were up to date on their vaccinations, including doses of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. The public health target for vaccination coverage is 95 percent, which is the level that can prevent community spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and shield vulnerable members, including children too young to vaccinate and people with compromised immune systems.

With 82 percent vaccinated, Gaines County ranks in the bottom ten counties with the lowest coverage among those reporting data (four counties out of over 250 did not report). Nearly 18 percent of kindergarteners in Gaines have conscientious exemptions, which is an exemption from school vaccination requirements based on reasons of conscience, including a religious belief.

Still, the county-wide number obscures pockets of yet lower vaccination rates. That includes the independent public school district in Loop, in the northeast corner of Gaines, which had a vaccination rate of 46 percent in the 2023–2024 school year.
Holbrooks noted that the county has a large religious community with private religious schools. These may have yet lower vaccination rates. Holbrooks said that, so far, the measles cases being seen and traced in the outbreak are linked to those private schools.

 

[Padreruf]

Sorry to hear than man and I hope you feel better soon.

My sister in Jonesboro, Arkansas has the flu -- and was taken to the ER not only sick but irrational. She kept folding the same towel over and over...did not know what year this is...said 2028.

She also may have some early stage dementia, i.e., Parkinson's and/or early stage Alzheimers. Our father had both and started manifesting @ this age. Another sister has Alzheimer's but they have managed to control it somewhat with drugs.

Be careful with this flu...seems to be especially virulent. I had the flu shot last October and am avoiding indoor settings.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

My sister in Jonesboro, Arkansas has the flu -- and was taken to the ER not only sick but irrational. She kept folding the same towel over and over...did not know what year this is...said 2028.

She also may have some early stage dementia, i.e., Parkinson's and/or early stage Alzheimers. Our father had both and started manifesting @ this age. Another sister has Alzheimer's but they have managed to control it somewhat with drugs.

Be careful with this flu...seems to be especially virulent. I had the flu shot last October and am avoiding indoor settings.

I’m very sorry that your family has been afflicted by dementia/parkinsons/alzheimers.

My father had dementia near the end and it was unbelievably upsetting. I think his was triggered early because he was heavily addicted to opioids and almost never slept and just lost his mind.

I hope that your sister’s symptoms have been only flu related and that doctors can help her.

 

[Padreruf]

I’m very sorry that your family has been afflicted by dementia/parkinsons/alzheimers.

My father had dementia near the end and it was unbelievably upsetting. I think his was triggered early because he was heavily addicted to opioids and almost never slept and just lost his mind.

I hope that your sister’s symptoms have been only flu related and that doctors can help her.

Update...she was admitted but is doing better. She is belligerent and has hit her daughter 2 times...fortunately the daughter works with Seniors in PT and knows how to deal with this.

In my last pastorate (15 years) I had @ 75 members or family members who had dementia of one sort or another. I really felt for them...as with my father -- who would not even tough a sip of wine and was in perfect physical health but started downhill @ the age of 70 -- died @ 77....some tough years for Mom but he was calm and cooperative.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I'll be 86 my next birthday and feel blessed to have most of my marbles still about (I'm sure some here would disagree). I honestly don't know how I would react to a cognitive decline diagnosis. One friend, a bit younger than I, got an unfavorable diagnosis. He and his wife went out to dinner and he excused himself to go to the restroom. Instead, he went out to their vehicle, retrieved his pistol, sat down on a bench and blew his brains out...

 

[75thru79]

I'll be 86 my next birthday and feel blessed to have most of my marbles still about (I'm sure some here would disagree). I honestly don't know how I would react to a cognitive decline diagnosis. One friend, a bit younger than I, got an unfavorable diagnosis. He and his wife went out to dinner and he excused himself to go to the restroom. Instead, he went out to their vehicle, retrieved his pistol, sat down on a bench and blew his brains out...

As sad is this story is, I get it. My father started suffering dementia in his mid-90's and he lived to 99. He was pretty cantankerous towards the end and it was a little unpleasant when he would come to visit. He would barely get in the door for a visit when he would tell my Mom that he needed to get home because the Air Force Reserves were trying to get in touch with him (he had retired from the Reserves 30 years prior).

I told my wife that if that were to start happening to me I would rather take my life than put my family through it.