It' 35 degrees outside and has been raining all week with forecasted rain to continue for several more days.Bored and Looking on this site I cant find a single thread on using tooth wear to age deer, validity of shooting spikes, improving genetics by shooting inferior deer, or the immorality of game fences. Crap! The longest running thread currently on the habitat forum is on covid. And I have nothing better to do than offer another opinion amongst all the other opinions that frankly change nothing.
What Fauci has said or done doesn't really mean a thing to me. I don't listen to him.The little I have he reminds me of the politicians I have heard that smack of hypocrisy and no authenticity. Makes my skin crawl.
I don't listen to the CDC NIH WHO or any other acronym agency. The little I have heard from them doesn't resonate at all and many have a long history of suspect guidance.
I certainly don't listen to any politician regarding my health or the health of others, The little I have all sounds more like power and control vs. common good.
I have researched covid thru medical and scientific sources I trust not just about a virus but health in general . To me there is a wealth of information providing guidelines on how I can take care of myself and others as preventative or as treatment.None of which suggests taking the vaccine or wearing masks. I'm satisfied with what I've learned and believe. Don't feel the need to convince anyone of anything unless they want to know my thoughts.
I will use my own personal discretion regarding my personal health and who I should be around or not. By the same token I believe if someone feels vulnerable for any reason they should take whatever steps they feel appropriate to isolate and protect themself. I do not believe it is the govts. job to legislate this. Certainly I believe mandates are across the line.
Where I have a major problem with the entire response to covid is what I consider govt. and corp. overreach. For businesses to be shut down with the deleterious impact on employment and livelihoods to me was immoral and borderline criminal. That it was done so inconsistently was blatantly hypocritical. Those that could least afford it were hurt the worst. For govt. and corporations to coerce and effectively mandate vaccinations was beyond the pale. I understand choice and free will. But again the 'choice' hurt those that could least afford it the most...in effect a mandate.
I think it is well understood that the vaccine does not stop someone from getting covid nor transmitting it. I think it is well understood that comorbidity was the more contributing factor to most of the serious problems with covid. Perhaps slightly more controversial but I think many or most believe that masking accomplished nothing. I think it is well understood that the whole 'safe distance' was ... well stupid. To me I hope the lesson is that we the people are far wiser and capable of handling such circumstance individually vs. top down control. If I want to go to a restaurant, get a massage, go to the garden center or feed store etc. etc during covid or any other event, it is my choice..not the govts. role to shut stores down to protect 'me'. If I have a comorbidity and am concerned about covid , the flu or anything else, I'll take responsibility to protect my self as I feel best. All of society shouldn't be effected by my circumstance