COVID-19 on My Mind
Posted By: 4250Luis, 5/4/2025 5:49:51 AM
Like most of us, I suppose, the shock to our system and way of life during the government’s response to COVID-19 cannot easily be forgotten. It was our taste of ill-considered government tyranny, a public-health disaster. As more information about its origins and how the disease was handled is revealed, it always gets my attention. In sum, banking on helping defeat Trump, the public-health establishment and media suppressed more credible options for dealing with a disease which was not life-threatening to most in order to promote a vaccine then in the works. The vaccine when it was developed and administered was not terribly effective and has itself caused substantial injury.
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injured, one dead and caused $31M in damages: report 14 replies
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Public Rebuke 26 replies
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and GOP nominee who often sided with liberals, dies 19 replies
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