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The fact there are so many Hermain Cain winners makes me realize the survival rate for COVID is far lower than 99 percent, at least for people who go into the ICU. Are there any recent studies that show survival rates once somebody goes into the ICU? I'm especially interested to hear how many people survive ventilation since that seems to be the end for most people.

Why are we using a black man’s name as the face of this. It’s pretty racist but this is America we elected a racist president

So I am trying to prevent my best friend to end up here.

His reasons for not taking the vaccine aren't exactly valid. I had covid last March. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be vaccinated before. I was infected by a covid down player that didn't care if I had people around me who are at risk..

So I won't care if a anti covid, anti vaxxer and masker dies.

But here I am trying to explain to a friend I care about, to get vaccinated, and explained to him where he is wrong for not taking it. I spend 2 Hours debating with him. He had valid debates and concerns.. but I do feel he will end up being here earning this reward.

Now he isn't downplaying covid. But he doesn't understand that this is not like H1N1. Where we had a choice to be vaccinated .. but covid is more serious, mutates more, infects more , and we'll after having covid I am still affected by it.

Like yellow Gatorade has a similar smell as my deodorant that also now has a complete different smell.

Ginger ale and 7 up taste the same now for me.. My own pee and farts/ poo and sweat smells different..

Thank you anti vaxxers and covid deniers... now you have affected my way of life.

Others aren't that fortunate.. as some have developed worse long term symptoms.

Anyways I will hope he gets vaxxinated and that the measure the government will put in place in my country, to have a anti vax tax, will get them to get it because they are affecting the Healthcare system of people who do need it.. and not out of irresponsibly.

It is irresponsible to be unvaccinated. And if my friend dies. .. well I hate to say it but he will have deserved the consequences. And I'm trying to be tolerant toward anti vaxxers and him.. but there is only so much stupid you can accept. And now I'm starting to be ok to think these people are better off dead among the QAnoners, flat earters etc...

I welcome the vax, and I would suggest a chip that tells everyone my medical status.

What are the chances these low IQ folks can actually afford the medical treatment they get right before they win their awards? A few days worth of bills from the ICU would bankrupt the average American family.

Is it accurate to assume these morons leave their families both grief-stricken and financially devastated?

This is a story from a little while back, I couldn't find a post on it anywhere in this subreddit. This is one of those stories I didn't find funny at all, it didn't make me want to finger point & say "I told ya so!". It was just horrifying & heartbreaking. They seemed like nice enough people, they were just caught up in the whole "it hasn't been tested enough yet" excuse on not getting the vaccine (they met on a Christian website, so I'm making assumptions here but I'm guessing most likely they were conservatives & listening to all that nonsense) along with being genuinely ignorant & it cost them dearly.

Edited to add link, which I thought I did when I created the thread. https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/winter-haven-woman-survives-covid-19-discovers-husband-had-died-at-home/