CDC: Healthy Lifestyle No Substitute For Booster Shot

 

CDC director Rochelle Wallensky announced today that when it comes to reducing the threat from COVID-19, exercise, a well-rounded diet rich in nutrients and a generally healthy lifestyle are no substitutes for receiving a vaccine booster every seven months.

“So by all means avoid direct sunlight, runny eggs and more than one alcoholic beverage per day” said the CDC director, “but the main thing is to get that BioNTech in your arm like it’s going out of style.”

Wallensky backed up her claim by citing the nation’s chief immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci who, in turn, cited the same CDC press release issued by Wallensky. Wallensky further elaborated that “The science has spoken – directly to Dr. Fauci” as the latter stood behind her waving his doctorate.

At press time both Wallensky and Fauci expressed concerns that the anti-Covid therapeutics coming to market in the next few days may be effective against masking and other restrictions.

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  1. David Carroll Thatcher
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    @DavidCarroll

    It’s an administration composed of incompetent liars.

    • #1
  2. Matt Bartle Member
    Matt Bartle
    @MattBartle

    Once you’re shot – you can’t stop!

    • #2
  3. cdor Member
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    @cdor

    David Deeble: At press time both Wallensky and Fauci expressed concerns that the anti-Covid therapeutics coming to market in the next few days may be effective against masking and other restrictions.

    Can’t have that! “Better call the experts.”

    • #3
  4. Doug Kimball Thatcher
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    @DougKimball

    In a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Fauci said, “Just think of boosters like tattoos.  You just can’t have enough of them.”  He then pulled back his cuffs to show off full sleeve tats on both appendages.  “I especially like this one.”  He pointed to his left forearm, tat of Jesus, in grimace, getting a jab.  “You see, I’m not the only One who believes in getting vaccinated.”

    • #4
  5. David Deeble Member
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    @DavidDeeble

    Doug Kimball (View Comment):

    In a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Fauci said, “Just think of boosters like tattoos. You just can’t have enough of them.” He then pulled back his cuffs to show off full sleeve tats on both appendages. “I especially like this one.” He pointed to a his left forearm, tat of Jesus, in grimace, getting a jab. “You see, I’m not the only who believes in getting vaccinated.”

    Love it!!!

     

    • #5
  6. DonG (CAGW is a hoax) Coolidge
    DonG (CAGW is a hoax)
    @DonG

    I think satire without a warning label is now a CoC violation. 

    • #6
  7. Hans Gruber Pfizer President Inactive
    Hans Gruber Pfizer President
    @Pseudodionysius

    The Martini Clot Shot now comes in Chocolate Amyloid Plaque flavor.

    • #7
  8. MarciN Member
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    Perhaps I’m missing something, but I don’t mind that the effects of the mRNA vaccine don’t last more than five months (which was the original time frame Pfizer and Moderna established–it changed to six months long after the vaccines’ original release).

    I certainly appreciate the negative reaction and skepticism to the need for frequent boosters, given how the CDC has been selling it. But there are lots of preventive-medicine substances that don’t last very long.

    I think it is a good thing that the effects don’t last indefinitely.

    In the late 1980s I read a human physiology textbook that was organized around the human body’s continuous effort to  maintain homeostasis. It will constantly set up the body to meet the conditions, for example, that existed twenty-four hours earlier. It’s what keeps the body at an even temperature most of the time. It is constantly scanning to find inconsistencies and foreign substances and objects. I can’t help wondering if the human body is looking at the vaccine as something that doesn’t quite belong there. I have no idea if that’s case. I’m just wondering about it. It’s like putting an arm or a leg in a cast for six months.

    Given the newness of this vaccine, I find it reassuring that the effects don’t last forever. I don’t want the effects to be permanent.

    I don’t think most people need any of the covid-19 vaccines at this point. Over half of the population has probably been exposed to it sufficiently to have built up an antibody response. That’s really where testing needs to go now. I wonder how the vaccine interferes or does not interfere with or supports that response. No one should be prescribed medicine he or she does not need. All vaccines administered should be preceded by an antibody test, especially now that we have good studies that prove that the immunity from an actual infection is durable.

    So many questions.

    • #8
  9. DrewInWisconsin, Oaf Member
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    @DrewInWisconsin

    Are you sure this is satire?

    • #9
  10. James Salerno Inactive
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    @JamesSalerno

    Unpopular opinion:

    Fat people are more afraid of diet and exercise than Covid.

    • #10
  11. DaveSchmidt Coolidge
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    Doug Kimball (View Comment):

    In a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Fauci said, “Just think of boosters like tattoos. You just can’t have enough of them.” He then pulled back his cuffs to show off full sleeve tats on both appendages. “I especially like this one.” He pointed to his left forearm, tat of Jesus, in grimace, getting a jab. “You see, I’m not the only One who believes in getting vaccinated.”

    I suspect the tattoo artist made a mistake. The tattoo is not an image of Jesus. It is of St Anthony of Fauci.  Many folks have trouble telling them apart. 

    • #11
  12. Doug Kimball Thatcher
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    DaveSchmidt (View Comment):

    Doug Kimball (View Comment):

    In a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Fauci said, “Just think of boosters like tattoos. You just can’t have enough of them.” He then pulled back his cuffs to show off full sleeve tats on both appendages. “I especially like this one.” He pointed to his left forearm, tat of Jesus, in grimace, getting a jab. “You see, I’m not the only One who believes in getting vaccinated.”

    I suspect the tattoo artist made a mistake. The tattoo is not an image of Jesus. It is of St Anthony of Fauci. Many folks have trouble telling them apart.

    True enough.  I have a tat of Jesus myself on my right pectoral and of Dr. Fauci on my left.  In the fogged mirror in our master bath, I must confess I sometimes can’t tell my left from my right, but then, in the reflection, both are opposite, so I get confused.

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  13. David Deeble Member
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    DrewInWisconsin, Oaf (View Comment):

    Are you sure this is satire?

    With the best satire it’s hard to tell so I’ll take that as a compliment. 

    • #13
  14. 9thDistrictNeighbor Member
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    Actual news from actual reporters in Wisconsin:

    Only 49 of the 1,351 people who died in Milwaukee County with COVID-19 listed as a primary cause of death by the Medical Examiner’s office did not have other serious health problems, Wisconsin Right Now has found in a review of data from the start of the pandemic through October 2021. That’s .036%.

    The bottom line is that almost no one has really died OF only COVID in Milwaukee County since March 2020; almost everyone died of COVID AND a multitude of other severe health problems. One in three had diabetes.

    It comes as officials’ COVID fears in the courthouse have led to backlogged jury trials and dangerous criminals being released on the streets or not tried in a timely manner. The findings come as the cost of economic, social and isolation stressors take a toll through skyrocketing overdoses, suicides, and homicides.

    [Snip]

    People’s co-morbidities encompassed almost everything else you can think of, including alcohol abuse, dementia, various forms of cancer, sleep apnea, quadriplegia, organ transplants, tuberculosis, and more.

    Only two people under age 20 died through October 2021; they had extensive co-morbidities. The youngest was Alex Eduardo Hernandez, a 14-year-old Hispanic male who died April 1, 2021, the only juvenile in the list. However, he also had acute lymphocytic leukemia and had a bone marrow transplant in 2019. A 19-year-old multi-racial woman, Cessalyn Turman, died but she had obesity and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

    • #14
  15. Flicker Coolidge
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    @Flicker

    DaveSchmidt (View Comment):

    Doug Kimball (View Comment):

    In a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Fauci said, “Just think of boosters like tattoos. You just can’t have enough of them.” He then pulled back his cuffs to show off full sleeve tats on both appendages. “I especially like this one.” He pointed to his left forearm, tat of Jesus, in grimace, getting a jab. “You see, I’m not the only One who believes in getting vaccinated.”

    I suspect the tattoo artist made a mistake. The tattoo is not an image of Jesus. It is of St Anthony of Fauci. Many folks have trouble telling them apart.

    I’ve seen the tattoo.  Jesus doesn’t wear glasses.

    • #15
  16. American Abroad Thatcher
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    @AmericanAbroad

    James Salerno (View Comment):

    Unpopular opinion:

    Fat people are more afraid of diet and exercise than Covid.

    Because the vaccine will make me healthy, happy, and beautiful.  Thanks, Pfizer!

    • #16
  17. Hans Gruber Pfizer President Inactive
    Hans Gruber Pfizer President
    @Pseudodionysius

    American Abroad (View Comment):

    James Salerno (View Comment):

    Unpopular opinion:

    Fat people are more afraid of diet and exercise than Covid.

    Because the vaccine will make me healthy, happy, and beautiful. Thanks, Pfizer!

    https://www.skirsch.com/covid/MoreHarm.pdf

    • #17
  18. cdor Member
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    @cdor

    MarciN (View Comment):

    Perhaps I’m missing something, but I don’t mind that the effects of the mRNA vaccine don’t last more than five months (which was the original time frame Pfizer and Moderna established–it changed to six months long after the vaccines’ original release).

    I certainly appreciate the negative reaction and skepticism to the need for frequent boosters, given how the CDC has been selling it. But there are lots of preventive-medicine substances that don’t last very long.

    I think it is a good thing that the effects don’t last indefinitely.

    In the late 1980s I read a human physiology textbook that was organized around the human body’s continuous effort to maintain homeostasis. It will constantly set up the body to meet the conditions, for example, that existed twenty-four hours earlier. It’s what keeps the body at an even temperature most of the time. It is constantly scanning to find inconsistencies and foreign substances and objects. I can’t help wondering if the human body is looking at the vaccine as something that doesn’t quite belong there. I have no idea if that’s case. I’m just wondering about it. It’s like putting an arm or a leg in a cast for six months.

    Given the newness of this vaccine, I find it reassuring that the effects don’t last forever. I don’t want the effects to be permanent.

    I don’t think most people need any of the covid-19 vaccines at this point. Over half of the population has probably been exposed to it sufficiently to have built up an antibody response. That’s really where testing needs to go now. I wonder how the vaccine interferes or does not interfere with or supports that response. No one should be prescribed medicine he or she does not need. All vaccines administered should be preceded by an antibody test, especially now that we have good studies that prove that the immunity from an actual infection is durable.

    So many questions.

    It’s the positive effects of fighting off COVID that don’t last very long. The negative effects of long-term changes in our epidemiology are still unknown and could last forever.

    • #18
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