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GFS didn't look bad either for the holiday weekend. Just some isolated evening pop ups, moreso saturday than sunday.

Hopefully last night's Euro was correct with the idea of drying us out even in time for saturday the 3rd. After the lousy Memorial Day weekend, hopefully we can have a dry July 4th weekend. Obviously it's still early and very questionable though.

Very heavy downpour here that delivered a quick 0.35". A pleasant surprise that I won't have to water the garden this weekend. With only isolated downpours today, I figured I'd have the usual bad luck and get nothing.

Obviously you're very knowledgeable and this is very good information. Thanks for posting this. It sounds as if this guy is not a phony and has enough experience/knowledge that his opinions shouldn't be completely dismissed, but we also shouldn't be overly concerned because he's far from the top expert and could be exaggerating due to having an axe to grind.

That does sound good. Thank you for the information! Maybe it will be available later in the summer.

I've been going back and forth on it. It's a very difficult decision. I'd say I'm leaning towards getting vaccinated this summer, in case this delta variant becomes a bigger problem in the fall. But if I get vaccinated it would probably be the J&J vaccine, since that's a more traditional type of vaccine. It's true that side effects would tend to show up in the short term, but I think it's more important to have longer term safety data on the MRNA vaccines since it is technology that hasn't been used on people before. I'm not an expert obviously, so I don't know how legitimate Dr. Robert Malone's concerns are about lipid nanoparticles possibly causing cancer several years after vaccination. I don't think I would be comfortable taking that type of vaccine unless an expert can convince me that it isn't a legitimate concern.

I definitely agree. We're seeing more and more heart inflammation cases. They all haven't been confirmed, but there have been over 1200 reports in the United States. This isn't an insignificant amount, and who knows if the incidence will increase or if it will be greater in even younger children. There are other countries that are only giving children 1 dose or are not giving any at all due to these heart inflammation concerns. I certainly understand why these vaccines were rushed. It was a true emergency. But I find it disturbing that some people shame people that are choosing to not take the vaccine. There are enough safety concerns, especially due to the lack of long term study, that it can be considered reasonable to decide to not take the vaccine if you're at low covid risk. And I certainly would not dismiss the fact that the doctor (Robert Malone) that at least had a major hand in developing MRNA technology is concerned about long term safety enough that he doesn't recommend the vaccine for young people. It's obvious why health authorities and the media would want to downplay what he says, since everyone wants the pandemic overwith as soon as possible. But his concerns certainly could be valid.

This is all stuff that he said in a 3 hour podcast that youtube deleted. He doesn't seem to be completely against the vaccine, since he took it himself and is only going as far as saying the benefits don't outweight the risks for healthy young people. Hopefully his concerns about spike proteins and lipid nanoparticles possibly causing longer term problems with not come true. He didn't say they WILL come true. He just says we don't know because the proper longer term studies were not done. And of course we know they couldn't be done because Covid was such an emergency. My opinion really isn't changed. I believe the Covid vaccine benefits outweight the risks for most adults in this country, since the majority have conditions that make them vulnerable to severe Covid. But for young healthy people I'm fine with weighing the benefits and risks, and making a decision to not get vaccinated can be considered reasonable if you're at low Covid risk.

I'm glad a couple of you guys seem convinced that he's a nutcase. Since there is no long term safety data on the vaccine, I'm certainly hoping he's way off with his concerns.

That's really what I want to know. Is Dr. Robert Malone a nutcase that shouldn't be taken seriously? Hopefully that's the case, but he seems like a legitimate doctor/scientist that is internationally recognized for his work. So it's odd.

Here is Dr. Robert Malone's bio... https://www.rwmalonemd.com/about-us Obviously he is legit. An internationally recognized scientist. I just wonder why he's so concerned about the vaccine. I don't care if that is an anti vaccine site. I care about whether or not his opinion on this should be taken seriously, since he is an expert in this area and created MRNA technology.

I was really surprised when I came across this info this morning, since most experts think the Covid vaccines are pretty safe overall. Dr. Robert Malone, the actual inventor of MRNA technology, doesn't feel that the MRNA vaccine benefits outweight the risks for young people. He says the government isn't being transparent about the risks, since there has been no long term study and data on the MRNA vaccines. He talked about how he and other doctors warned the FDA that Covid spike protein could travel from the injection site and cause adverse events. He says because of these spike proteins, people are going to have to be watched for autoimmune issues in the 2 to 3 years after getting vaccinated -- something that should have happened in studies, but of course wasn't done because the vaccine had to be rushed. Dr. Malone also talked about how after vaccination, lipid nanoparticles settle into the ovaries, bone marrow and lymph nodes in large concentrations. Because of that he says people are going to have to be watched for things like leukemia and lymphomas in the years after vaccination. Again, something that is supposed to be watched in animal studies and long term clinical trials, but was not done because the vaccine had to be rushed. Here are a couple links... https://fyi.com/news/unreported/mrna-vaccine-inventor-says-the-risk-of-covid-shots-for-young-adults-outweighs-the-benefits/ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/mrna-technology-covid-vaccine-lipid-nanoparticles-accumulate-ovaries/ If this was some crazy anti vaccine doctor, I would have dismissed this right away. But this is actually the doctor that invented MRNA technology that's saying this stuff. He took the vaccine himself. It seems as if he is of the opinion that Covid is such an immediate threat to people that are older and people that have underlying conditions that the vaccine is worth the risk for those groups, but it's not worth the risk for younger healthy people due to not knowing if things like autoimmune diseases and cancer could happen in the years after vaccination. I really don't know what to think about this. It's hard to believe the MRNA vaccine could really be this much of a threat to longer term health since so many experts seem very confident that it's safe, but again this is actually the doctor that created MRNA technology that's voicing these concerns. So this really makes me wonder if the spike proteins and lipid nanoparticles could pose a threat since there are no long term studies. Interested in opinions here, especially from mattb65 since he's a doctor that we respect and has added a lot of good info to this thread here. Hopefully this is nothing to be concerned about, but I just wonder why the MRNA inventor would be so concerned about this if it wasn't a legitimate concern.

The way the media is covering this, you'd never know that Covid cases in the US are close to the lowest they've been during the pandemic. Obviously they love to sensationalize to get people to tune in.

What I find ridiculous is some people are trying to make it sound as if it's still just as risky for unvaccinated people now as it was several months ago when Covid levels were much higher. It's simple common sense that the unvaccinated are now at lower risk of coming into contact with the virus, now that Covid has gone down to a much lower level. Obviously this is a tactic to try to get people to get vaccinated, the way that they're trying to mislead people into thinking the risk is just as high even though Covid has gone way down. If you're in a high vaccination state where there's only a small amount of Covid around, then of course it's much safer for unvaccinated people. Of course the risk isn't zero, but it's much lower. This isn't to say that people shouldn't still get vaccinated, but it's funny how they're trying to fool unvaccinated people into thinking it's just as risky now for them as it was when the pandemic was at its worst.

Rain has started here. Coming down moderately. Looking like we'll pick up a solid third of an inch today. Needed rain for the garden.

Feeling refreshing out there now. Radar looks pretty good for some much needed rain during the early to mid afternoon. Should get at least a quarter inch.

Yeah, I'm so used to seeing everyone wearing a helmet while riding because of where I live. Thanks for letting me know.

The good news is the spectacular weather is coming back midweek. Dewpoints are going to fall to the bone dry 40s for wednesday and thursday. A repeat of last week with wednesday and thursday being top 10 days of the year type of weather.

Both of those are decisions that create only a very small chance of something bad happening. Most people take risks in life. I do think riding without a helmet is much worse than not taking the vaccine though. Pretty much everyone rides with a helmet. It's just a basic safety thing that almost everyone does. If you get into a motorcycle accident you have a much higher chance of being severely injured than being severely injured from Covid if you catch it. So I do think what Roethlisberger did is worse. However Roethlisberger is a guy that puts his heart and soul into helping that team win. One of the toughest sports players ever. Not the type of guy I would be angry with as a fan for a mistake like that. And again I don't consider Beasley's decision a liability to the team because we're at a point now that it's very unlikely it will cause a significant problem for the team now that Covid is well under control. And it's not as if he's the only one. Most teams have several players that have chosen to not get vaccinated.

I'll vote number 3. I would never be angry towards anyone for not taking the vaccine, but it's the right thing to do to not allow guys to play with Covid. I would just say it's an unfortunate situation with the pandemic going on. But again I really think something like that happening is very unlikely. Vaccination rates are high enough and Covid rates are low enough that team outbreaks are unlikely now. We see that the outbreaks have stopped in baseball, despite teams having some unvaccinated players.

Apparently there are teams that are doing worse than the Bills with their vaccination rates. A report from the Washington Post this week listed the Colts, Jaguars, Cardinals and Chargers as the teams with the lowest vaccination rates. I really don't think it's that big of a deal. Notice in baseball we're not seeing any more bad Covid outbreaks, even though most teams have several players that are not vaccinated. Overall vaccination rates are high enough and Covid rates are low enough now that it seems unlikely that we're going to see any more significant outbreaks on sports teams. I think it's important that decisions are respected. It can be a more difficult decision for athletes because athletes do the hard work (diet and exercise) to put their bodies in position that they're much less vulnerable to getting severely ill from the virus compared to the general population. That gives some athletes the feeling that they'd rather rely on being healthy naturally than put something unnatural into their body that they don't really need. I find it understandable, but many people that are not athletes would have a hard time understanding that feeling. I also hope the NFL loosens some of the restrictions when we get closer to the regular season. If the unvaccinated players are being tested every day and Covid rates continue to be very low, there's no reason for ridiculous restrictions like not allowing them to eat with others or not allowing them to leave the hotel. Hopefully common sense will prevail. It's time to get back to at least a semi normal.

What happened to the Cod Nexrad radar? It hasn't been updating since June 11th. I switched to Cod Nexrad after the NWS changed to that terrible new radar on weather.gov that takes forever to load and is very difficult to use. Cod Nexrad was an excellent replacement for me, but now that it isn't working I can't find any other radar I like. Anyone have a good one? Hopefully Cod Nexrad will be back working soon, but if not I'd like to find another good radar.

The article you posted admits that ED is usually a symptom of an underlying problem. So people that have an underlying condition like high blood pressure or heart disease, of course are going to be at higher risk of developing ED from Covid. But this would not be much of a concern for people that have great artery health due to being on a serious exercise program. Get your arteries in great shape through exercise, and you don't have to worry too much about Covid causing erectile dysfunction. Jonger has stated that he's a fitness nut, so why would you even post this to him? I know you're a doctor. As a doctor you do realize that Covid poses much lower risk to athletes that are in great shape from exercise, correct? Sometimes I wonder the way you post.

We had some really nice t-storms here in NJ this afternoon. Yeah prolonged dry weather is the worst .... hopefully there will be some storms for your area soon.

You deserve a lot of praise due to your patience. All of the other Covid threads in the other subforums on this site ended up getting shut down because the moderators couldn't stand the arguments that people were having. Major kudos to you for allowing this thread to continue so long.