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Like I said, I'm quite certain the CEO of the 2nd largest pharmaceutical company in the world has frequent enough communications wth our top medical experts (that the general public is not always privy to) to not just be shooting from their hip when making these comments. To inmediately suspect a conspiracy comes across as paranoid and irrational (intentionally or not).

Should note, the same article reports David Kessler (Biden's Chief Science Officer) also said that Americans should expect to receive booster shots to protect against variants, although he did acknowledge (as we all know) there's still a lot we're learning about the virus and didn't go into further detail.

Sure, that's why I emphasized his comment was a suggestion. That said, the medical community hasn't ruled out the possibility either and I'm quite certain the CEO of the 2nd largest pharmaceutical company in the world has frequent enough communications wth our top medical experts (that the general public is not always privy to) to not just be shooting from their hip when making these comments.

It is recommended now that we take the Flu shot every year. If in fact we never achieve herd immunity, a booster requirement could easily be a possibly. Not everything is a big business conspiracy.

I'd be interested to see if the individuals who are so gung ho about getting everyone vaccinated so quickly after crying about the lockdowns and mask mandates for the past 1+ year show that same energy if booster shots or additional doses are required several months/years from now. I tend to think the individuals in question are just using this as a ruse to force a return back to their own normal lives ASAP, and not legitimate ongoing concern about the health of others around them. But that's just my opinion and the cynic in me.

The CEO of Pfizer is now suggesting a third dose of their vaccine would be required within 12 months. Not only that, but a booster shot would possibly be required annually. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/15/pfizer-ceo-says-third-covid-vaccine-dose-likely-needed-within-12-months.html

The article says only 37% of the *TOTAL* population has received one shot, which is what the CDC reports. The CDC has also been clear that herd immunity is achieved once a percentage of the *TOTAL population fully vaccinated (although that percentage is still unknown), not just adults.

The data for what? This was an article where the ex-FDA chief gave his opinion on vaccination trends going forward and the prospect for acheiving herd immunity, based on his knowledge and observations.

Ex-FDA Chief Sees 'Struggle' To Vaccinate More Than Half U.S. Population https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/04/14/987265125/ex-fda-chief-sees-struggle-to-vaccinate-more-than-half-u-s-population

Nearly 7 million Americans might not get a COVID-19 vaccine because they don’t know it’s free https://fortune.com/2021/03/10/covid-vaccine-free-people-not-getting-coronavirus-vaccines-cost-price/

'Masks work': South Carolina's top health official says it's too early to drop mask mandates https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/south-carolina-health-director-face-mask-mandatory-spread-covid/275-60939c64-2f51-45b4-8171-a292989d2b20

Yeah, I can agree the optics are poor. Still, let some people tell it given the reactions, she just murdered Baby Jesus. In reality, she didn't do anything against scientific recommendations based on the information we have, and we don't have all of the details.

Just to provide some context and corrections to this misleading and agenda-driven post: 1. The State of Michigan confirmed the director has been fully vaccinated. 2. The CDC's guidelines say it's ok for fully vaccinated people to travel. 3. We don't know what activities the director partaked in while on vacation. 4. Michigan's current health director has not ordered or even recommended to Governor Whitmer (at least not on record) that the state lock down

Also, any restrictions would require a national strategy in order to be effective, since throughout the pandemic every individual state has proven they'd rather do their own thing (sometimes against CDC recommendations).

CDC panel postpones decision on J&J vaccine while it investigates rare, but serious, blood-clot issue https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/14/cdc-panel-postpones-decision-on-jj-vaccine-while-it-investigates-rare-but-serious-blood-clot-issue.html

White House says U.S. is working to accelerate doses of Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/14/covid-vaccine-white-house-says-us-is-working-to-accelerate-pfizer-moderna-doses.html

On another forum, I said that Birmingham has become the new OKC. Obviously I was joking, but there's a tiny grain of truth to that based on the analysis below: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-018-0048-2

Dixie Alley has been getting all of the action (2 high risk events in a matter of days). It's been fairly quiet everywhere else (including Tornado Alley). That said, at least here, we still got a few more weeks until the peak of severe weather season. And the peak for much of the Midwest isn't until mid/late June.

Given the "strong" reactions in this thread, I feel it's prudent to post this. I said exactly this myself earlier, BTW: Pausing use of J&J Covid vaccine will not affect timeline of getting U.S. vaccinated, says doctor https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/13/pausing-use-of-jj-covid-vaccine-will-not-affect-timeline-of-getting-us-vaccinated-says-doctor.html

The CDC and FDA are doing the job they were established to perform by investigating a product that people are using to ensure it's as safe as possible. I don't see the issue.

Wrong. Nor the CDC, lol...

That said, I do agree with what someone else said earlier. While forcing NFL players to get vaccinated may be difficult at best, in fairness, fans should also be given the option to enter the stadium with a negative COVID test if they choose not to get vaccinated.

To be clear, my stance is a moral one. Unfortunately, I'm well aware it's legally and politically impalpable.

I stand by what I said, which was that it's an unfair double standard.

I leave for a second and come back to more than one person who has become unhinged over COVID safety measures.