Every day I hear from many news programs how important it is to be vaccinated. Everyone should be vaccinated; they keep saying. Even our children must be vaccinated. It is the only way we will ever achieve herd immunity. How different this is from what was stated last year at this time. Back then, they told us herd immunity would be achieved once 60% to 70% of the population had developed antibodies either through naturally produced antibodies or through vaccination. As time went by, the percentage grew. Today it seems 95% must be vaccinated for herd immunity to kick in. They are even saying we may never reach herd immunity.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the CDC, and the current Whitehouse Administration all have been telling us, "we must follow the science." But what science is that? The science they said needed to be followed over a year ago or their new version of science? Let's do just that; let's follow the science a bit.
Bear with me as we delve into some of the data. This may seem a bit out of order, but I want to make sure I cover everything on my mind:
- We know that the elderly have been more vulnerable to infection throughout the crisis than any other age group. This is because they typically have a weaker immune system than younger individuals and are more likely to have comorbidities. The young are also more likely to be asymptomatic when they become infected or have much milder cases.
- It is now evident keeping ourselves locked indoors and avoiding any social interaction was a wrong decision. It has resulted in unanticipated consequences, including depression, domestic violence, children falling seriously behind educationally, drug abuse, alcoholism, and suicide.
- We were initially told the virus spread through contact, and we should wipe down surfaces on a regular and frequent basis. Then we were told the virus did not appear to survive long on surfaces and was transmitted through airborne droplets.
- This started the mandated use of masks. Initially, the KN95 mask was the only mask deemed to work adequately, but the KN95 mask is used mainly in hospital settings and must be face fitted. Meaning no facial hair is permitted. So suddenly, any old mask would do—even a bandana. The mask should be used at all times indoors and outdoors when social distancing was not being met. This resulted in the closure of indoor and outdoor venues where people typically congregate, which led to businesses all across the country being shut down and millions of employees being released from their jobs.
I could go on citing issues, but I want to move on to some of my main points. Young people 24 and under had their highest incidence rate for infection on January 9th, 2021, at 1.24%. The closest previous incidence rate occurred on December 12th, 2020, at 1.07%. Looking at the CDC demographics chart on COVID-19 statistics, both dates are outliers compared to all other dates. Only 0.6% of all COVID-19 deaths have occurred in this age group. So my question is, Why are the so-called scientists, Dr. Fauci, the CDC, and the Whitehouse Administration so insistent individuals in this age group must also get vaccinated as soon as the FDA approves the vaccine for them?
Requiring people to isolate themselves indoors has led to more infections than not. Contact tracing studies performed in the USA and abroad have found that most cases could not be traced to an individual outside of the infected person's immediate family. Forcing everyone to stay inside only assured everyone in the household would become infected, especially if the individual did not require immediate hospitalization. After testing positive, the person was sent home and told to wait to see how his case evolved. If breathing became labored, then go to the hospital. How is that science? Again, keeping children out of school was a terrible decision. Studies around the globe have shown there is very low likelihood of a child acquiring COVID-19 in the school environment and very low likelihood of a teacher acquiring COVID-19 from a child. This version of science has only led to child abuse, loss of educational opportunity, and suicide.
True, the virus does not survive long on surfaces, particularly if the surface is dry. But it does not survive long outside in the air either. Unlike a normal cell with a cell membrane, a virus has a lipid membrane. This lipid membrane quickly deteriorates in open air and exposure to the sun's UV rays. Actually, in a matter of seconds. This being the case, why would we want to keep people inside even if they were infected? Why would they need to wear masks outside? Wearing a mask only forces them to breathe in the same infected air they just breathed out. Update: Today, May 11, 2021, the New York Times published a story claiming the CDC had misled the public when they claimed fewer than 10% of infections occurred from outdoor exposure. The true figure is fewer than 1% and maybe fewer than 0.1%. Magnitudes of difference. So we were forced inside where exposure does occur and not allowed to go outdoors where infections do not occur. Additional update: Today, May 13, 2021, the CDC and the Whitehouse came out with new guidance regarding the use of masks. Individuals who have been fully vaccinated no longer have to wear masks indoors or outdoors under the new guidance. Nothing was said about the nearly 33 million people who have tested positive and recovered. I guess their immunity isn't sufficient to allow them to go without masks, despite the fact post infection immunity has been shown to be more effective than the vaccination.
Regarding the current urgency to get everyone vaccinated, over 100 million people have been vaccinated—one-third of the US population. A recent study conducted in California found that 38% of individuals who had never shown symptoms of infection tested positive for the COVID-19 antibodies. This study did not include individuals who had tested positive and recovered and now have antibodies, which would add significantly to this percentage. But let us assume the study did inadvertently include some of these individuals. SThe number of those who have recovered from infection is about 10% of the total population, but we will not include them in our count for now. This means as high as 70% or more of the population has either naturally occurring immunity from exposure or the vaccine. 31% of the US population is 24 years of age or younger. The group with the lowest case incidence rate and the lowest mortality rate. This would bring us to a total of more than 100% of the population is either naturally immune or vaccinated or extremely low risk of becoming infected. Obviously, there must be some overlap in the data, or we would not have arrived at more than 100%. Even if the overlap is as high as 15%, we still have 85% of the population falling into one of these groups. Why then such urgency and such a vast outcry insisting everyone must get vaccinated?
Vaccinated with vaccines that have only received emergency use authorization. Vaccines that only went through Phase One trials, with Phases Two and Three not performed as customary. Vaccines using a technology that has never been proven in either animal subjects or humans in the long term.
I will not speculate on the agenda or agendas in play here, but I certainly find the insistence on vaccinating everyone to be entirely beyond my understanding.