This is what I posted Tuesday. Perhaps some of you didn't read it, so here it is again. Might be time for a few of you to take a break from this thread.
Time to put the brakes on the rhetoric here again. The Covid discussion has reached the point where people on either side have made their choice and aren't going to be convinced that they should change their way of thinking, because someone with an opposing view shouts at them via an online fishing forum. We have come to that place in time where my "science is smarter than your science," "my publication is sound," "my research is better than your research," etc. One thing is for sure; if you search long enough on the internet you will find information to support your point of view and the source matters little because it aligns with your own beliefs. In the end, only your own experiences are likely to have any dramatic influence on changing your mind about any of this. If someone close to you suffers long term effects or dies from Covid, you may change your way of thinking about vaccines or treatments, or if they have an adverse reaction to a vaccine that is major in nature, of course you will question the validity of the vaccine. My personal experiences, and talking with people I know and trust on the front lines of emergency health care, have lead me to believe the vaccines are worth the risk, but I am not on every form of social media trying to convince others that I am right. So, we are going to elevate the level of respect here and slow down the bombardment of any back and forth that really isn't helping the cause, but will lead to useless fights.