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Time to fight back against antivax gaslighting
Shapiro: … Liberation began when the first vaccines were approved. A doctor and nurse went room to room, office to office, and everyone got the shot….
Amazingly, there wasn’t a single COVID-19 case at the facility the months I was there.
I’ve taken all my boosters since, and they, along with caution, have kept me and my vulnerable underlying conditions COVID-free (knock on wood)….
It’s infuriating that the Trump administration led by conspiracy-minded Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is moving to severely restrict COVID-19 vaccines shown to have saved more than a million lives and many more hospitalizations — mostly among the elderly.
This autumn’s boosters may be held up for testing that’s medically and ethically questionable, though there’s the prospect of an exception for those of us over 65.
At this stage of the pandemic, I’ve no wish to force vaccination on those who don’t want it, but it’s unconscionable to deny a proven vaccine to those who do want and need it.
False claims that COVID-19 is little more than a common cold are dangerous. We’ve had more than a million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., many times more than colds and flu. At its worst, overflowing hospitals built makeshift morgues in parking lots.
It was the deadliest disaster in our history, and those who diminish it essentially say, “Bah, just a bunch of old people who were going to die anyway.”
But vaccine denial gets the young, too, as we foolishly revive dangerous childhood measles we had eradicated.
Gov. Josh Green, a medical doctor, was in Washington last week defending COVID-19 vaccines before a Senate committee. He took grief from Republican senators on his medical credibility and constituents who think he travels too much.
We shouldn’t fault him for answering a request to testify. We’re losing generations of public health gains to extremism, and those who have a voice must speak up….
Memory Hole: How the Father of the Vaccine was Blackmailed by Anti-Vaxxers
- Borreca: On Politics: Green goes to Washington with med cred on vaccines | Honolulu Star-Advertiser “Green in testimony found praise for Trump, crediting him for fast-tracking the vaccines through his ‘Operation Warp Speed’ program in his first presidential term.”
- Aug, 2021: Donald Trump Booed at Alabama Rally After Encouraging Crowd to Get COVID-19 Vaccine - Newsweek
- Aug 8, 2024: Joe Rogan Praises RFK Jr. As 'More Reasonable and Intelligent' - Newsweek (CLUE: Trump can’t win without Rogan audience.)
- Aug 24, 2024: RFK Jr. suspends presidential campaign | CNN Politics -- “Kennedy said that Trump offered him a role in his administration and suggested the role would oversee a health care portfolio.”
- Nov 14, 2024: Donald Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services
(CLUE: This timeline shows how antivaxxer ‘consciousness’ was manufactured by big antipharma.)
read … Time to fight back against loud gaslighting on vaccines
Laid-off federal workers fill 62 of state’s 4,000 vacant positions
HNN: … The state process is known for being long and cumbersome, so fast tracking had some hiccups.
“Initially we set a goal of 14 days,” Furuto said.
Furuto said it’s been a challenging timeline to meet, but they are close.
There are currently 4,000 vacancies with the state. The 62 hired through OH-HI is a fraction of that….
(62 trannies and wokesters. Great. Just great.)
“I’ll give DHRD a lot of credit for standing this up. They’re not known for being the most nimble state agency and they worked fast and in areas that are difficult,” Moore said.
There have been issues with the quick launch. Some state agencies have reported confusion, wondering if they had to wait for a federal worker to apply before filling a position.
(QUESTION: “Huh?”)
DHRD said they do not need to wait.
Also, some non-federal workers applied through OH-HI and had to be switched to another track….
Many of the federal workers are still receiving severance or other unemployment benefits, and some could be called back to work….
read … Laid-off federal workers fill 62 of state’s 4,000 vacant positions
Gutted Democrat Bench Thin so … Brian Schatz?
CB: … Schatz had already emerged as one of the Senate’s foremost proponents for building more housing and responding to climate change. But his reputation as mostly a learned insider, someone content to legislate behind the scenes, is changing with the times.
(Schatz, “learned”? This is why legislators are trying to legalize ‘shrooms’.)
Now, he may have the inside track to becoming the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate hierarchy, behind only Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
When Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced he won’t seek reelection next year, Schatz wasted no time declaring himself a candidate for Durbin’s post as Democratic whip.
Already the chief deputy whip, Schatz is well-respected within the party caucus as someone who does the hard work of helping to keep Senate Democrats well-organized and united.
(CLUE: He tweets a lot. Maybe Musk should cancel his accounts. Or not.)
“He is on the precipice of becoming not just a quiet leader within the Democratic caucus, but becoming a real leader where he’s going to chair significant committees,” said Andy Winer, a longtime political consultant and the senator’s former chief of staff. “He has a chance at being in the leadership chain.”
The last time a Hawaiʻi senator ascended to such levels, they named the Honolulu airport after him….
(IQ Test: How hard are you laughing?)
read … With His Political Star On The Rise, Brian Schatz Aims For A Powerful New Role - Honolulu Civil Beat
771 Medical Professionals get student loan repayment
SA: … Health care professionals can get up to $50,000 a year of debt relief for each of the two years they commit to working in the islands.
As of May, HELP had awarded funding to 771 health care professionals across the state. The program has disbursed $23.24 million in state funds and $3.54 million from the Benioffs’ donation.
All 771 recipients will receive the program’s maximum repayment: 420 individuals will be paid their full contract amounts, while 351 will have their student loans completely forgiven by October. Meanwhile, 1,820 individuals remain on the HELP waitlist, though another 180 awardees are expected to receive funding in the upcoming cycle, scheduled for Sept. 1.
read … Hawaii’s education loan repayment program proves to be popular
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