Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-08-01 Thread Robert Hettinga
Let’s try this with a proper cc, now, shall we? > On Jul 31, 2020, at 4:07 PM, Peter Fairbrother wrote: > >> And the survival rate of Covid-19 is somewhere north of 99 percent. > > Er, no. It's actually about 97-98% overall *yawns from pedant-boredom…*

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Mirimir
On 07/31/2020 09:25 PM, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:14:24 -0700 > Mirimir wrote: > > >> >> I'm mocking the idea that anarchy is workable for the existing >> population, generally. > > > so who the fuck you think are? =) > > Oh yes, you're an

FJWs: Facial Justice Warriors unite! -- Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Zig the N.g
On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 01:49:20PM -0300, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:44:45 +1000 > Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > > Had a friend annoyed at masks the other day, complaining heavily "muh > > human right to shop at the supermarket without wearing a mask!" > > > I: If you

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Mirimir
On 07/31/2020 05:47 PM, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:27:22 -0700 > Mirimir wrote: > > >> >> But I suppose, in your happy anarchy, it could mean whatever cabrón >> develops some vaccine. > > are you mocking anarchy on an anarchist mailing list? Though of course,

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Mirimir
On 07/31/2020 03:21 PM, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:05:51 + (UTC) > jim bell VOMITED: > >>   As long as there are people willing to volunteer to take the risk of >> getting vaccinated with these new COVID-19 vaccine candidates, I think >> society should take up

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Peter Fairbrother
On 31/07/2020 14:05, Robert Hettinga wrote: On Jul 31, 2020, at 2:44 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: I: Well, we're the survivors - we are that part of the herd that did not die. And the survival rate of Covid-19 is somewhere north of 99 percent. Er, no. It's actually about 97-98% overall,

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread jim bell
On Friday, July 31, 2020, 03:02:38 AM PDT, Peter Fairbrother wrote: >(herd immunity is when sufficient members of a herd are immune that  there aren't enough non-immune members to spread a disease - the non-immune members could still get the disease, but there isn't anyone around who's

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Robert Hettinga
> On Jul 31, 2020, at 2:44 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > I: Well, we're the survivors - we are that part of the herd that did not die. And the survival rate of Covid-19 is somewhere north of 99 percent. I’ll take those odds. Also, the ‘precautionary principle’ is bunk. Also, see also,

Re: what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Peter Fairbrother
ll, do you know what herd immunity means? What is it? C: Ah, may be not? What is herd immunity? I: If you survive, you survive; those who die, are left to die, the rest of the herd is immune… C: I: So you've heard a little about the Spanish flu and the Black Death, right? C: Yeah.. I: W

what is "Herd Immunity"?

2020-07-31 Thread Zenaan Harkness
Had a friend annoyed at masks the other day, complaining heavily "muh human right to shop at the supermarket without wearing a mask!" Interlocutor: So you'd prefer herd immunity? Complainer: Of course! Weren't you even listening?! I: Well, do you know what herd immunity means? What