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Re: When The Sky Is Blue…

Marta P — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:51:22 -0000

Beautiful share. Beautiful tribute.

Re: I Summon Thee, UFO

MrJAM — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 23:58:53 -0000

I publicly warned different communities that Ramon Watkins is a danger to the community and it was wrong and evil for Ramon Watkins to attack Christianity and Jesus Christ. Ramon Watkins cult is an evil cult; and it is very dangerous. I rebuke Ramon Watkins and his UFO cult because they are demonic and evil and are a danger to earth. People should stay away from Ramon Watkins UFO cult and never support them because they are a danger to earth and to decent communities. I do not support Ramon Watkins or his UFO cult and advise others to not support this evil and pathetic movement. Adonai rebukes sorcerers and Satan

Re: COVID-19: The Latest Nothing-Burger Anti-Vax Nonsense

Sen the Moth — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:35:40 -0000

Yeah it is very rare...

Re: COVID-19: Let’s Look At Some Studies the Anti-Vaxxers Are On About

maskeblomst — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:24:39 -0000

May god bless you 😂😂 ~_~

Re: COVID-19: Do Masks Work?

deonandan — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:21:31 -0000

Sure.

Re: COVID-19: Do Masks Work?

deonandan — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:21:10 -0000

You will note that I state above, "those who must see mouths to enable lip reading, for example, masks can be an impediment. So for specific circumstances, exceptions and accommodations must be applied."

There is zero evidence of any measured effect on the development of children's communication skills of in-school masking.

And community-worn masks don't need to be fit-tested. Respirator (N95) style masks are tighter than surgical masks, but don't need to be worn as tightly as healthcare workers wear them, because (a) the level of risk is not the same, and (b) the purpose is different; i.e. clinicians wear fit-tested masks for self protection, whereas community members wear masks to blunt population transmission, so more leakiness is tolerable.

Re: COVID-19: Do Masks Work?

Justin Burch — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:31:50 -0000

Your collection of harms is extremely selective and limited since you apparently only examined C02. What about impairing communication especially in the hard of hearing and lip readers, language development issues in children, facial rashes, inhaling particles from the mask so people have plastic in their lungs. And any efficacy is based solely wearing the mask properly so it is tight fitting. How exactly are you going to get a whole bunch of kids in schools to comply?

Re: COVID-19: Do Masks Work?

idiotjap24 — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:33:59 -0000

Strictly misinformation --- There is no strong evidence masks stop virus.

Real world data as well as physical measurements too.

From top to bottom to side, air moves freely through the mesh of the mask.

So how do you stop the spread of the virus?

Re: COVID-19: Answering Some Common Anti-Vaxxer Issues

deonandan — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:02:40 -0000

merci!

Re: COVID-19: Answering Some Common Anti-Vaxxer Issues

Canada67 — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:27:21 -0000

Excellent summary.

Re: We Are Not Defined By Our Endings

BHMA — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:50:33 -0000

I like your bagel post. Too bad bagels aren't big enough for FB censors to put their heads through the bagel stabilizer hole.

Re: COVID-19: Let’s Talk Again of the Base Rate Fallacy

deonandan — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:11:57 -0000

Good thought, but highly unlikely. First, prior to Omicron, antibody studies showed that the number of people who'd been infected in Ontario was quite small. Second, even if that were not true, the signature of Omicron is that it evades pre-existing immunity. That's why the vaccinated are getting infected. It's also why those with natural immunity are getting infected, as confirmed epidemiologically in South Africa and in various lab studies.

Re: COVID-19: Let’s Talk Again of the Base Rate Fallacy

Craig Burrell — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 22:22:48 -0000

The practice, which I believe is common, of defining "post-jab" as "vaccination date + 2 weeks" biases the vaccine efficacy values by driving down the apparent efficacy of the immediately previous dose. When boosters are being rolled out, this effect can easily make the double-vaxxed infection rate look worse than the unvaxxed infection rate. A half hour with a spreadsheet should make this clear. I don't understand why more people don't ascribe, at least partly, the observation of negative efficacy to this artifact of classification policy. The double-edged sword is that the same policy also artificially inflates the apparent efficacy of the most recent vaccination dose.

Re: COVID-19: Let’s Talk Again of the Base Rate Fallacy

janvier25 — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 19:35:27 -0000

"That changed in mid-December for us."
Similarly, older people are more likely to have reverted to strict precautions.

Re: COVID-19: Should I Vaccinate My Child?

deonandan — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:55:05 -0000

Hi Laurie. Sorry for the delay in replying. Frankly, this is a clinical question and I'm not a clinician, so I'm unable to give medical advice. I'm a little surprised though, that she would have been advised by doctors to avoid vaccination based solely on food allergies, diabetes, and gluten intolerance. To my knowledge, those aren't standard contraindications against vaccination. You should speak to an immunologist to be sure. Good luck!

Re: COVID-19: Let’s Talk Again of the Base Rate Fallacy

deonandan — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:53:00 -0000

You make a very good point. Thanks for adding it! I might update the post with your comments.

Re: COVID-19: Let’s Talk Again of the Base Rate Fallacy

Omar Freeman — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:52:53 -0000

Thank you. You confirm what I have been seeing in my circle of vaccinated friends (and curling participants) since summer. We started renting accommodations as a group. We sat at indoor tables with up to 8 people at the table. We visited each other's homes in groups. We rode in each other's cars. That changed in mid-December for us.

I believe there is also an age bias in the numbers that I don't think you mentioned (forgive me if I read the article too quickly). Older people are much more likely to be vaccinated and more likely to show symptoms requiring tests. Possibly more likely to be in jobs or other life situations that require testing.

Re: COVID-19: Should I Vaccinate My Child?

Laurie P — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:35:30 -0000

Thank you so much. This information was really useful. I have another question, thanks for your patience. And I hope your Christmas is looking happy.

My niece was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes almost 2 years ago, at 11 yrs old. She was in significant health difficulty at that point. Since that time, her health has gotten more complicated: she discovered she is gluten intolerant, and become celiac, lactose intolerant, and has had trouble digesting quite a variety of foods. She is very sensitive to foods with foods high in lectin. Yes, she's under medical care, but from talking to her doesn't seem to have a "diabetes doctor". Due to her variable reactions to foods, she has not had a Covid vaccine. This has has controlled her activities a great deal. She's led a very isolated 1.5+ years. She is planning returning to school in the Spring.

What do you think about her getting vaccinated for Covid? She's scared of getting sick again (she gets sick pretty often due to her immune system being "wonky"). You may not be in the position to answer this question.

Can you give us any helpful information?

Also, what are some of the health risks of taking the vaccine, for a girl who who's now 13.

Thank you so much.

Re: COVID-19: Should I Vaccinate My Child?

deonandan — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:20:50 -0000

Hello, Laurie.

>Question 1: I know a few people who are suspicious of how fast the Covid vaccines were developed. Have you written about this, over the last almost 2 years? If so, could you direct me to that edition of your blog? Thanks.

I think I have, but I can't remember. Short answer in 3 points:

1) the rate limiting step in getting new vaccines is MONEY. With Operation Warp Speed and other funding schemes (the brain child of Bill Gates, BTW), risk was underwritten by government. So mutiple companies could develop dozens of candidates simulataneously, each with a guarantee of a paid clinical trial, underwritten by government. We didn't have to wait for them one by one; we could trial dozens at the same time.... and miraculously we got multiple viable candidates.

2) we pivoted. new technologies using mRNA and viral vectors were already being developed for HIV and Ebola. Those lanes were immediately abandoned and pivoted to COVID. New platforms didn't have to be built. As well, coronavirus vaccine development had begun under SARS but were abandoned. They just dusted off that work and reapplied some of it to COVID.

3) Prevalence. The way the phase III trials are conducted, you have to wait for sufficient cases to occur to enable an efficacy score. This usually takes many months and sometimes years. Since COVID was blazing through the UK, India, USA, and Brazil. The trials got sufficient data in mere weeks, allowing early completion.

>How new are mRNA vaccines?

The first mRNA vaccine against the fu was tested in 1990 on mice. The first one for rabies was tested on HUMANS in 2013. Others have been developed for the veterinary population. A lot of work was being on for Ebola and humans, but the commercial demand was not there to complete the work. It is a new technology, but not brand new.

>Question 2: In BC, children 12-17 are now being vaccinated for Covid. I have a friend who is worried about long term effects of the Covid vaccines on children, since the vaccines have been developed so recently. What's your take on this? Are we conducting a gigantic experiment on our kids, or is the present speed of moving from vaccinating adults to vaccinating children actually normal? Thanks.

Almost all adverse reactions to vaccines occur either in the first 3 months of mass deployment or in the first million doses. We are now well over a year of global distribution, with hundreds of millions of recipients. The safety signal is extraordinary. I can't guarantee that you won't grow horns in 20 years. But I think the risk is low. Remember that the polio vaccine was brand new when it first came out, but that's what saved a generation of kids.

>Question 3: I have a friend who's worried about side effects of the vaccine, particularly heart problems. Can you comment on that - or refer me to that edition of your blog?

The issue is myocarditis. It's very rare. The overwhelming majority of those who get it are treated and it resolves completely. COVID itself presents an elevated risk of myocarditis, so pick your poison. Nothing is without risk, but this one is very very small, especially when compared to the risk of the highly prevalent disease itself.

>Question 4: Do you see the Covid vaccine becoming an annual shot, like the flu shot? Or, as it is right now, a regular shot more frequent than that? I am waiting for my 3rd vaccine right now. Can you direct me to an edition of your blog re this?

No I do not see it being an annual shot. Will we make it to 4 or 5 boosters? I think that's unlikely but not out of the question. Vaccine science is such that we need several shots to prime our immune systems. But our bodies have the ability to have lingering memory of a thing and prevent serious disease that way. The flu shot is annual because the flu changes so much every year; it's a different mix of species every season. That is unlikely to happen with COVID.

Another common question is, why do we not have a vaccine for the common cold? There are many reasons. But the main one is that the common cold is made up of about 200 different viruses. That's too kuch variety for a single shot to take care of.... for now. COVID only has a handful fo dominant variants, and they all seem to respond to the same vaccine.

Hope this was hopeful.

Re: COVID-19: Should I Vaccinate My Child?

Laurie P — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 20:01:30 -0000

Hi,

Thank you so much for this blog, written on your own time. I have 4 questions, hope that's not too much:

Question 1:

I know a few people who are suspicious of how fast the Covid vaccines were developed. Have you written about this, over the last almost 2 years? If so, could you direct me to that edition of your blog? Thanks.

If not, I tell these people that the Covid vaccines were developed more quickly than usual because due to the global nature of this pandemic, there's been lots of money available, and lots of scientists were working to develop the vaccines. That normally, due to cost, only a very small number of promising vaccine possibilities are taken forward (and if those don't work, then scientists start taking another possibility or two forward), in a time consuming process. That wasn't the case this time. So development of the Covid vaccines was unusually fast, and it was done with totally standard methodology. So Covid vaccines are as safe as any other vaccine. How correct am I?

Could you fill out my information some?

How new are mRNA vaccines? Have you done a blog edition on this? If so can you please direct me?

Question 2:

In BC, children 12-17 are now being vaccinated for Covid. I have a friend who is worried about long term effects of the Covid vaccines on children, since the vaccines have been developed so recently. What's your take on this? Are we conducting a gigantic experiment on our kids, or is the present speed of moving from vaccinating adults to vaccinating children actually normal? Thanks.

Question 3:

I have a friend who's worried about side effects of the vaccine, particularly heart problems. Can you comment on that - or refer me to that edition of your blog?

Question 4:

Do you see the Covid vaccine becoming an annual shot, like the flu shot? Or, as it is right now, a regular shot more frequent than that? I am waiting for my 3rd vaccine right now. Can you direct me to an edition of your blog re this?

Thank you very much! You provide a super public service.

Laurie in Vancouver, BC

Re: COVID-19: Even More Q&A

deonandan — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:56:29 -0000

Checks calendar. Ah yes. Time for the trolls to come out of their caves and shake their hairy knuckles at the scary sunlight.

Re: COVID-19: Even More Q&A

Blivan — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:54:13 -0000

You’re so full of sh*t. Dude. Stfu. I bet you’re a person who would never admit they’re wrong no matter what happens and what is revealed. Stfu. Pompous little shit. Get over yourself. This isn’t about you, or your dumb little ego, or you conveying how much you think you know. You suck. Like you (and the people you’re parroting) just keep bending definitions, your stupid opinion is politically Molded—by politicians, you’ve left Science. Vaccines work well. They’ve been considered one of the most efficacious medical innovations in history. This isn’t a normal outcome in any way for a vaccine being widely administered. This is an enormous failure, historically speaking. We ARE lucky indeed that we have vaccines. And you’ve been a bit duped on this one lol.

Re: R.I.P. Ida Plaskett

deonandan — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:17:39 -0000

Hi, Roy. Wow it's been over a decade since she passed. I'll be in my parents' house over Xmas, and that's where the letter is stored ---I hope! I'll have a look for it then and maybe share it if there's nothing too embarrassing in it!

Re: R.I.P. Ida Plaskett

Roy Schulze — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:41:47 -0000

I had Mrs. Plaskett for Grade 10 English in the mid-1970s, and I'd love to see the full letter she wrote to you, if it's not too much trouble or not too personal.

Re: COVID-19: Even More Q&A

deonandan — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:09:27 -0000

"And I think you know it." Hahahahaa. Thanks for playing. Your consolation prize is in the mail.