I do, how about you?
https://www.acsh.org/news/2020...
"There are three major reasons why SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, will never be eradicated."
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"prevent" does not equal STOP. Just like the flu, covid is not going to disappear. My two points were 1. regardless of vaccinations it WILL continue to circulate.
and 2. because of #1 it means "covid passports" will never go away either and their use WILL expand past "I'm vaxxed." That is the antithesis of a free society.
Bullshit - Do your own actual research from people like these - e.g scientists....
About the American Council on Science and Health
The American Council on Science and Health is a pro-science consumer advocacy organization and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Council was founded in 1978 by a group of scientists with a singular focus: to publicly support evidence-based science and medicine and to debunk junk science and exaggerated health scares.
Our Mission
ACSH was created to be the science alternative to “news” that is often little more than hype based on exaggerated findings. We help policymakers see past scaremongers and activist groups who have targeted GMOs, vaccines, conventional agriculture, nuclear power, natural gas, and “chemicals,” while peddling health scares and fad diets. We fight back against activists who have attacked the credibility of the overwhelming consensus of academic and private sector scientists who dispute their claims, undermining the integrity of the scientific enterprise.
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https://www.acsh.org/news/2020...
from the link -
"here are three major reasons why SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, will never be eradicated.
Smallpox and rinderpest have been relegated to the dustbin of history. Thanks to vaccines and a massive, coordinated global effort, these two viruses have been wiped off the face of the Earth. Would it be possible to do the same with SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19?
Absolutely not. There are several reasons why.
Coronavirus can be present in asymptomatic carriers.
Coronavirus can infect many different kinds of animals.
There is no highly effective vaccine or antiviral treatment for coronavirus."
While I agree it has been going on a long time, never before has gov tried to do the following -
1. Mandate that you take a vaccine which is STILL under emergency use authorization (go read the actual FDA letter - the pfizer vax is still under EUA and says so as it does not meet the data requirements normally needed for a vaccine approval)
2. Tie your ability to work for essentially the entire US population to said mandate.
3. Put in place infrastructure to force people to show papers to work or socialize.
As to your other comments there is a WORLD of difference between a local (health/food) requirement vs a national mandate for vaccine/work eligibility.
Covid, just like the FLU is NEVER going to be eradicated. The question is do you REALLY want to live in a world where your papers are demanded at every turn?
It's coming. Just like the scope creep on SSNs or drivers licenses which are now needed to open bank accounts etc. A Covid passport WILL scope creep well beyond "I'm vaxxed"
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