REVscene - Vancouver Automotive Forum


Welcome to the REVscene Automotive Forum forums.

Registration is Free!You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.


Go Back   REVscene Automotive Forum > Automotive Chat > Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events

Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 04-29-2020, 08:15 PM   #4526
I have named my kids VIC and VLS
 
Hondaracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 37,552
Thanked 14,947 Times in 5,961 Posts
Failed 2,061 Times in 690 Posts
I’m not taking some vaccine developed in 6 months period. Even over a year or more it’s obviously rushed and untested.

I’ll take my chances with natural immunity or relying on herd immunity. I’ve never had a flu shot in my life, I haven’t been seriously ill or missed a day of work because having a cold/flu in the past 10 years or so. I’ll take my chances

As these newer studies come out suggesting infection VS mortality may be far higher than originally assumed and again, the vast majority of serious cases and deaths are elderly and people with underlying health issues, I think it’s going to be far more likely that they develop an effective treatment in a timely manner as opposed to mass vaccination.

Look at BC, almost every person that’s died from the virus is from a long term care home. Have fun convincing people they need the vaccine
Advertisement
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams

Last edited by Hondaracer; 04-29-2020 at 08:26 PM.
Hondaracer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2020, 08:25 PM   #4527
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
welfare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: van
Posts: 4,530
Thanked 1,170 Times in 625 Posts
Failed 286 Times in 153 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by westopher View Post
__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
welfare is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-29-2020, 08:27 PM   #4528
Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
 
westopher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: North vancouver
Posts: 12,545
Thanked 32,155 Times in 7,474 Posts
Failed 211 Times in 159 Posts
But you have had your MMR shots and I'm sure you've been happy to be measles free.
I'm not in favour of a mandatory immunization for something thats hastily developed either, but no developed country is going to force that on you. They can't release a vaccine thats untested, and of course that doesn't mean that there aren't risks. There are risks with all types of medicine we take. Kidney issues from Advil, adverse mental health effects from antidepressants, danger of dependancy from opiates, but the world without medications means we just deal with these illnesses and leave them untreated. Theres a reason people live longer now, and it's not luck.
__________________
98 technoviolet M3/2/5
Quote:
Originally Posted by boostfever View Post
Westopher is correct.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fsy82 View Post
seems like you got a dick up your ass well..get that checked
Quote:
Originally Posted by punkwax View Post
Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct.
westopher is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-29-2020, 08:28 PM   #4529
Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
 
westopher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: North vancouver
Posts: 12,545
Thanked 32,155 Times in 7,474 Posts
Failed 211 Times in 159 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by welfare View Post
Might be a bit of both?
__________________
98 technoviolet M3/2/5
Quote:
Originally Posted by boostfever View Post
Westopher is correct.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fsy82 View Post
seems like you got a dick up your ass well..get that checked
Quote:
Originally Posted by punkwax View Post
Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct.
westopher is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-29-2020, 08:35 PM   #4530
I have named my kids VIC and VLS
 
Hondaracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 37,552
Thanked 14,947 Times in 5,961 Posts
Failed 2,061 Times in 690 Posts
The problem with previous vaccines is that they were developed over time on the back burner for most companies or done by individuals for the better good of humanity

There is going to be an incredible windfall for a company that develops a effective vaccine for this. Look at Gilead today. They developed a treatment that resulted in a portion of patients treated being released from hospital in 11 as opposed to 15 days, and China is saying its completely ineffective in their studies, however with Dr. fauci today saying it’s been effective and looks promising and the release of their trial results today the company jumped almost 10%
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
Hondaracer is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-29-2020, 08:43 PM   #4531
Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
 
westopher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: North vancouver
Posts: 12,545
Thanked 32,155 Times in 7,474 Posts
Failed 211 Times in 159 Posts
Honestly it is scary to think of the money involved, and the tactics that pharmaceutical companies may use. I however, know people who have worked their whole adult lives in labs, developing cancer treatments and other medications who along with their fellow biomedical engineers and employers have saved countless lives and never gotten "fuck you" rich off of it. Not all pharmaceutical companies are scum, we just hear about it a lot due to the shit that goes on in America, where health is one of the lowest priorities for their population.
__________________
98 technoviolet M3/2/5
Quote:
Originally Posted by boostfever View Post
Westopher is correct.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fsy82 View Post
seems like you got a dick up your ass well..get that checked
Quote:
Originally Posted by punkwax View Post
Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct.
westopher is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-29-2020, 08:47 PM   #4532
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,244
Thanked 24,302 Times in 8,442 Posts
Failed 1,534 Times in 682 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by westopher View Post
OH SURE SHEEPLE THATS CUZ YOU DONT KNOW WHAT I KNOW THAT THIS IS A CONSPIRACY FUNDED BY BILL GATES WHO OWNS A VACCINE FACTORY BRO YOU TRUST MAINSTREEM MEDIA ITS CALLED QUESTIONING BRO SORRY IM SO WOKE YOU HAVENT HERD OF IT.
There are definitely people who believe this, including people I absolutely trust for solid information on other aspects of vaccines, nutrition, etc...

Sometimes you just have to realize that not everyone is 100% perfect with their way of thinking, even if they get it right most of the time. You just have to filter out the good info they provide, and ignore the rest.
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2020, 09:15 PM   #4533
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
welfare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: van
Posts: 4,530
Thanked 1,170 Times in 625 Posts
Failed 286 Times in 153 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by westopher View Post
OH SURE SHEEPLE THATS CUZ YOU DONT KNOW WHAT I KNOW THAT THIS IS A CONSPIRACY FUNDED BY BILL GATES WHO OWNS A VACCINE FACTORY BRO YOU TRUST MAINSTREEM MEDIA ITS CALLED QUESTIONING BRO SORRY IM SO WOKE YOU HAVENT HERD OF IT.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
There are definitely people who believe this, including people I absolutely trust for solid information on other aspects of vaccines, nutrition, etc...

Sometimes you just have to realize that not everyone is 100% perfect with their way of thinking, even if they get it right most of the time. You just have to filter out the good info they provide, and ignore the rest.
What is this? Amateur hour!?

__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
welfare is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-29-2020, 09:27 PM   #4534
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,244
Thanked 24,302 Times in 8,442 Posts
Failed 1,534 Times in 682 Posts
Blame the Jews and you have a typical CiC post
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2020, 09:47 PM   #4535
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,244
Thanked 24,302 Times in 8,442 Posts
Failed 1,534 Times in 682 Posts
New research out of China showing that they can block the binding of the virus right at the ACE2 receptor. If this works, there should be no need for a vaccine.

Part of the "vaccine conspiracy" that I do believe in is the pharmas are chasing after it, knowing it will be a huge financial benefit for them. This goes for any med of course, but if they can potentially make something that every country HAS to buy, the results are obvious. So far almost everyone has acted like the most important thing in the world right now is dealing with the virus. Not everyone though; for them the most important thing is how to make money from it.

A treatment like this is likely to be even more effective (remember when I posted how vaccines work - and how they don't work) but won't make as much money, soooo...
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2020, 10:51 PM   #4536
I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
 
twitchyzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,100
Thanked 9,864 Times in 3,922 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondaracer View Post
I’ll take my chances with natural immunity or relying on herd immunity. I’ve never had a flu shot in my life, I haven’t been seriously ill or missed a day of work because having a cold/flu in the past 10 years or so. I’ll take my chances
you dont take flu-type vaccines to protect yourself if you're young and healthy, it's for herd immunity in the population

if everyone thinks that way vaccine programs would quite ineffective
twitchyzero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2020, 11:02 PM   #4537
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
welfare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: van
Posts: 4,530
Thanked 1,170 Times in 625 Posts
Failed 286 Times in 153 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero View Post
you dont take flu-type vaccines to protect yourself if you're young and healthy, it's for herd immunity in the population

if everyone thinks that way vaccine programs would quite ineffective
But if you're taking it, you'll have immunity.
It shouldn't matter if others choose not to, should it?
__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
welfare is offline   Reply With Quote
This post FAILED by:
Old 04-29-2020, 11:16 PM   #4538
I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
 
twitchyzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,100
Thanked 9,864 Times in 3,922 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
similar to saying i never reap the benefits of many social programs, i should stop paying taxes

the system would collapse if only those who benefited will contribute

the classic herd immunity diagram

twitchyzero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2020, 11:35 PM   #4539
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
welfare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: van
Posts: 4,530
Thanked 1,170 Times in 625 Posts
Failed 286 Times in 153 Posts
But taxes are mandatory
__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
welfare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 12:29 AM   #4540
I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
 
twitchyzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,100
Thanked 9,864 Times in 3,922 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
so should vaccinations if you attend public school or use transit
twitchyzero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 08:08 AM   #4541
Need my Daily Fix of RS
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Not Vancouver
Posts: 261
Thanked 282 Times in 89 Posts
Failed 20 Times in 8 Posts
https://globalnews.ca/news/6858818/c...ment-shortage/

Quote:
China used diplomatic channels, state-owned businesses and Chinese diaspora community associations that are thought to be increasingly under the influence of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s powerful United Front Work Department (UFWD).

And through clandestine United Front networks run out of Chinese consulates in cities from Vancouver to Toronto to New York to Melbourne to Tokyo, the Communist Party urged millions of “overseas Chinese” to bulk-buy N95 masks in order to ship “back batches of scarce supplies for the motherland.”

China imported 2.02 billion safety masks, according to Beijing’s March 2020 customs records.

In March, the masks sold to China in January and February were being sold back to Mexico at 20 to 30 times the price, according to [Mexico's former ambassador to Beijing, Jorge] Guajardo.

And the Washington Post and CNN reported in April that PPE is sometimes costing more than 1,000 percent the prices seen in early January.

“This pandemic got complicated because of China’s coverup at the start,” Guajardo said. “And now it is further complicated by China leaving the world naked with no supply of PPE.
buhdeh is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-30-2020, 09:59 AM   #4542
i like gifs
 
Ch28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: imgur
Posts: 27,179
Thanked 7,785 Times in 2,695 Posts
Failed 4,294,967,295 Times in 169 Posts
China is a piece of shit on a global scale.

Shocked.
Ch28 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 10:25 AM   #4543
I told him no, what y'all do?
 
GLOW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 10,099
Thanked 5,986 Times in 2,594 Posts
Failed 104 Times in 66 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
New research out of China showing that they can block the binding of the virus right at the ACE2 receptor. If this works, there should be no need for a vaccine.
sorry i skimmed the article and medicine isn't my strong suit, what does this mean?
__________________
Feedback
http://www.revscene.net/forums/showthread.php?t=611711

Quote:
Greenstoner
1 rat shit ruins the whole congee
originalhypa
You cannot live the life of a whore and expect a monument to your chastity
Quote:
[22-12, 08:51]mellomandidnt think and went in straight..scrapped like a bitch
[17-09, 12:07]FastAnna glowjob
[17-09, 12:08]FastAnna I like dat

GLOW is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 10:33 AM   #4544
I have named my kids VIC and VLS
 
Hondaracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 37,552
Thanked 14,947 Times in 5,961 Posts
Failed 2,061 Times in 690 Posts
That article claims 7000 deaths worldwide while the CDC website says 220k?
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
Hondaracer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 11:39 AM   #4545
Rs has made me the woman i am today!
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Burnaby
Posts: 4,063
Thanked 6,789 Times in 1,652 Posts
Failed 213 Times in 86 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondaracer View Post
That article claims 7000 deaths worldwide while the CDC website says 220k?
It's referencing a March 18th report by WHO in the same sentence lol
inv4zn is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 04-30-2020, 11:54 AM   #4546
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
hud 91gt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 8,339
Thanked 3,985 Times in 1,537 Posts
Failed 35 Times in 27 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch28 View Post
China is a piece of shit on a global scale.

Shocked.
Although I really don’t like the Chinese government that much (I’m using my diplomatic voice), every other country, and company on the face of the earth was doing the same thing when the time came. China just has way too many people so they hoard it all, they were also first.

Really it just comes right back to a big ass coverup, that is truly what makes China a piece of shit. Oops.
__________________
Crush - 1971 Datsun 240z - Build Thread
The Daily - Rav4 V6 - “Goldilocks”
hud 91gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 12:19 PM   #4547
My homepage has been set to RS
 
ilovebacon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: vancouver
Posts: 2,447
Thanked 1,759 Times in 545 Posts
Failed 1,107 Times in 281 Posts
If you guys are still looking for hand sanitizers, Rexall has 99.9% percent isopropyl bottles.

Here is a Do-it-yourself hand sanitizer formula from the World Health Organization (WHO)

ilovebacon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 12:34 PM   #4548
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
welfare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: van
Posts: 4,530
Thanked 1,170 Times in 625 Posts
Failed 286 Times in 153 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero View Post
so should vaccinations if you attend public school or use transit
I get what you're saying. And that's definitely valid..when it comes to measles. Since there is a segment of the population who can't take the vaccine through no fault of their own.

But if left to choice, i think it's obvious that not everyone is going to decide not to take it. Even if just the 60% of the population who'd be in favor of mandatory vaccination took it, that would probably be about enough for herd immunity.
I mean, the measles vaccination is voluntary, and i think like 80-90% of the population is vaccinated. Something like that. It's enough for herd immunity anyways.

All hypothetical, of course. Since there's no vaccination. And I HIGHLY doubt it'd ever be imposed as mandatory.
__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
welfare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 01:13 PM   #4549
Banned (ABWS)?
 
AzNightmare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,289
Thanked 4,050 Times in 1,728 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 View Post
Heard on the radio this morning that Friday is the last day

Meters are back in effect today.
__________________
__________________________________________________
Last edited by AzNightmare; Today at 10:09 AM
AzNightmare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2020, 01:25 PM   #4550
i like gifs
 
Ch28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: imgur
Posts: 27,179
Thanked 7,785 Times in 2,695 Posts
Failed 4,294,967,295 Times in 169 Posts
Parking should've never been free. Parking around CoV is already bad enough when people had to pay for parking, so making it an absolute free for all made no sense whatsoever.

The only place they should've had free parking is at the hospital. Have every employee that drives to work get some sort of signed VGH/MSJ/St Paul's letterhead printed stating that they're an actual healthcare worker and be done with it.
Ch28 is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:27 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Revscene.net cannot be held accountable for the actions of its members nor does the opinions of the members represent that of Revscene.net