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Just like you don't wear a mask to protect yourself necessarily, you wear a mask to protect others from yourself potentially being infected/asymptomatic - you take the vaccine not necessarily to prevent getting infected, you do it to help create herd immunity which leaves the virus with less targets to jump to, which causes it to die down and hopefully not infect those who are too frail to get the vaccine or at risk for getting severe side-effects from an infection.

Well, how about this...my personal experience. Twice in the past month, a family close to me (lube manager, business partner) had Covid enter their home. One from a kid's playdate and another thru work (my business partner's son is electrician. He is 24). In both cases, the one person from each family that came back Covid negative had the vaccine (one nurse, my business partner who is 65). The others (including kids) all got pretty sick and still have issues weeks later. Coincidence? Maybe, but I would like to think that the vaccines not only stop the worst symptoms, but help stop it altogether.

Built the Mars Exploration Rover 7471 that I bought NISB for under RRP. It was built over few weeks, few hours each time. Got to say the build is definitely not for kids as majority are Technic parts. End result is fairly impressive.

It's not mob mentality to listen to epidemiologists about taking a vaccine. It's not political. It's about drowning out the virus before new variants emerge because people went with their gut, their preference, or their facebook research and we all end up locked down for another year. Listen to doctors, get the &*/$&# shot.

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This study... https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0329-COVID-19-Vaccines.html And it's not always about you. It's about your family members and others you care about.

The second dose of of Pfizer rocked me for about 24 hours a couple of weeks ago, similar to what @exciter1reported. I'd estimate that for every one of us that felt sick, there were three of my fellow teachers who had mild to no side effects from the second dose. Regardless, anyone who is on the fence about getting the shot b/c you don't want the side effects, they are well worth it compared to what the real deal can do to you...I was able to hang out with my Grandma for Easter, that alone was worth it. Stay safe and keep getting vaccinated BP'ers!

Right, that's what is so tricky with this virus. Some people have zero symptoms, while others die or have a real hard time with it. I respect it, but don't let it rule me. I have been dealing with thousands of customers a week (wearing a 3M shield) since this all started and the vaccine at least gives me a little piece of mind after a year of worrying daily. I am a 53 year old man with 53 year old issues, so who knows how I would react. If was was 18 again and in great shape, I would say "F" it. I am not and I have a family to look out for. I speak to hundreds, if not thousands of people weekly and hear many stories, both good and bad. I am like a bartender, so if can pass along some good advice, I will. Stay safe...

I'm mid 30s and love to run and am getting jabbed tomorrow. I've always had the philosophy of "take all the shots offered."

That is correct...No foolproof, but close. This recent real world study by Pfizer on some of the original essential workers to get vaccinated shows 90% effectiveness at stopping the virus completely. 10% can still get it and some may die. Here is the study... https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0329-COVID-19-Vaccines.html

For those curious of the reactions; The Pfizer vaccine contains approximately 30 ug (micrograms) of vaccine in each shot. Each Moderna shot contains 100 ug. This is why many more people have expressed more symptoms for the Moderna shot and has reported the most reactions (allergic and fever related) The J&J single shot contains more ug of vaccine of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, but it does not use MRNA like the other two, rather uses viral vector vaccine technology similar to that of the ebola vaccine. J&J modified the common cold virus to be harmless and also encoded the Covid spike protein to train the Immune system. All quite fascinating to me really.

It's been business as usual here. We still haven't been eating in restaurants and such, but we still go out, run errands, Wal-Mart, grocery stores, etc. We have even had a few vacations to the beach during the pandemic. My son and I went to see "The Empire Strikes Back" during it's theater re-release (then Regal closed). The kids have participated in classroom learning all year, but had to wear masks all day. We have anti-maskers, no cover nose maskers, face-shield maskers, and bandana maskers around here, but we've been careful to be as safe as possible and also continue to live our lives. We don't go out of our way to visit people and have cancelled a few family gatherings this year, but all in all, we've stayed safe.

Getting my J&J one and done shot tomorrow. Since I already had Covid, my doctor considers that my first inoculum. Lots of anecdotal evidence of people who've already had Covid getting knocked on their ass by the second shot. Glad I was able to reserve a spot at Walgreens. Hopefully they'll have their act together...

reserved pfizer and J & J vaccines. made myself miserable debating the merits of each one endlessly. Finally chose pfizer. Unfortunately, Walgreens was total amateur hour. took 3 hours to get it. feel fine. after wasting all that time would have chosen j & j if i could do it again.

I had some arm and lower back pain with Moderna. I go for my 2nd dose next week.

well this isn't happening in a vacuum. altho age and obesity are the biggest risk factors, that covers almost 2/3 of the US population...is risking 2/3 acceptable? Also the economic impact...yes if there was no economic impact, I might wait myself..but given the real life concerns for the vulnerable people in my life and the pressure to reach herd immunity for the sake of the economy...a general acceptance of some risk is expected. Now I have some skepticism about "the numbers" like many. I do believe that the numbers are not black and white..meaning infection is a range, not a bright line...so I believe what's happening is that interpretations are done to favor an outcome to meet some bureaucrat's agenda or a "public health official" agenda. But that doesn't mean it's all wrong...just that maybe about 15-30% of the data is actually uncertainty and therefore put in the bucket that promotes whosever agenda. That's why the numbers seem to always support the prevalent thinking. Also this isn't just any experiment...already there are 100s of millions vaccinated worldwide almost all ethnicities and backgrounds...I would wager that's the best damn test size ever. It's pretty much AS safe as ANY vaccine just based on the pure numbers of "test subjects". Now I get the concern over "long-term effects" That is where one has to trust the microbiologists who are CURRENT in the science. Does the vaccine have a toxicokinetic action that may have potential long-term side effects? Not every drug has the capability to have a long term effect (we're talking biologically significant..not social or behavior). It goes into the arm muscle tissue (not the blood or the lymphatic) and the mRNA teaches muscle cells to fabricate the spike protein so one's immune system can have practice recognizing it and therefore be "prepared" for the real thing. To me, as a practicing toxicologist with some rudimentary understanding of toxicokinetics , that seems relatively localized w/ a limited range and duration of effects. Now if one doesn't trust something new just because it's new and refuse to learn more about the actual risks...then there's no point in further discussion. Let's risk a variant that the vaccine does not work against and risk the world shutting down again and risk facing that fallout which is going to be oh that much worse than 2020.

I believe all the trial phases are being run concurrently, not necessarily quickly.

LOL...Dr. Ed to you. I am a science guy. Yes, I fear the future side effects of this new technology. One major issue that I read about is cancer and how this vaccine will disrupt the body's immune system fighting it. I'm sure there are other issues as well. With any sort of medication, there is nothing without side effects. Even aspirin gives people ulcers. That being said, what I have witnessed over the past year with regards to people getting sick and the mental stress it is putting people under (including myself and my family), I believe it is worth the risk. Many people and their kids have lost a year of life in many ways. Not seeing friends, family or going to school or work is life changing. We are social animals. This is a wicked disease and the politicians and media outlets that have weaponized it to remain or gain power should go to Hell. Whether the vaccine is safe or not, whether it works or not, time will tell. But to me and my family, it has given us a little more positive outlook and hope that we can all get back to normal. I miss going to swim practice and eating at Red Lobster. Sounds silly, but I am willing to take a leap of faith and give it a shot. I mean how bad can it be? After my first shot, my private parts got bigger and I could read minds. That's pretty cool.

This is crazy to me. Masks are no longer suggested/required in our town. Remember when smoking was good for you. https://www.history.com/news/cigarette-ads-doctors-smoking-endorsement

I went to the beach. The masks outdoors is just overkill in my mind, but I have had 2 doses of Moderna onboard for 2 months now. Mask compliance on the Boardwalk was around 98% which was shocking and even those not wearing them properly had them. Last summer when things were worse mask compliance was around 50% at best. Amazing how you can change human behavior. Look at that beautiful clean Atlantic Ocean

so it's not scientific fact that given enough chances to mutate a virus may mutate into something worse? I believe Darwin would like a word with you. The current Covid-19 virus mutated from something only active in certain animals into something that affects people very easily...this is readily known...even if one believes the theory that it was originally manufactured in a lab; that doesn't disprove the above statement that it can get worse the longer it's active in the world. Also there's ample evidence that Covid-19 has been mutating into something worse. Luckily, so far, most of the vaccines are still effective on the variants...but for how long? some may say "what about the flu virus" been around for ages and never turned into an extinction event Well i get that lay people think all viruses are similar...but it's actually a whole class of species. If let's say the flu virus is like an ant and Covid-19 is like a scorpion...both may mutate...but one is a lot closer to being a killer than the other.

yes, if we had this many antivaxxers in the past..we'd still be dealing with polio

isn't this the point of a vaccine...everyone should take it (unless specific medical reason).

also less rolls of the dice for the virus to mutate into something worse...which will impact EVERYONE in a real bad way

yes; many don't fully understand the scale Covid has hit the world. Pretty much ANY medical treatment will not be 100%...so since there are literally 100s of millions going thru this, there will be some small number of the population that fall "victim" to the 1% or so. same thinking goes into the variants issue we all see in the headlines...typically viruses mutate all the time w/ very few ever being meaningful...yet again with 100s of millions getting infected, it makes that low chance come into fruition...this is the downside to so many getting infected...each infection is a roll of the dice of a super mutant being formed...roll that dice a billion times and voila...extinction event pandemic is around the corner.

It sounds like folks might be interested in this talk on April 8th at 4:00 pm EDT: http://web.mit.edu/webcast/vaccine/ The MIT group that helped develop the J&J vaccine will present, and be open for questions.

Since the Moderna vaccine is essentially equivalent to Pfizer with more than triple the viral load, the government has asked Moderna if they could decrease the viral load with the same results in order to to create more vaccines. Moderna has agreed to begin feasibility testing.

100% correct. Every business I know of in my area has help wanted signs out. We are all running the best way we can with limited resources, both employee wise and material wise. Until the Feds stop handing out money, the economy will never get back to full strength.

We have local restaurants apologizing for poor service and turning to Facebook to try to find workers. With the recent stimulus checks and unemployment perks, people prefer to stay at home, zone out, and buy collectibles.

Well, I don't think we'd have any paper trail as to where it actually delivered, only where it should have delivered. Would be nice though, or if USPS took pics like Amazon. I do know the seller is typically off the hook once the tracking says Delivered, but I hadn't considered who's on the hook if USPS (allegedly) acknowledged misdelivering.

Yes I have watched the whole series and imo she wasn't a great character in the show, I didn't think she played the role well at all and I'm certainly not bothered she's out the show. This will never reach Ahsoka status no way, it is way to hoarded and too many have been produced. I'm just not one of the many that believe this set will do amazing and is a must buy. The amount of people on YouTube and in the general community apparently going all in and telling others that's it's a sure bet is unreal. I think people just need to remember that this set other than one figure which isn't rare at all the set doesn't have alot going for it. The set itself isn't even that great. Just my opinion and in sure someone will shoot me down for it.

I think New Jersey and... "Nothing is Normal" is a given

I saw this quote from twitter: "Jacob deGrom now has a 2.07 ERA since 2018 and the Mets are 36-41 in his starts." 2018-2020 ERA was 2.17 so the source is including this first game. How is deGrom still with the Mets? It has to be depressing to throw that good and still lose all those games. The article I read said his avg pitch speed was over 97 MPH. His fastest was 102 MPH. When I hear stats like that I think of another pitcher who started with the Mets: Nolan Ryan. It is a shame the Mets don't have the mgr or the team Nolan Ryan was part of.

These youtubers... selling "advice" It's clearly more profitable than churning out the hours and risks on flipping Lego sets... Selling speculative rumours... easier money... and so many subscribers fall for it... They all say the same stuff. Take a mortgage on your home, max out 3 credit cards (rolling different dates) and go buy legos on a discount. You'll be rich!! Double your money!! Every year!!! Look at Camel Camel Camel!!!! Check out Amazon prices for retired sets from 5 years ago! EZ!!! Please like and subscribe - become a parton - (+100$ thanks you) - free goodie! Be smart and do your own work - read, think... don't duplicate the nonsense of a Youtuber who's making money pushing BS content in your face. Ohh yeah... that's boring... right... GOGO on the Mandalorean with Child GOGO all in...

This is why you need to have insurance and a paper trail from USPS showing where they delivered it to. Until your product is in the hands of the customer, you're on the hook. When I use USPS if there is any delay or the tacking isn't updated for several days I initiate a "where is my package?" claim. It is funny how quickly the package ends up in the right place when you do that. Otherwise, think about it from the customer standpoint: They ordered a product which they claim never arrived; do you think they will want their money back?

Over the past few weeks, I have had numerous customers (both young and old) that it was their first day out in public in over a year. My business (car wash) seems to help people transition into going out into stores and public venues. It sounds silly, but in many ways people have been looking to return to their normal routines without exposing themselves to others, and a car wash is a great way to do it.

I haven't been in the office for almost TWO years...hoping I rinsed my coffee mug out the last time I was there...

perfect summary but also: premature pulling of degrom. same old same old.

After waiting an additional 4 days to finally see the Mets opener they are exactly the same team they've been the last several years. Typical deGrom start. Mets anemic offense cannot score. (deGrom had to knock in a run, fss). Bullpen gags yet again. Allows 5 runs in the 8th. Mets pretend to try and score in the 9th. Fall flat on their faces. It's gonna be a long typical Mets season.

I just woke up from a two hour nap. I got got my first shot today. The Moderna vaccine seemed to be knocking me out earlier today. Whew.

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I agree about the emphasis on specialized pieces. The most enjoyable builds remain the ones where stacking bricks is the majority of the process.

I built Pooh. I parted out the minifigs so the set was basically free, but it seems overpriced at $99 for what you get. The instruction book is done nicely with the classic Pooh illustrative motif, although it doesn’t come bagged and mine was ripped. Mix of printed elements and stickers. My main issue is more with Lego in general but this set maybe where they jumped the shark. It used to be neat to build a set with mostly square bricks and see the various building techniques used to make all kind of shapes and nice finished products. This set uses so many specialized elements some larger with only one point of attachment that it just seems too easy to get the end product. It also has one baffling part that I went and watched some live builds to see what others opinions were. If they give R2 a total redesign I think my point will be very evident in that set.

That was this fool, and in my opinion he's not trustworthy

Godzilla vs Kong . Turn off your brain, crack open a cold one and enjoy lizard vs ape

HAPPY EASTER !!!

Why would they skip a number? Because of superstitions? I'll gladly take 666. All hail the dark lord.

I have 666 on one of these. Anyone here a Pooh Satanist?