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BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)
3. Interesting question
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:45 AM
Sunday

But sadly millions of Americans, many our neighbors, have decided what is best and right for us relative to our health. To comply with the new “facts” governing our lives I would suggest hoarding horse dewormer and bleach. The New America.

My pathetic attempt at Sunday morning satire which sadly is too close to the truth.

Shermann

(8,653 posts)
4. The FDA generally operates in a fair, process-driven, nonpartisan way.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:46 AM
Sunday

That said, they do effectively have latitude to block a pharmaceutical or medical device from the market if they really "aren't feeling it".

exmodee

(27 posts)
5. Little known fact: Most vaccines are subsidized by govt $$
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:47 AM
Sunday

All they have to do is defund the vaccine money and the vaccines will disappear because its not profitable for companies to produce them without govt subsidies.

Hugin

(34,595 posts)
6. I'm not sure what part of...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:47 AM
Sunday

“Your body, my choice.” Isn’t sinking in.

That’s how authoritarian fascist regimes work. You will get a vaccine if it serves their purpose.

delisen

(6,466 posts)
9. If pharma pays off Trump
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:52 AM
Sunday

they can keep selling vaccines. The prices may be higher. The cabinet nominees like Huckabee have said that they do not make the policy.

cadoman

(893 posts)
10. hard to say, on one hand it is clear that tsf will not be happy till we are all dead or impoverished
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:56 AM
Sunday

...but on the other the vaccine research was officially kicked off while he was in office. He attempted to slow walk it to appease his ignorant base but Biden put his foot on the accelerator and saved us.

All we can do is stay boosted and have our backup/asylum plans ready. The day to start an asylum plan with a Democratic Socialist country is yesterday.

https://help.unhcr.org/denmark/how-to-apply-for-asylum-in-denmark/how-to-apply-for-asylum/

https://help.unhcr.org/france/en/demander-lasile-en-france/

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum/claim-protection-inside-canada.html

I don't know how soon we'll be hearing knocks on our doors or bank accounts being frozen, but I know that once it starts--it'll accelerate VERY quickly.

ananda

(30,822 posts)
11. One possible scenario is that big pharma...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 11:06 AM
Sunday

will still make vaccines, but government won't pay
for them and without good health insurance, many
won't be able to afford them.

bluestarone

(18,234 posts)
12. Yea, i'm thinking everyone of THEM will get it except,
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 11:08 AM
Sunday

Kennedy jr. That asshole should die of Covid! (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE)

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