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hlthe2b

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54. The two Nobel Prize winners for Medicine that developed the mRNA technology used to save millions

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 11:09 AM

Mar 2024

with the COVID-19 vaccine are approaching their 70s. Too old some say? Many on this board would not be alive today without the results of their work. And they are still at it because that technology stands ready to address many other infectious diseases.

NEWS
02 October 2023

Pioneers of mRNA COVID vaccines win medicine Nobel
https://archive.ph/DUqXp

This ageist crap needs to stop. Those who embrace it should only be so lucky to have the benefit of the experience of people like Drs. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman or President Joe Biden. I am fed up with it and so should every other DUer.

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Is Biden too old for a second term? [View all] lees1975 Mar 2024 OP

He's too young WA-03 Democrat Mar 2024 #1

Was there a reason to ask this question to this audience? brooklynite Mar 2024 #2

Polls are cheap and flawed. Let's just see what Democrats are thinking. lees1975 Mar 2024 #5

DU isn't an accurate cross-section of the Democratic Party Sympthsical Mar 2024 #6

How different is DU from the Pew demographics map? And how do you know? Did Earl G give you the data? ancianita Mar 2024 #29

This is literally from yesterday Sympthsical Mar 2024 #44

That's even higher than I thought. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #50

Part of me feels Sympthsical Mar 2024 #56

haha TwilightZone Mar 2024 #61

I blame all the ads that nonmembers see. Qutzupalotl Mar 2024 #62

One category? That overrides DU representativeness by race, education, and region demographics measured? ancianita Mar 2024 #52

Yes. Sympthsical Mar 2024 #53

Then yours is an insignificant distinction. In party platform, norms, party policies & party support of leadership, ancianita Mar 2024 #63

"DU is representative of the national party" TwilightZone Mar 2024 #64

DU has never been representative of the party as a whole or the real world. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #58

Thanks for posting that PatSeg Mar 2024 #60

As I commented there... Hekate Mar 2024 #77

Over the 20+ years I've been here, there have been many DU polls. Most of us learn 2 things... Hekate Mar 2024 #75

Yes, we do. ancianita Mar 2024 #83

But people here aren't "Democrats". They're politically engaged Democratic activists. brooklynite Mar 2024 #9

Of course. lees1975 Mar 2024 #11

No. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #24

Not all are Democrats. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #19

This might break DU rules to answer/discuss Sympthsical Mar 2024 #3

What's the alternative? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2024 #7

That's not the question being asked Sympthsical Mar 2024 #10

Barring an Act of God he's going to be the nominee. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2024 #15

More or less my view on it Sympthsical Mar 2024 #17

This needs to stop. NOW. We have serious other work to do and, as as far as I can tell, our president is doing it. CTyankee Mar 2024 #82

+1 Celerity Mar 2024 #27

The question being asked is whether DU believes the corporate hype or not. DU doesn't. ancianita Mar 2024 #34

Then maybe it should be.. whathehell Jun 2024 #91

There's a difference between old and too old. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #26

I don't think it would. lees1975 Mar 2024 #8

I do not believe for a moment it is not meant as "bashing" for Biden or when directed toward anyone else. hlthe2b Mar 2024 #22

"Too old" implies that he's not up for the job. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #55

Exactly ThreeNoSeep Mar 2024 #79

It'd be sad if we can't have a frank discussion about our own nominee Bucky Mar 2024 #88

You sound like the New York Times. Earth-shine Mar 2024 #4

Immaterial. He can do the job and he & Harris are all that stand between us and a Fascist take-over. hlthe2b Mar 2024 #12

Exactly. sop Mar 2024 #48

Jeez, Conjuay Mar 2024 #13

I would say that many people view him as too old. TexasDem69 Mar 2024 #14

That's exactly how I feel Tree Lady Mar 2024 #85

Really??? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2024 #16

I agree. SalamanderSleeps Mar 2024 #28

What passes here is in no way indicative of what will pass elsewhere. cloudbase Mar 2024 #18

Of course there are lots of possibilities, but this seems to be right at the top of the list of Biden's critics. lees1975 Mar 2024 #20

Absolutely not. We have a younger reliable backup Emile Mar 2024 #21

I chose PASS Tree-Hugger Mar 2024 #23

Is his hair too red or blond to be President? Is he too tall or too short? Irrelevant. paleotn Mar 2024 #25

Maybe instead of asking if Biden is too old ColinC Mar 2024 #30

EXACTLY. BUT the NYT's "news" priority is to hit every Democratic incumbent first. ancianita Mar 2024 #38

Responses to this question are just begging for alerts. former9thward Mar 2024 #31

Yep. Flypaper. Sympthsical Mar 2024 #47

are you bored this morning? niyad Mar 2024 #32

If Biden is too old, so is TSK. Both were born in 1940s. iluvtennis Mar 2024 #33

I really hate this ageism stuff when it comes to Biden. The question should be can he handle the job? ificandream Mar 2024 #35

Is this too stupid a question for a serious poll? Aristus Mar 2024 #36

No, he is not "too old". LuckyCharms Mar 2024 #37

I'm not concerned about Biden's age. sop Mar 2024 #39

Everyone should take a quiz about US and international matters. usonian Mar 2024 #40

Thank you for posting this... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #41

You got it. lees1975 Mar 2024 #43

I feel like here I can be honest and say yes Biden is too old. He is very uninspiring when he speaks rainy Mar 2024 #42

Irrelevant IMHO Kaleva Mar 2024 #45

FFS, look at the people as old or older than him. We sinkingfeeling Mar 2024 #46

The two Nobel Prize winners for Medicine that developed the mRNA technology used to save millions hlthe2b Mar 2024 #54

Is Biden too old? A lot of young voters seem to think so. I think that they could be right , but there Autumn Mar 2024 #49

Of course not. ismnotwasm Mar 2024 #51

No. He would not have accomplished all that he has if he were younger. MaryMagdaline Mar 2024 #57

There is no reason for this...Biden is the nominee period. Support Democrats. Demsrule86 Mar 2024 #59

This is a fundamentally meaningless question EarlG Mar 2024 #65

I think we lucked out & got a man whose age has brought wisdom & tremendous depth Hekate Mar 2024 #84

I am curious about why you are parroting a very insidious reichwing niyad Mar 2024 #66

You need a "HELL, NO" option........ lastlib Mar 2024 #67

Would there be all of the hysteria about Biden's age if Kamala Harris was a white man? dlk Mar 2024 #68

ooooh, good point! Lunabell Mar 2024 #70

Like it or not this will be a big issue in this election Buckeyeblue Mar 2024 #69

If Trump is the GOP nominee, then it will be less of an issue, given his age. lees1975 Mar 2024 #86

Whose TEAM do you trust the most? jmbar2 Mar 2024 #71

Hell, NO!!! liberalla Mar 2024 #72

Biden is old, but the alternative is a guy who wants to declare himself dictator for life. Initech Mar 2024 #73

President Biden is in far better physical condition compared to TFG LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2024 #74

No RandySF Mar 2024 #76

Perfect example as to why my opinion is: Polls are useless. LakeArenal Mar 2024 #78

I think it makes no practical difference what my opinion is circumstantially TheKentuckian Mar 2024 #80

Let me put it this way: I'd take Joe Biden of 2014 over Biden of 2024 anyday. SYFROYH Mar 2024 #81

My feelings exactly Bucky Mar 2024 #89

Kamala Harris' succession is the real threat behind this question. live love laugh Mar 2024 #87

I don't even know what the hell that means. It's not the Olympics, he's not auditioning for the American betsuni Mar 2024 #90