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originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: putnam6
gain Japan is still getting boosted at an extremely high rate and they are getting loads of cases and even their death rate is creeping up
Japan has an aging population, a high rate of multi-generational households, extremely confined living conditions, and a high rate of public transport usage.
Think of Japan as being like a low rent Hispanic neighborhood in NYC is right on top of a busy metro station.
Japan has an extremely fragile relationship with communicable diseases at the best of times. So covid was never going to be a walk in the park.
originally posted by: McGinty
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
originally posted by: McGinty
a reply to: AaarghZombies
All those business loses you outlined are severe and hugely detrimental to society. But are they detrimental to the pharma manufacturing and selling the vaccines? Are they detrimental to the politicians and officials getting kick back bribes into offshore accounts?
To be blunt, yes.
One of the reasons why vaccines usually take so long to produce is that there is very little profit in them. They're expensive to research, expensive to manufacture, and expensive to have certified. Not least of all because every market has slightly different rules and regulations.
Did you watch the second video in my OP?
The U.K. government has just made a deal with moderna make many millions of doses every year for the next 10 years. The contracts are very generous. That’s a great deal of guaranteed profit. Other countries have done the same (which he outlines in a more recent video). Manufacturing that many for that long scales up the business, which in turn will maximise the profits.
originally posted by: McGinty
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
originally posted by: McGinty
a reply to: AaarghZombies
All those business loses you outlined are severe and hugely detrimental to society. But are they detrimental to the pharma manufacturing and selling the vaccines? Are they detrimental to the politicians and officials getting kick back bribes into offshore accounts?
To be blunt, yes.
One of the reasons why vaccines usually take so long to produce is that there is very little profit in them. They're expensive to research, expensive to manufacture, and expensive to have certified. Not least of all because every market has slightly different rules and regulations.
Did you watch the second video in my OP?
The U.K. government has just made a deal with moderna make many millions of doses every year for the next 10 years. The contracts are very generous. That’s a great deal of guaranteed profit. Other countries have done the same (which he outlines in a more recent video). Manufacturing that many for that long scales up the business, which in turn will maximise the profits.
age isn't a factor but it isn't the only one and it isn't likely to be the most important one either, At least statistically it doesn't seem to be.
originally posted by: DaMouse
a reply to: McGinty
I haven’t bothered to read your OP or anyone else’s comment’s. I’ve come here to say what people have said on many platforms across the world…lockdowns don’t work against a virus.
And I live in one of the most lockdown countries in the world. People where I live, won’t do it again.
So I will tell you now, lockdowns will not be happening in 2023.
If they do, I will not comply.
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: McGinty
Yes, but it's dwarfed by the losses that businesses and economies are making due to the disruption caused by covid.
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: McGinty
There’s massive amounts of cash and future profit tied up in covid, with investments made that expect/need covid to stick around for the next decade.
Yes, but it's dwarfed by the losses that businesses and economies are making due to the disruption caused by covid.
From a business perspective, covid is a disaster. From a government perspective, the loss in revenue through taxation due to covid is a disaster.
However much you think that you can make selling vaxxes and PPE, I can make substantially more selling access to sports and entertainment venues, and all of the things that go with it.
Something as simple as reducing the number of visitors to a large theme park can have a substantial knock-on effect to a dozen industries. From the takings at the gate to companies that supply the food and cleaning staff.
Even big pharma is losing out. Not all pharma companies make vaxxes or things that are in demand due to covid, many depend on sales of things like cosmetics. When everyone is locked down or wearing masks sales of these things drop.
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
a reply to: McGinty
News we are not hearing is the CEO of both Pfizer and Modena both vets have quit their jobs ,sold up and gone to countries with no extradition treaties with both saying they were tricked .
Not a squeak on MSN
originally posted by: rickymouse
I wonder what kind of variant they are dealing with in China. It seems lots of people around here are getting the Omicron and most of them just get coughing, a mid sized fever for a couple of days and tired for about three or four days. Not much actual lung issues that would cause you to need to go to the hospital at all. The coughing seems to effect the throat and maybe bronchial tubes
originally posted by: tanstaafl
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: McGinty
Yes, but it's dwarfed by the losses that businesses and economies are making due to the disruption caused by covid.
None of those losses are due to covid, they are all due to the ridiculous, demonstrably insane response to covid - ie, the lockdowns and ridiculously useless vaxx/mask mandates.
ALL of them (the losses).