Coronavirus Thread VI: Are We Nearly There Yet? (READ OP)

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Or you just want to be able to lie about your vaccination status in order to skirt restrictions.

No need.

https://ibb.co/Tbsk2nW

Vetalia, why? You're really gonna post your vaccine card to prove a point on a random site?

[Kowani]

Michigan lifts capacity limits for outdoor events and residential gatherings, increases indoor capacity limits to 50%

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Michigan lifts capacity limits for outdoor events and residential gatherings, increases indoor capacity limits to 50%

You know what's funny? Things are starting to feel abnormally normal around here. Me and my dad used to talk about all the crazy shit going on with covid or Trump when I'd get off work last year and now our drives home are virtually silent because of how crazy shit isn't really happening around here right now. It feels weird.

[Galloism]

Michigan lifts capacity limits for outdoor events and residential gatherings, increases indoor capacity limits to 50%

You know what's funny? Things are starting to feel abnormally normal around here. Me and my dad used to talk about all the crazy shit going on with covid or Trump when I'd get off work last year and now our drives home are virtually silent because of how crazy shit isn't really happening around here right now. It feels weird.

I went to the grocery store deli and bought a sub the other day. Pursuant to CDC guidance, I didn't have to wear a mask, since I was fully vaccinated.

It was so nice.

[CoraSpia]

I just got my second jab, and can report no new urges to purchase a Microsoft surface pro yet.

[Kowani]

New Mexico offers $10 million in prizes in new vaccine sweepstakes

The state will give away $1 million a week for five weeks beginning mid-June, during which one person from each of the state’s four regions will win $250,000. In early august, a statewide $5 million grand prize will be given away. Residents will also have the chance to win staycations, as well as passes to state parks and museums.

According to the sweepstake's website, the grand prize will go to someone who is fully vaccinated, while regional winners will only have to have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

The first drawing is scheduled to begin on June 18, and the grand prize will be drawn Aug. 7. Eligible participants have to be at least 18 years of age and have to receive at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in New Mexico. People who have already been vaccinated can simply register to enter the drawing.

[Galloism]

New Mexico offers $10 million in prizes in new vaccine sweepstakes

The state will give away $1 million a week for five weeks beginning mid-June, during which one person from each of the state’s four regions will win $250,000. In early august, a statewide $5 million grand prize will be given away. Residents will also have the chance to win staycations, as well as passes to state parks and museums.

According to the sweepstake's website, the grand prize will go to someone who is fully vaccinated, while regional winners will only have to have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

The first drawing is scheduled to begin on June 18, and the grand prize will be drawn Aug. 7. Eligible participants have to be at least 18 years of age and have to receive at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in New Mexico. People who have already been vaccinated can simply register to enter the drawing.

Again, if it works, it's not stupid.

[Fartsniffage]

You know what's funny? Things are starting to feel abnormally normal around here. Me and my dad used to talk about all the crazy shit going on with covid or Trump when I'd get off work last year and now our drives home are virtually silent because of how crazy shit isn't really happening around here right now. It feels weird.

I went to the grocery store deli and bought a sub the other day. Pursuant to CDC guidance, I didn't have to wear a mask, since I was fully vaccinated.

It was so nice.

You probably still should for a while though. Let's not undo a year of hard work over wearing a mask for a couple of more months.

[Kowani]

Ex-footballer Bradley Orr claimed the Magna Carta allowed him to keep his soft play centre open during Covid restrictions, fined more than £4,500

An ex-footballer who claimed the Magna Carta allowed him to keep his soft play centre open during Covid restrictions has been fined more than £4,500.

Bradley Orr, who has played for Bristol City, QPR and Blackburn Rovers, was summonsed to court after refusing to close Cirque D-Play in Merseyside.

Orr claimed the 800-year-old document meant Covid rules did not apply to him.

But he was fined at Wirral Magistrates Court for contravening a prohibition notice.

In written statements to the court, Merseyside Police said Orr, of Falkner Street in Liverpool, had refused to adhere to the former tier three local restrictions, which were in force in October and November 2020.

PC Alex Broadbent said he and another officer attended Cirque D-Play on 1 November, one day after council environmental health officers had issued Orr with a fixed-penalty notice. PC Broadbent said there were "numerous members of the public present with children playing". He began speaking to an unidentified man, later revealed to be Orr, and tried to explain that the business was in breach of Covid regulations, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Orr replied: "I am not entering into a contract with you. I refuse to stand under you."

Mr Broadbent added: "Orr pointed out that he had an extract from the Magna Carta on the front door of his property which he asked me to read."

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215 by King John, was a royal charter of rights designed to bring peace between the King and his barons.

Orr falsely claimed that Clause 61 meant he could ignore laws that he deems "unjust".

Although it is one of the foundational documents of English law, only four parts of the Magna Carta remain valid.

None of those clauses allows citizens to decide which laws should apply to them.

In a statement to the court, PC Matthew Edwards said, during a later visit on 7 November, Orr had acted "in a childish manner" and claimed coronavirus was "make-believe".

Mr Edwards said: "Orr began to quote that the Health Regulations 2020 were only legislations and not law and that he only listened to common law."

Orr, who did not respond to either summons to court, was fined £3,960 in total and ordered to pay another £200 in costs and £366 as a surcharge for victim services.

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Ex-footballer Bradley Orr claimed the Magna Carta allowed him to keep his soft play centre open during Covid restrictions, fined more than £4,500

An ex-footballer who claimed the Magna Carta allowed him to keep his soft play centre open during Covid restrictions has been fined more than £4,500.

Bradley Orr, who has played for Bristol City, QPR and Blackburn Rovers, was summonsed to court after refusing to close Cirque D-Play in Merseyside.

Orr claimed the 800-year-old document meant Covid rules did not apply to him.

But he was fined at Wirral Magistrates Court for contravening a prohibition notice.

In written statements to the court, Merseyside Police said Orr, of Falkner Street in Liverpool, had refused to adhere to the former tier three local restrictions, which were in force in October and November 2020.

PC Alex Broadbent said he and another officer attended Cirque D-Play on 1 November, one day after council environmental health officers had issued Orr with a fixed-penalty notice. PC Broadbent said there were "numerous members of the public present with children playing". He began speaking to an unidentified man, later revealed to be Orr, and tried to explain that the business was in breach of Covid regulations, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Orr replied: "I am not entering into a contract with you. I refuse to stand under you."

Mr Broadbent added: "Orr pointed out that he had an extract from the Magna Carta on the front door of his property which he asked me to read."

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215 by King John, was a royal charter of rights designed to bring peace between the King and his barons.

Orr falsely claimed that Clause 61 meant he could ignore laws that he deems "unjust".

Although it is one of the foundational documents of English law, only four parts of the Magna Carta remain valid.

None of those clauses allows citizens to decide which laws should apply to them.

In a statement to the court, PC Matthew Edwards said, during a later visit on 7 November, Orr had acted "in a childish manner" and claimed coronavirus was "make-believe".

Mr Edwards said: "Orr began to quote that the Health Regulations 2020 were only legislations and not law and that he only listened to common law."

Orr, who did not respond to either summons to court, was fined £3,960 in total and ordered to pay another £200 in costs and £366 as a surcharge for victim services.

I think the Articles of Confederatuon allow me to not use US dollars.

[Kowani]

West Virginia to give away guns as Covid-19 vaccine incentive

The state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom shotguns through its lottery, with the drawings taking place on June 20 for Fathers Day.

There will be a series of lottery drawings taking place weekly from June 20 through August 4, for which any West Virginian who’s received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible to register. The lottery will also give one resident $1 million—as other states have done—along with prizes like full-ride scholarships, custom trucks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

In addition to its lottery, West Virginia is also giving away $100 in savings bonds or gift cards to everyone ages 16-35 in the state who is fully vaccinated.

[Galloism]

West Virginia to give away guns as Covid-19 vaccine incentive

The state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom shotguns through its lottery, with the drawings taking place on June 20 for Fathers Day.

There will be a series of lottery drawings taking place weekly from June 20 through August 4, for which any West Virginian who’s received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible to register. The lottery will also give one resident $1 million—as other states have done—along with prizes like full-ride scholarships, custom trucks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

In addition to its lottery, West Virginia is also giving away $100 in savings bonds or gift cards to everyone ages 16-35 in the state who is fully vaccinated.

Based West Virginia.

[Borderlands of Rojava]

West Virginia to give away guns as Covid-19 vaccine incentive

The state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom shotguns through its lottery, with the drawings taking place on June 20 for Fathers Day.

There will be a series of lottery drawings taking place weekly from June 20 through August 4, for which any West Virginian who’s received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible to register. The lottery will also give one resident $1 million—as other states have done—along with prizes like full-ride scholarships, custom trucks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

In addition to its lottery, West Virginia is also giving away $100 in savings bonds or gift cards to everyone ages 16-35 in the state who is fully vaccinated.

And just when I think I'm out of clownworld, they pull me back in.

[Galloism]

West Virginia to give away guns as Covid-19 vaccine incentive

The state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom shotguns through its lottery, with the drawings taking place on June 20 for Fathers Day.

There will be a series of lottery drawings taking place weekly from June 20 through August 4, for which any West Virginian who’s received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible to register. The lottery will also give one resident $1 million—as other states have done—along with prizes like full-ride scholarships, custom trucks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

In addition to its lottery, West Virginia is also giving away $100 in savings bonds or gift cards to everyone ages 16-35 in the state who is fully vaccinated.

And just when I think I'm out of clownworld, they pull me back in.

You may think it's silly, but here's an interesting notion:

Doesn't it target EXACTLY the people who have expressed vaccine hesitancy right on the nose?

[Esalia]

And just when I think I'm out of clownworld, they pull me back in.

You may think it's silly, but here's an interesting notion:

Doesn't it target EXACTLY the people who have expressed vaccine hesitancy right on the nose?

Enticing the vaccine hesitant into getting vaccinated with gun giveaways.

That's so dumb it might actually be smart.

[Galloism]

You may think it's silly, but here's an interesting notion:

Doesn't it target EXACTLY the people who have expressed vaccine hesitancy right on the nose?

Enticing the vaccine hesitant into getting vaccinated with gun giveaways.

That's so dumb it might actually be smart.

It's not stupid if it works!

[Dakini]

Wow.

Well I reached out to the Goorin PR people and forwarded that link.

-update-

Just got word from Goorin and they said they are severing all ties with that third party.

Nice.

-update-

Just got word from Goorin and they said they are severing all ties with that third party.

Did you seriously just contribute to an online mob trying to destroy a small business and then post happily about it on the internet?

Why would you do that?

Why would a business owner decide it's a good idea to spend years being racist?

So if a hat seller's customer base say 'stop selling your hats through venues supporting potentially lethal misinformation' you think the free, private business should be barred from doing so? At first it sounded like you disapproved of the 'mob' doing it, but now it sounds like you'd be fine with the mob doing it, but not the company responding to its customer base's wishes.

The way I would handle this would be to make political beliefs a protected class in the same style as race, sex, disability etc in equality law.

Treating black people badly and refusing to serve them when they enter your shop isn't a valid political belief, fortunately.

[Samudera Darussalam]

West Virginia to give away guns as Covid-19 vaccine incentive

The state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom shotguns through its lottery, with the drawings taking place on June 20 for Fathers Day.

There will be a series of lottery drawings taking place weekly from June 20 through August 4, for which any West Virginian who’s received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible to register. The lottery will also give one resident $1 million—as other states have done—along with prizes like full-ride scholarships, custom trucks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

In addition to its lottery, West Virginia is also giving away $100 in savings bonds or gift cards to everyone ages 16-35 in the state who is fully vaccinated.

Huh, that's the first time I'm reading something like this.
Now I'm wondering what kind of rewards govt. officials will give to entice peoppe to vaccinate. A new house? An apartment suite in Manhattan? Wyoming?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Ex-footballer Bradley Orr claimed the Magna Carta allowed him to keep his soft play centre open during Covid restrictions, fined more than £4,500

An ex-footballer who claimed the Magna Carta allowed him to keep his soft play centre open during Covid restrictions has been fined more than £4,500.

Bradley Orr, who has played for Bristol City, QPR and Blackburn Rovers, was summonsed to court after refusing to close Cirque D-Play in Merseyside.

Orr claimed the 800-year-old document meant Covid rules did not apply to him.

But he was fined at Wirral Magistrates Court for contravening a prohibition notice.

In written statements to the court, Merseyside Police said Orr, of Falkner Street in Liverpool, had refused to adhere to the former tier three local restrictions, which were in force in October and November 2020.

PC Alex Broadbent said he and another officer attended Cirque D-Play on 1 November, one day after council environmental health officers had issued Orr with a fixed-penalty notice. PC Broadbent said there were "numerous members of the public present with children playing". He began speaking to an unidentified man, later revealed to be Orr, and tried to explain that the business was in breach of Covid regulations, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Orr replied: "I am not entering into a contract with you. I refuse to stand under you."

Mr Broadbent added: "Orr pointed out that he had an extract from the Magna Carta on the front door of his property which he asked me to read."

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215 by King John, was a royal charter of rights designed to bring peace between the King and his barons.

Orr falsely claimed that Clause 61 meant he could ignore laws that he deems "unjust".

Although it is one of the foundational documents of English law, only four parts of the Magna Carta remain valid.

None of those clauses allows citizens to decide which laws should apply to them.

In a statement to the court, PC Matthew Edwards said, during a later visit on 7 November, Orr had acted "in a childish manner" and claimed coronavirus was "make-believe".

Mr Edwards said: "Orr began to quote that the Health Regulations 2020 were only legislations and not law and that he only listened to common law."

Orr, who did not respond to either summons to court, was fined £3,960 in total and ordered to pay another £200 in costs and £366 as a surcharge for victim services.

Ethelred the Unready would like to have a word with him, from the afterlife.

[Kowani]

West Virginia to give away guns as Covid-19 vaccine incentive

The state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom shotguns through its lottery, with the drawings taking place on June 20 for Fathers Day.

There will be a series of lottery drawings taking place weekly from June 20 through August 4, for which any West Virginian who’s received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible to register. The lottery will also give one resident $1 million—as other states have done—along with prizes like full-ride scholarships, custom trucks and lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

In addition to its lottery, West Virginia is also giving away $100 in savings bonds or gift cards to everyone ages 16-35 in the state who is fully vaccinated.

Huh, that's the first time I'm reading something like this.
Now I'm wondering what kind of rewards govt. officials will give to entice peoppe to vaccinate. A new house? An apartment suite in Manhattan? Wyoming?

so far: money prizes in Cali, New Mexico, and Ohio, gift cards pretty much everywhere, beers in New Jersey, and amusement park tickets in Illinois, scholarships in quite a few states, and now guns in WV
there's probably some other stuff i missed, but meh

[Galloism]

Huh, that's the first time I'm reading something like this.
Now I'm wondering what kind of rewards govt. officials will give to entice peoppe to vaccinate. A new house? An apartment suite in Manhattan? Wyoming?

so far: money prizes in Cali, New Mexico, and Ohio, gift cards pretty much everywhere, beers in New Jersey, and amusement park tickets in Illinois, scholarships in quite a few states, and now guns in WV
there's probably some other stuff i missed, but meh

Still nothing for me in Florida.

[Dakini]

For sure, although I am very critical of some aspects of the pandemic response I knew this was the right thing to do...each vaccination is another nail in the coffin of this pandemic. Thank you as well if you have been vaccinated!

It is becoming more and more clear that these vaccines are safe and effective in both the short and increasingly longer terms. Each month that passes proves that more and more and the fact that this was accomplished in record time is a reason to feel extremely optimistic about defeating a number of diseases

I would also recommend the vaccine hesitant give a lot of consideration to the J&J vaccine; it is based on a long-existing technology that has developed a number of other successful vaccine candidates (e.g. Ebola and Zika). It also has some more testing regarding effectiveness against variants compared to the mRNA, although all are highly effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death.

However, my personal recommendation is if you are in constant, close contact with individuals who can't be vaccinated I would get one of the mRNA vaccines as they appear to have higher protection against contracting SARS-CoV-2 altogether. J&J is somewhat less effective in this regard.

I got the J&J because it was the first one offered to me. Before all three vaccines were in abundant supply, the recommendation was to get the vaccine as soon as it was offered to you, no matter the brand. J&J is still highly effective. The one and done is convenient for people with transportation issues, work responsibilities or even people that don’t like getting shots.

I got the J&J because my immigration status isn't quite settled yet so it's hard for me to properly register for the vaccination system here. It was much easier to just turn up at a vaccination marathon for one shot than to have to worry about where to get the second one a month from now.

As mentioned upthread, I had some chills the first night, but the second day I was almost back to normal (my eyes felt tired much of the day) and today I was totally fine. Just counting the days until I get maximum immunity and then add another week to look out for blood clot symptoms.

[Kowani]

so far: money prizes in Cali, New Mexico, and Ohio, gift cards pretty much everywhere, beers in New Jersey, and amusement park tickets in Illinois, scholarships in quite a few states, and now guns in WV
there's probably some other stuff i missed, but meh

Still nothing for me in Florida.

DeSantis says never

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I got the J&J because it was the first one offered to me. Before all three vaccines were in abundant supply, the recommendation was to get the vaccine as soon as it was offered to you, no matter the brand. J&J is still highly effective. The one and done is convenient for people with transportation issues, work responsibilities or even people that don’t like getting shots.

I got the J&J because my immigration status isn't quite settled yet so it's hard for me to properly register for the vaccination system here. It was much easier to just turn up at a vaccination marathon for one shot than to have to worry about where to get the second one a month from now.

As mentioned upthread, I had some chills the first night, but the second day I was almost back to normal (my eyes felt tired much of the day) and today I was totally fine. Just counting the days until I get maximum immunity and then add another week to look out for blood clot symptoms.

You’re still in Asia, right?

[Samudera Darussalam]

Huh, that's the first time I'm reading something like this.
Now I'm wondering what kind of rewards govt. officials will give to entice peoppe to vaccinate. A new house? An apartment suite in Manhattan? Wyoming?

so far: money prizes in Cali, New Mexico, and Ohio, gift cards pretty much everywhere, beers in New Jersey, and amusement park tickets in Illinois, scholarships in quite a few states, and now guns in WV
there's probably some other stuff i missed, but meh

The others seem to be normal. I quite expected the gift cards, money prizes, and beers.
Scholarships would be a godsend for students.

And there is WV, giving guns. That's quite.....inventive, I guess.