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Shadout wrote:

When was he even vaccinated? Isnt it proven beyond any doubt now, that the vaccines only stays highly efficient for about 6 months among elderly people with weakened immune systems. Hence the booster shot.

I remember back in April they did studies that checked the antibody levels of people who are immunocompromised (organ transplant patients, cancer, etc...) after they got their vaccine and it was showing 0 antibodies. Even at that time, they were suggesting an antibody test and a third shot.

Wash St football coach fired for refusing to get vaccine.

They fired him "with cause" too, so no bonuses or contract buyout. The story the other day mentioned he was Catholic and the local church had pointed out that no, vaccines were not against their religion. So, no exemption for him.

$3 million annual salary just kissed it goodbye.

Will Liberty hire him if he's Catholic?

Russians party despite record Covid figures

Russia topped the symbolic figure of 1,000 daily deaths on Saturday for the first time since the start of the pandemic, and hit a new record in infection numbers on Monday with 34,325 cases reported.

Officials say the country is quickly running out of hospital beds and Russia’s chief doctor, Denis Protsenko, described the situation on Friday as “near critical”, with vaccinations at a standstill.

Several regions reintroduced QR codes for access to public places last week as well as mandatory vaccination for certain groups, but Moscow and St Petersburg – home to by far the biggest clusters of infections – have so far opted against new measures. The two cities are among the most open places in Europe.

For many like Draganova, talk of new restrictions brings back painful memories of March 2020, when Russia went into a full lockdown for more than two months. Small and medium-sized businesses ewere disproportionally hit because the authorities provided little support to private firms, preferring to spend their resources on state employees seen as the core of the Kremlin’s support.

“I almost lost everything, so I would like to avoid that scenario at all costs,” Draganova said, a sentiment echoed by many.

During the first coronavirus wave, 60% of Russian households said they had lost income as a result of the economic crisis.

“Russians have consistently shown more concern about the economic situation than the epidemiological one,” said Christian Fröhlich, a sociology professor at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics who studies public dissent.

“People have very low expectations from the government and don’t expect to receive any support during a lockdown. This helps explain why many prefer for the country to stay open despite the deaths.”

Ok so the FDA is meeting to discuss mix matching vaccines. I'd rather get an mRNA booster.

A f*cking college shouldn't be paying 3 f*cking million dollars for someone to coach a kid's game!

Stele wrote:

Wash St football coach fired for refusing to get vaccine.

They fired him "with cause" too, so no bonuses or contract buyout. The story the other day mentioned he was Catholic and the local church had pointed out that no, vaccines were not against their religion. So, no exemption for him.

$3 million annual salary just kissed it goodbye.

Correct. The state exemptions are very strict, as in, you've got to show that not only do you object to this vaxx, but your doc will vouch, "Yeah, I don't give this guy anything because of [legit medical reason]."

Lots of talk about people going and getting other jobs because "F the Gov" but they all mostly backed down. Probably when they realized all the other big employers will also require a shot.

So it's not exactly sympathy I'm feeling as I read about this guy and my 8yo son waits on his Covid test results.

Shadout wrote:

When was he even vaccinated? Isnt it proven beyond any doubt now, that the vaccines only stays highly efficient for about 6 months among elderly people with weakened immune systems. Hence the booster shot.

I haven't heard anything like this, and given my dad has had 2 bouts of cancer, I would like to find out the peer-reviewed data you have that indicates this.

Oh Jesus, I am so sorry Australians that American right wingers have seized upon you as literally a dictatorship for handling COVID well.

On the other hand, you did give the world Rupert Murdoch, so six one.

Stele wrote:

Wash St football coach fired for refusing to get vaccine.

They fired him "with cause" too, so no bonuses or contract buyout. The story the other day mentioned he was Catholic and the local church had pointed out that no, vaccines were not against their religion. So, no exemption for him.

$3 million annual salary just kissed it goodbye.

Fun fact: he's roughly my age and grew up in the same town that I grew up in. I know this because my mom likes telling me that I'm not the most embarrassing man to have grown up in that town.

Prederick wrote:

Oh Jesus, I am so sorry Australians that American right wingers have seized upon you as literally a dictatorship for handling COVID well.

On the other hand, you did give the world Rupert Murdoch, so six one.

We aren't the target audience of that message. Almost everyone here knows it is a lie and a tiny, very noisy minority are pointing at it to prove "TyRaNy!!"

We will push through 90% fully vaccinated here by the end of the year. The combination of carrots and sticks are helping get through.

Bruce wrote:

We aren't the target audience of that message.

Actually, yeah, that's a good reminder. That message has zilch to do with Australia in actuality.

iaintgotnopants wrote:

Will Liberty hire him if he's Catholic?

They only hire Christians.*

H.P. Lovesauce wrote:
iaintgotnopants wrote:

Will Liberty hire him if he's Catholic?

They only hire Christians.*

::Monty Python accent:: What do you mean? Protestant or Lutheran?… AAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhh

Bruce wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Oh Jesus, I am so sorry Australians that American right wingers have seized upon you as literally a dictatorship for handling COVID well.

On the other hand, you did give the world Rupert Murdoch, so six one.

We aren't the target audience of that message. Almost everyone here knows it is a lie and a tiny, very noisy minority are pointing at it to prove "TyRaNy!!"

We will push through 90% fully vaccinated here by the end of the year. The combination of carrots and sticks are helping get through.

We have this odd dynamic in Australia. States which were largely COVID-free (Queensland and WA) are now begging their people to vaccinate because you can't win elections when other highly vaccinated states open to each other and the rest of the world. Complacency will kill. You also can't say no to tourism dollars from the two most populous and wealthy states forever.

My boy just got his 2nd Pfizer jab today and he mentioned his classmates are nearly all vaccinated, at least those eligible being 12 years old. Then again, my local government area and its surrounds have around 95% first jab rate, thus it's a reflection of prevailing sentiment in our part of Sydney. Like Bruce said, Aussies for the overwhelming part are compliant with vaccine programmes but you'll always have pockets of irrationality and selfishness and those are the fools we saw protesting months ago. I just hope they didn't make matters worse in the US because our positions aren't comparable given the high level of vaccination across the country here compared to large areas like Texas and Florida having stubborn refusals to get the jab.

edit: eh well past the moment, not worth it

edit2: quote is not edit, fail city this morning

Mixolyde wrote:

A f*cking college shouldn't be paying 3 f*cking million dollars for someone to coach a kid's game!

It gets worse. That guy was the highest paid state employee in the entire state.

Yeah we only pay ours 2.7 million but he is still the highest paid state employee..

In Kentucky it's 2 basketball coaches at the top of that list, then the 2 football coaches.

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UpToIsomorphism wrote:

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I am utterly unshocked by the Nevada one.

The one that gets me is Hawaii. That has to be the University of Hawaii. Even a mediocre group of 5 school's coach, who makes a fraction of what the major headlining coaches are making, can top out their state.

Who is the basketball coach in CA?
Gonzaga?
The article is suspect. Chip Kelly is the UCLA football coach. Definitely not basketball.

Michigan is also not a basketball coach: Jim Harbaugh.

fangblackbone wrote:

The article is suspect.

The article is from 2013

The link may be old. But if I were guessing it is the UCLA basketball coach, and the new contract that Juwan Howard got as the UM hoops coach.

Gonzaga is a private school (Catholic) in Washington, and thus exempt from this list.

nvm

Gonzaga is a private school (Catholic) in Washington, and thus exempt from this list.

I knew that ;P

UCLA basketball coach makes more than Kelly @ $3.3mil? Wow!
edit: yup he sure does at $4mil (Mick Cronin)

In their effort to breathlessly cover the handful of selfish morons who still refuse to get vaccinated they've slept on the biggest COVID vaccination success story: Puerto Rico.

72.2% of all Puerto Ricans are now fully vaccinated, beating out even Vermont and Connecticut by several percentage points.

Because of this they also have the lowest community transmission rate in the country: just 18 positive cases per 100K population and a 7-day positive test rate of under 3%. They and the Northern Marianas Islands are the only "moderate transmission" yellow in a sea of red "high transmission."

And while us mainlanders have had to deal with red state governors who seem to actively want to kill teachers and students and brainwashed parents whining about 'freedom' Puerto Rico had vaccinated 98% of its school workforce back in March. March.

And 90 percent of Puerto Rican students aged 12 to 17 have gotten at least one dose because schools mandated proof of vaccination before they could return to classrooms. This compares to the mainland average of just 59%.

Kinda makes you wonder how many people might still be alive today if it wasn't for Fox News and the horse paste grifters.