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city reflected (and a bit of a rant ... sorry!)
Almost exactly a year ago, as evening approached (and I headed home from work on my trusty bike "Betsy"), the last of the soft October light was casting warm reflections of the city on the river and the first touches of autumn seemed to have brushed color accents on the city parks trees. Shortly after that, I was once again working remotely from home, as a new wave of Covid19 swept through Italy.
A year later, 80% of the eligible population in Italy is fully vaccinated and another 5% has received the first dose. We still wear masks in indoor venues, on public transportation and in crowded outdoor places, but we can move around, all shops are open, if we need healthcare for something other than Covid we can get it and kids are mostly back in school.
We could probably dispense even with masks and social distancing if our national quota of vaccine hesitant folks (or their parents, in the case of kids over 12) were not being mislead by the misinformation trash that is still rampant on social media. Because of this trash, and the handful of orchestrators that originate it, we are still losing people who could have been protected by the vaccine, people of varying ages, including up to 25 kids each week, end up having to be hospitalised for Covid, we still have to wear masks and we had to implement vaccine mandates (which would not have been necessary if people's minds had not been poisoned against making rational choices). In my opinion, these orchestrators should not just be banned from social media. They should be brought to justice and made to answer for the deaths and the suffering of the people who unfortunately believed their lies.
A year later, 80% of the eligible population in Italy is fully vaccinated and another 5% has received the first dose. We still wear masks in indoor venues, on public transportation and in crowded outdoor places, but we can move around, all shops are open, if we need healthcare for something other than Covid we can get it and kids are mostly back in school.
We could probably dispense even with masks and social distancing if our national quota of vaccine hesitant folks (or their parents, in the case of kids over 12) were not being mislead by the misinformation trash that is still rampant on social media. Because of this trash, and the handful of orchestrators that originate it, we are still losing people who could have been protected by the vaccine, people of varying ages, including up to 25 kids each week, end up having to be hospitalised for Covid, we still have to wear masks and we had to implement vaccine mandates (which would not have been necessary if people's minds had not been poisoned against making rational choices). In my opinion, these orchestrators should not just be banned from social media. They should be brought to justice and made to answer for the deaths and the suffering of the people who unfortunately believed their lies.
Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr), Malik Raoulda, J. Gafarot, Anto & Pier and 31 other people have particularly liked this photo
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Annalia S. has replied to Esther clubBut probably not, both are too busy pursuing their political interests and, in Gov. Abbott's case, denying women their constitutional rights.
Love your Autumnal shot by the way.
Annalia S. has replied to HappySnapperAnnalia S. has replied to cammino clubAnnalia S. has replied to @ngélique ❤️ clubAnnalia S. has replied to Andrea Ertl clubAnnalia S. has replied to Dominique 60 clubIf this was 50 years ago, when there wasn't social media and so-called news organizations that disseminate lies, the lines would stretch for blocks and last hours to end this horrible pandemic.
Like Esther, I'm glad I live in a blue state where vaccination levels are above the national average.
Stay well!
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Annalia S. has replied to William Sutherland clubHere too, as in the States, the people who get severely ill or die are overwhelmingly unvaccinated. But these are just the facts, I guess. And facts seem to get no traction with people who get hit by a barrage of misinformation daily, often coming to them from sources they consider "trustworthy" (friends, relatives, coworkers and, as you say, a favorite news outlet who has forgotten or never knew what ethical journalism is).
But can we really blame only people's faulty judgement, when their own governors refuse to enact sensible public health measures in the face of a killer pandemic? For me, most of these folks should be considered as victims and all I can say is that there must be a special place in hell for State governors who completely abdicated their fundamental duty to implement sound public health policies in favour of their political agenda.
Annalia S. has replied to Don Sutherland clubAnnalia S. has replied to Jaap van 't Veen clubben detto, parole sacrosante.
e immagine soft bellissima
( devo ritornare a Firenze.........!)
Annalia S. has replied to Annemarie clubAnnalia S. has replied to Pam J clubAnnalia S. has replied to Gabi Lombardo clubPotrebbe essere che il numero che sai tu sia in rapporto alla popolazione totale. L'80% è in rapporto alla popolazione vaccinabile (quindi sopra i 12 anni).
Io sono sempre più convinta che molti tra i no-vax debbano essere considerati tra le vittime della disinformazione. Purtroppo ne conosco tanti che sono persone istruite e in grado di ragionare ma vengono fuorviati perchè la disinformazione gli arriva da fonti di cui si fidano (amici, parenti, colleghi).
Annalia S. has replied to FarbFormFreude clubThe most awful "ring" in Dante's hell was reserved for those who betrayed their friends, family and country. Is it any less of a betrayal because it consists of lies travelling on an easily shared Fb post or tweet or what have you? I think trash is putting it mildly.
Annalia S. has replied to Patrick Brandy clubI really don't understand how reasonably intelligent people can be mislead so easily and so thoroughly.
Annalia S. has replied to micritterAnnalia S. has replied to ©UdoSm clubFortunately, in Portugal, the value of the vaccinated population reached 85%, Annalia
Annalia S. has replied to J.Garcia clubO ja, Du sagst es. Es ist ein großes Problem mit den Impfgegnern.
Freundliche Grüße und einen guten Tag
Erich
Annalia S. has replied to sea-herdorf clubAnnalia S. has replied to tiabunna clubBuen sábado !
Wonderful Panorama.
Here 85% fully vaccined, 88% with at least one dosis and the third jab on the way before the end of the year for those over 65, with the flu vaccine at the same time (not in the same arm).
We are the most vaccinated country with the UAE, our vaccination was organized by military and was very well conducted.
We had very little of those stupid persons...
......wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
Buona domenica, Anto & Pier
Couldn't agree more about the Covid situation. Here in the UK we are led by a corrupt government that thinks that 35,000-40,000 new infections per day and 200+ deaths per day is somehow "normal" and that the pandemic is behind us now...
It is a pleasure to look at and we do feel one sweet longing to be in this light.
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