Another way to answer...

[Rob]

Absolutely agree. Unfortunately the people with the money decide what's important enough to spend the money (resources on).

Also, unfortunately, the pandemic is occurring at the same time as the starvation (which is mostly due to anthropogenic climate change). Sadly, the eye-opening UN report from a couple days ago has already disappeared from the headlines.

We do have the ability to do things in parallel -- it doesn't have to be either/or. "The Vaccine" is the proven answer for the COVID issue, but Unfortunately some countries are now going to start giving out booster (3rd) doses of vaccine before much of the world (including Jamaica) even has their first dose.

I think you misunderstood what I meant, please read the 2018 press release about 2017 and prior years child starvation numbers (pre pandemic and pre climate change talk) from UNICEF.

Here is the link, make note of the 1990 numbers...

https://www.unicef.org/press-release...orld-un-report

[BethAnn38]

Her first real haircut lol.

[VVHT]

If Walter Cronkite were alive today, he wouldn't be happy with the evening news!
The Fourth Estate (news/media) chases ever dwindling profits and not the truth.
I'm located in west of Boston. The Greater Boston area has evolved into a major hub of Biosciences covering the full spectrum of Life Sciences.
Moderna is just one of many dozens of companies doing business in the Bio arena.
One of my clients with several advanced degrees in the Biosciences has said from the very beginning of the COVID Era, "It only takes this virus to mutate the wrong way once and we are all dead".
The Delta variant is highly contagious, what if the next variant is just as transmittable, but even more deadly!!
Get vaccinated and wear a mask, if not for you, do it for the children that haven't been vaccinated yet.

Rob, great idea with the fund raiser, I'm wearing my t-shirt at a Caribbean themed party I'm attending next week and I'll also be wearing a mask.
The cook is from Jamaica, so I'm hoping for some pumpkin soup!!

Enjoy,

VVHT

[JohnNYC]

For all those complaining about children needing masks, hey, I'm with you. But I'd rather my child wear a mask than to get sick or even worse. He didn't want to wear seat belts, a bike helmet or life preserver at sea, but I made him wear those too. Tough love.

[Jambarney]

Thanks Pachenas for your response and calling me out directly but I wasn't looking for a tit for tat type of deal , that's why I didn't single out anyone's post in my original and why I won't post again in this thread. I appreciate your vast paste and copy expertise of all things covid , mitigation , and science , we are so lucky to have such an expert posting on the board. Your assumptions , concerns and directives about where I travel and whom I around are duly noted. I will give your post about as much consideration as I will my next drink of cold redstripe beer. Have a great day and once again you do you and I'll do me.

[Rob]

IslandLynn,

Your last post was removed for blatant name calling as well as other issues.

Please tone down the rhetoric...

Thank you.

[islandlynn]

Right this is your castle. Got it.

[Rob]

And for the life of me I have no idea how vaccine even entered the conversation. My friend is not anti-vaccine, just anti-starvation.

[BethAnn38]

And for the life of me I have no idea how vaccine even entered the conversation. My friend is not anti-vaccine, just anti-starvation.

Me neither!! Totally for it.

[BethAnn38]

I mean vaccination not starvation. Sorry I’ve had like 5 rum punches.