Great ‘toon! We can’t even trust this clown president to get out test kits. WTF! Say what you want about Trump, but he got the vaccine out at warp speed. It’s time to retire Dementia Joe. Let’s go, Brandon!
As I watch video and read stories about people waiting for 6 hours (that’s the longest I’ve heard) for a Covid test, I am honestly wondering how many of these people have symptoms and/or have been vaccinated already?
If you don’t have symptoms, why get tested?
If you’ve been vaccinated and don’t have symptoms then you really don’t need to be tested.
It’s the government’s own guidelines. Then again, they change moment by moment so who can really keep up?
This toon is misleading. We did not have enough tests to keep track of the initial infections in 2020 until late in the summer in part because hair Furrier did not want for there to be a lot of infections. In spite of his wishes, CV19-Alpha chugged right along. Then in the winter of 2021 as the vaccines began to roll out, testing became secondary because the vaccines were seen as working so well. That remained status through the summer ‘21 Delta surge which was held in check largely by the 2 vaccine regimen. Biden correctly identified that surge as a nonvaccinated outbreak. Statistically, it sickened red, mostly southern states and Trump counties. Through the early fall, testing was not a big deal because the unvaccinated went to the hospital to die. But then Omicron began to break through the 2 vac barrier, but did not present serious infection signs. So now people, like my grandson got kind of sick with a snotty nose and a raspy voice. Even without a fever, sore body, dry cough/lung issues, he still needed a cvr test to go back to work. So he stood in line for four hours and the next day Fauchi announced people only needed to quarantine for 5 days. All in all, CV19 has been a muddled and fatal mess because the only person with political power who knew from the git go how serious the infection would be tried to cover it up. I’m looking at you, Donald.
Kelly Ernby, former Orange County GOP state Assembly candidate and deputy D.A., dies of COVID-19
During the pandemic, Ernby remained an ardent and vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
As recently as Dec. 4, she spoke against such mandates during a rally outside Irvine City Hall. Organized by the UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton chapters of Turning Point USA, the rally drew dozens in attendance, according to the Daily Titan, a Fullerton student newspaper.
“There’s nothing that matters more than our freedoms right now,” Ernby said
But we’ll let Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party and a longtime Orange County GOP activist, have the last word:
She was very passionate about her love for politics, for America and the Republican Party…
She really became part of the fabric of our party. We’re really going to miss her. It’s very sad.
Omicron is the ‘fastest-spreading virus known to humankind,’ even if anti-vaxx views aren’t new
Nonetheless, as of Jan. 3, the seven-day average of daily new U.S. cases is 480,273, meaning the U.S. has the highest 7-day average of new cases in the world, according to JHU’s rankings.
Historian and physician Anton Erkoreka researches epidemics from the past, and is flabbergasted by omicron’s spread. “It is the most-explosive and the fastest-spreading virus in history,” he declared. Erkoreka, director of the Basque Museum of the History of Medicine, recalls that the Black Death (14th century) and 19th-century cholera took years to spread around the world. The so-called Russian flu of 1889, which may have been caused by another coronavirus, required three months to traverse the planet. That is similar to the time taken by the original variant of SARS-CoV-2, detected in December 2019 in Wuhan and already omnipresent by March 2020. “The omicron variant has beaten that record of expansion,” Erkoreka said.
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Fair enough. The Biden administration didn’t see Omicron coming, but that’s not an excuse. They should have prepared anyway. I hope this is a lesson learned.
But remember, most of the criticism is coming from people FIGHTING pandemic-mitigating efforts. They’re a huge part of the problem here.
Concretionist over 2 years ago
Yeah. Good intentions don’t work very well…
William Bednar Premium Member over 2 years ago
Looks like Rob Rogers has been taking the “red” pill, again.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 2 years ago
Trumperrhoid much?
FrankErnesto over 2 years ago
Instead of testing for covid we should be testing anti-vaxxers for brain disease.
Jeff1159 over 2 years ago
Years ago, they were known as “rat lickers.”
The Nodding Head over 2 years ago
Guess Biden should just try the “ignore it and it’ll go away” strategy embraced by a large number of Republicans.
suzalee over 2 years ago
What did the states do with that covid money that was given to them? Why didn’t they give out free tests with that money?
1BlackLivesMatter Premium Member over 2 years ago
Great ‘toon! We can’t even trust this clown president to get out test kits. WTF! Say what you want about Trump, but he got the vaccine out at warp speed. It’s time to retire Dementia Joe. Let’s go, Brandon!
B 8671 over 2 years ago
Well, that’s one way for the republigoons to stop the testing of sane people.
Redd Panda over 2 years ago
rogers doesn’t understand, you can’t snap your fingers and make 100 million anything appear
and why do so many need a test? flying? for work? for school? i thought we were taking temps and noting symptoms, if any, test.
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member over 2 years ago
As I watch video and read stories about people waiting for 6 hours (that’s the longest I’ve heard) for a Covid test, I am honestly wondering how many of these people have symptoms and/or have been vaccinated already?
If you don’t have symptoms, why get tested?
If you’ve been vaccinated and don’t have symptoms then you really don’t need to be tested.
It’s the government’s own guidelines. Then again, they change moment by moment so who can really keep up?
HT-Missouri Premium Member over 2 years ago
This toon is misleading. We did not have enough tests to keep track of the initial infections in 2020 until late in the summer in part because hair Furrier did not want for there to be a lot of infections. In spite of his wishes, CV19-Alpha chugged right along. Then in the winter of 2021 as the vaccines began to roll out, testing became secondary because the vaccines were seen as working so well. That remained status through the summer ‘21 Delta surge which was held in check largely by the 2 vaccine regimen. Biden correctly identified that surge as a nonvaccinated outbreak. Statistically, it sickened red, mostly southern states and Trump counties. Through the early fall, testing was not a big deal because the unvaccinated went to the hospital to die. But then Omicron began to break through the 2 vac barrier, but did not present serious infection signs. So now people, like my grandson got kind of sick with a snotty nose and a raspy voice. Even without a fever, sore body, dry cough/lung issues, he still needed a cvr test to go back to work. So he stood in line for four hours and the next day Fauchi announced people only needed to quarantine for 5 days. All in all, CV19 has been a muddled and fatal mess because the only person with political power who knew from the git go how serious the infection would be tried to cover it up. I’m looking at you, Donald.
CW Stevenson over 2 years ago
Why aren’t people educated enough or smart enough to use common sense?
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Another Victim of the GOP Death Cult
Kelly Ernby, former Orange County GOP state Assembly candidate and deputy D.A., dies of COVID-19
During the pandemic, Ernby remained an ardent and vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
As recently as Dec. 4, she spoke against such mandates during a rally outside Irvine City Hall. Organized by the UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton chapters of Turning Point USA, the rally drew dozens in attendance, according to the Daily Titan, a Fullerton student newspaper.
“There’s nothing that matters more than our freedoms right now,” Ernby said
But we’ll let Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party and a longtime Orange County GOP activist, have the last word:
She was very passionate about her love for politics, for America and the Republican Party…
She really became part of the fabric of our party. We’re really going to miss her. It’s very sad.
Another GOP-assisted death.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/3/2072549/-Another-Victim-of-the-GOP-Death-Cult?utm_campaign=trending
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Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Omicron is the ‘fastest-spreading virus known to humankind,’ even if anti-vaxx views aren’t new
Nonetheless, as of Jan. 3, the seven-day average of daily new U.S. cases is 480,273, meaning the U.S. has the highest 7-day average of new cases in the world, according to JHU’s rankings.
Historian and physician Anton Erkoreka researches epidemics from the past, and is flabbergasted by omicron’s spread. “It is the most-explosive and the fastest-spreading virus in history,” he declared. Erkoreka, director of the Basque Museum of the History of Medicine, recalls that the Black Death (14th century) and 19th-century cholera took years to spread around the world. The so-called Russian flu of 1889, which may have been caused by another coronavirus, required three months to traverse the planet. That is similar to the time taken by the original variant of SARS-CoV-2, detected in December 2019 in Wuhan and already omnipresent by March 2020. “The omicron variant has beaten that record of expansion,” Erkoreka said.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/4/2072562/-CDC-reports-a-record-one-million-new-COVID-19-cases-in-the-U-S-in-a-single-day?pm_source=story_sidebar&pm_medium=web&pm_campaign=recommended
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
Public Service Announcement for Those Who Have Not Yet Made a New Year’s Resolution
Here’s the thinking behind trollish comments. The troll can dash off a quick one-liner — never more than a dozen words, half of them insults — post it in several dozen places, then sit back and watch sane people waste their time composing well-reasoned paragraphs in response. Then the troll might throw another occasional 1-liner into the conversation to spark another spate of time-wasting restatements of obvious facts, cogent logic, and sensible reasoning, with the bonus that some of those will actually quote the troll’s own words, thereby giving them yet another public exposure. The real bonus comes when the trollish comment gets so many responses that it gets promoted to that strip’s “featured comment” of the day, where it’ll be the ONLY one that 98% of the visitors to the strip will ever see.
In the coming year, resolve not to feed the trolls. It only encourages them.
Rich Douglas over 2 years ago
Fair enough. The Biden administration didn’t see Omicron coming, but that’s not an excuse. They should have prepared anyway. I hope this is a lesson learned.
But remember, most of the criticism is coming from people FIGHTING pandemic-mitigating efforts. They’re a huge part of the problem here.
Ammo is on a break Premium Member over 2 years ago
Happy Holiday’s just great to be back after a 30-date mute.