Comments on: COVID-19 pandemic still hits Las Vegas worse that U.S.–just like 1918 Spanish flu

By: William P. Barrett

William P. Barrett — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:44:56 +0000

In reply to Jerry. Jerry, getting vaccinated certainly makes sense to me, as do other measures, like masking and social distancing. I would say testing is part of the "early detection" you seem to advocate, but even that seems to be encountering resistance. I live in Vegas, and in my opinion a lot of folks here are npt taking this as seriously as they should.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:40:32 +0000

Sounds like fear mongering to me. Las Vegas also hosts 40 million visitors, maybe less during this pandemic. The vaccine is for the original virus, which is almost extinct. Vaccinated still get sick and vaccinated also pass the virus. So shouldn’t we be doing something different in Vegas, like focus on early detection, early treatment and preventative vitamin cocktails? Gloom and doom with no solution but “get vaccinated” makes no sense.

By: William P. Barrett

William P. Barrett — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 22:02:48 +0000

In reply to Martha Roberson. Martha Roberson, I have seen no data suggesting the rate of Guillain-Barre syndrome is higher in Las Vegas than in other places.

By: Martha Roberson

Martha Roberson — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:45:03 +0000

Those who can be vaccinated please do. There are a few Las Vegas persons who cannot be vaccinated because they have a neurological syndrome. No study has been done with the vaccine and its effect on those who cannot. For example, person’s with Guillain-Barre syndrome probably were probably infected by flu vaccine so a Covid vaccine might kill them.