Yeah, I’m extremely surprised they did after becoming the main supplier to the UAE and Indonesia.
I’ve been warning people where I live for months not to use it but lots of people who only get the news in Mandarin(even local news) refused to get anything else.
EDIT:
Now they’re backtracking by claiming the initial statement was misinterpreted.
According to my wife who follows China news, what he probably meant was that a 50% efficacy rate is considered the “baseline standard” and he’s not really commented on the actual efficacyof the vaccine since it’s still not been fully established and they’re constantly improving it.
Fuck, my English teacher, who was also our “music teacher”, in secondary school was a massive Madonna fan. She’d use lyrics from some songs in English class and kept making us sing Rain during music class. I wish I’d watched Reservoir Dogs at that time.
(For those who’ve never watched Reservoir Dogs, go google Tarantino’s silly but funny interpretation of Like A Virgin,)
Yeah, I read it. I don’t follow China news much nowadays since my wife won’t stop telling me the headlines and nonsense she reads and watches on the news every night lol and my guys in China update me on important stuff like policy and regulation changes immediately through email when it comes to business.
Also, my government didn’t buy the China vaccine for the current rollout anyway. It’s just that some people are holding out for the China one, which I predict that they will eventually get since, in my opinion which I’m stating for the purpose of casual conversation without malice nor intent to disparage the wonderful country I live in nor it’s capable and diligent leadership which I’m fully prepared to rescind without contest if proven otherwise, we also kiss China’s ass around here from time to time.
Since this section has lower traffic and more mature posters, I’ll give you a hint why:
In Mother S.E Asia, the government sues YOU for libel.
(Statement of fact with added humour for the sole purpose of entertainment which should not be construed as asserting an equivalence to the perceived governance of Russia, along with the reason why I’m mildly paranoid, which does not speak to the validity of the practice itself, but rather, to the personal effect such a practice has had on me as a private civilian regardless of whether such paranoia is justified or not, which, although implied, still qualifies as an opinion, so piss off.)
If you follow news in S.E Asia, you’ll understand. There’re now new laws that give authorities a wide berth and a lot more powers and discretion to invoke them than I’m not comfortable with which cover of a broad scope of things written online. It’s why I won’t even write which country I’m from even though it’s pretty obvious for anyone who’s read some of my previous posts
I liked them both, but I think the Count was better. Possibly just because it was the first Dumas work I read and I enjoyed the characters, because it was drawn out a bit.
I remember when some of my bookworm friends in high school were going on about how great the first few Harry Potter books were. They told me they were just as good as Lord of the Rings, which I didn’t believe for any instant. Eventually I gave in and borrowed the first couple.
I made it through a whopping 30 pages or so before I threw it down in disgust. It’s got nothing on LoTR in any way literarily speaking. I still remember my reaction lol.
Which is incredibly sad. And amazingly infuriating. Literature is amazing. Of course I know that the majority of the teachers putting “Twilight” into the curriculum are trying to find something that isn’t as “dry” as canon to appeal to student and try to keep them interested.
I, on the other hand, believe that not only are you always unable to reach a certain amount of students in your class (rule of 3rds) but also that the BEST way to help students get interested is a genuine passion for your subject.
I had a college professor who was able to make calculus 3 the most interested I have ever been in math, ever. I knew I hated math classes but needed it, and it ended up being a favorite just because of the teacher.
I can only speak for secondary education, but agree there. I have not seen the impact you speak of in math and science at the university level.
They are trying. It’s part of the de-colonization of science and math movement. Don’t ask me to define it. With secondary math and science teachers I know firsthand that there is a movement to get what I call politics, but others call social and/or cultural justice/awareness/sensitivity, into every lesson. Every lesson has to have that component. It’s part of teacher education and it’s become part of the common core standards. It’s almost comical watching a math teacher try and incorporate some social commentary into a lesson. Imagine teaching one of Newton’s laws and having to make it relate to illegal immigration. And of course, it’s not just the question of illegal immigration but you have take a side on the issue.
With every action comes an equal and opposite reaction:
When governments in Central American start wars, a flow of refugees head to the US border
At least in my school
this seems to be true. When the shootings happened, every one of my classes had a “moment of silence” or “let us know if you need support”. My math professor went right into proofs.
I found the lack of political discussion very refreshing. I’d be VERY sad if this changes
Back on topic:
It really pisses me off how poorly the government/authorities communicate info.
Seriously, there are decades of research informing how information should be communicated to get max cooperation. THEY AREN’T USING IT!!!
The latest communication (halting the J&J vaccine) wasn’t very good (because I don’t think the decision makes any sense).
They claim they are halting it to be extra cautious, but that doesn’t make sense unless you ignore the risks of Covid. Halting the vaccine because 1/7,000,000 people died due to blood clot. By slowing the vaccine progress, they don’t just risk more Covid deaths, they risk additional strains evolving.
IDK, but i’m inclined to think that you’re right
My professors all think this is stupid. Spent 20 min in class this morning using this decision as an example for us to point out the problems with the communication, along with the biases and potential consquences
They are in contact w/ actual infectious disease experts, so…
The fact that the decision doesn’t seem to make any sense at all (completely ignores Covid risks), makes me wonder if there is something about the J&J vaccine that they are not telling us?
I was thinking along the same lines
HOWEVER, that doesn’t excuse poor communication that increases overall vaccine hesitancy seeing as there are safe and effective vaccines
Perhaps they are thinking that by being seen as almost over cautious, that people will trust the vaccine?
I do think we are going to have a good portion of people in the US that don’t want it. I have some friends that have said they don’t want it. I am trying to convince them, but it is an uphill battle. I bums me out that getting a vaccine has been turned into a political thing for some people.
I got the first Pfizer shot yesterday. No side effects. Not even soreness in the delt. Hopefully the second goes as well.
It make me fucking mad that a public health crisis has turned political. I hate politics in any form- family politics, office politics… Now it’s literally killing ppl and ruining economies and lives.
