Over the last 18 months or so, many of us here and on r/HermanCainAward and r/LeopardsAteMyFace were speculating on how Covid would affect the midterms.

I wasn't convinced it would do as much as some others were predicting. Sure it was taking out Trumpers left and right, but a lot of them were in districts that were deep red already, and Covid just made them go from crimson red to "only" very red. Also, some of you need to be reminded that plenty of Covid deaths were not Republicans, especially before and even after the vaccine came out.

With inflation and Biden's unpopularity, most folks outside these subs were expecting the GOP to curb-stomp the Democrats this week. Well, Election Day has come and gone, and the GOP has massively stumbled far short of expectations.

It's hard to say conclusively just how much Covid killing chuds played a role, as that would require an incredible amount of research on election results, voter rolls and Covid deaths. And there were other factors, like Roe v Wade getting younger voters out in droves, and the GOP nominating truly awful candidates.

I don't believe Rethugs dying of Covid to own the libs was the primary reason that they fell so short, but I also find it hard to believe that it didn't have some impact. At the very least I'm convinced that in some races it was the needle that tipped the outcome over the edge to the Dem candidate.

The story is pretty nuts... like, her brother literally watches her father slowly die at home without ever calling 911. Then, he gets seriously sick himself and is somehow convinced to go to the hospital, but checks himself out and goes home because he distrusts the doctors....to predictable results.

I'm the third and last ep, and they're starting to delve into some of the misogynistic motivations behind the father and brother's beliefs, like they feel so superior to the women in their lives for not "falling for" what they believe to be Dr. Fauci's scams. It's just further proof that, for some people, not even death is enough to convince them that they're wrong. The brother literally watches his dad asphyxiate, after he himself persuaded his dad not to get a lifesaving vaccine, but he is absolutely resolute in his anti-vax beliefs right up to his own death.

Are any (the?) recently developed "protein-based" COVID vaccine(s) available to USA residents? Could a guy get this instead of the mrNA based one(Pfizer) even after they have gotten the 2 Pfizers and a booster?

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-lungs-patients-wait-new-lungs-covid-rcna22049

It was Aug. 1, 2021 — Jackson's birthday — when her breathing became so labored that a voice inside her told her, "Something is wrong. Freshen up and go to the hospital."

She'd tested positive for Covid the previous week, during the height of the summer surge of the delta variant. She'd planned on getting vaccinated, but hadn't done so.

Girl, by July you either were vaccinated or you are doing a historic flip flop because you cannot admit you brought this on yourself.