Because of the Delta variant, and the fact that we still have significant amount of vaccine holdouts, I've started to mask again when going to public establishments, with the exception of the gym when I'm directly using the cardio and weight machines. I'm glad that I'm vaccinated to where the chances of me getting seriously ill is very small, but I've been doing such out of an abundance of caution. I've also postponed my overseas vacation, and am waiting and seeing what the circumstances are over there. I also avoid crowds, and still use the sanitizer, and frequent hand washing.
I think that what the public needs to know, is that while nothing provides 100 percent efficacy, the lack of perfect protection is not a valid argument that a vaccine, mask, or any other means of protection is ineffective. Many of the anti-vaxxers such as Alex Berenson, Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and others of their ilk base their arguments on the lack of perfect efficacy. If these anti-vaxxers were intellectually consistent, they should stop driving/riding in cars, public transportation, and getting on an airplane. None of them provide a safety efficacy level of 100 percent, but they are extremely safe. I use these points when I talk to friends and acquaintances of mine who are vax-hesitant. So far, several of them have chosen to get vaxxed, which is heartening to see.
While I'm not a pilot, I remember hearing about that swiss cheese model when I worked for a commercial jet manufacturer years ago. It makes a lot of sense as how you as a pilot David, applied it to vaccination. Also from a hardware/software perspective, adding different layers(such as back ups(multiple actuators and controls that operate the same fight control surfaces, backup computers and generators/batteries, as well as multiple hydraulic systems and fuses, and the Ram Air Turbines that many large commercial jets have) and features in a jetliner, might not be constantly used in a routine flight, or by themselves be that significant of a safety feature. But combined together, they significant boost redundancy and add a lot to the factor of safety(FoS).
Very well put David. I like how you make your points from a premise of good faith, with genuine concern for those not vaxxed, as opposed to ridicule and disdain. I'm going to be sharing your article with many of my vax-hesitant friends and acquaintances.
Risk analysis. this is what responsible people do when faced with life and death decisions. Democrats don't understand this when considering the pandemic, they just see an opportunity to maintain and gain power. Price is not important, it is all about the power. The left will fight any success against this pandemic and will never let it go because they have seen some gains as a result of it. I think that the majority of American Patriots will see past this and move on without them. The New Republican party will lead the way past the lefts assault on the American Way.
Because of the Delta variant, and the fact that we still have significant amount of vaccine holdouts, I've started to mask again when going to public establishments, with the exception of the gym when I'm directly using the cardio and weight machines. I'm glad that I'm vaccinated to where the chances of me getting seriously ill is very small, but I've been doing such out of an abundance of caution. I've also postponed my overseas vacation, and am waiting and seeing what the circumstances are over there. I also avoid crowds, and still use the sanitizer, and frequent hand washing.
I think that what the public needs to know, is that while nothing provides 100 percent efficacy, the lack of perfect protection is not a valid argument that a vaccine, mask, or any other means of protection is ineffective. Many of the anti-vaxxers such as Alex Berenson, Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and others of their ilk base their arguments on the lack of perfect efficacy. If these anti-vaxxers were intellectually consistent, they should stop driving/riding in cars, public transportation, and getting on an airplane. None of them provide a safety efficacy level of 100 percent, but they are extremely safe. I use these points when I talk to friends and acquaintances of mine who are vax-hesitant. So far, several of them have chosen to get vaxxed, which is heartening to see.
While I'm not a pilot, I remember hearing about that swiss cheese model when I worked for a commercial jet manufacturer years ago. It makes a lot of sense as how you as a pilot David, applied it to vaccination. Also from a hardware/software perspective, adding different layers(such as back ups(multiple actuators and controls that operate the same fight control surfaces, backup computers and generators/batteries, as well as multiple hydraulic systems and fuses, and the Ram Air Turbines that many large commercial jets have) and features in a jetliner, might not be constantly used in a routine flight, or by themselves be that significant of a safety feature. But combined together, they significant boost redundancy and add a lot to the factor of safety(FoS).
Very well put David. I like how you make your points from a premise of good faith, with genuine concern for those not vaxxed, as opposed to ridicule and disdain. I'm going to be sharing your article with many of my vax-hesitant friends and acquaintances.
Risk analysis. this is what responsible people do when faced with life and death decisions. Democrats don't understand this when considering the pandemic, they just see an opportunity to maintain and gain power. Price is not important, it is all about the power. The left will fight any success against this pandemic and will never let it go because they have seen some gains as a result of it. I think that the majority of American Patriots will see past this and move on without them. The New Republican party will lead the way past the lefts assault on the American Way.