Jason Varitek’s wife revealed on Twitter today that the former catcher tested positive for COVID-19, writes Christopher Smith of Masslive.com.
Varitek is preparing for his first season as a full-time coach on Alex Cora’s robust coaching staff in Boston. Varitek will be the Game Planning Coordinator, presumably drawing on experience from his playing days as a game-managing backstop for the Red Sox. The role figures to be an extension of his previous responsibilities as a special assistant and catching coach, a position he’s held since 2012. He’s been a member of the Boston organization since July 31, 1997 when he arrived with Derek Lowe as part of a deadline deal with the Mariners.
Varitek, of course, is a legend in Boston for his role on the 2004 and 2007 World Series winners. He served as a regular catcher with the Red Sox from 1998 until 2011, finishing his playing career with a .256/.341/.435 line across 1,546 games amassing 5,839 plate appearances. He made three All-Star teams and totaled 24.2 bWAR.
What is the point of this article? Getting Covid does not equal death.
It’s a trade rumor, duh.
Whenever the husband of an ex of Nick Swisher gets Covid, it’s big news. And Nick Swisher = MLB.
Maybe it’s trying to discover the theory of relativity… hmmm
What is the point of your post?
You don’t like the free article on a slow news day, eh?
It’s an excuse to complain about the pandemic.
A pandemic is an excuse to complain about a pandemic.
This sight has posted about players/coaches/managers getting diseases and cancer and the like for years. Your predisposition against anything related to Covid-19 is clouding your reactions and judgements.
Yes, but with a couple hundred thousand people testing positive daily in the United States (most of them asymptomatic), it seems strange to make it a headline. The article does talk about his job, though.
SLL.
I like knowing who gets Covid. Normally we just get statistics, but when people we know get it, we actually get a sense for how bad this is vs just a statistic.
There are lies, damn lies and statistics.
That line of “Getting Covid does not equal death.” really proves OPs stance on everything. OP is definitely anti-mask and don’t believe covid is serious – talk about pointless activities!
The thing is, not everybody sees the same thing as everyone else, my wife and I are in healthcare and have been battling this disease since it broke. Masks can work, if you pair it with goggles and use only n95 masks. I’m afraid to say, but 95% of people aren’t wearing n95 masks which equals masks don’t work if they aren’t n95s WITH goggles!
I appreciate what you do, but unless you are doing the research on masks, you’re spreading mistruths. Yes, we should all be wearing n95 masks by this point but the federal government failed us on that point. Research has shown that cloth masks do help stop the spread of covid.
Haha, did you just say something about the federal government failing us? No buddy, this virus knows no politics! Cloth mask do ZERO to protect you from this virus, you cough, you sneeze, a cloth mask can NOT stop the small droplets, which means the virus becomes airborne. My wife and I both have had this virus, along with my two kids. We contacted it through the eyes in a hospital setting. We had n95 masks but science at the time had zero clue on how this passed from human to human. Hospital Ppe didn’t require and still doesn’t require goggles, but even dr doom fauci said really we should all be wearing goggles, social distancing, and wearing n95 masks! I get what your saying about not being able to get n95s, but don’t make a false statement that cloth masks work, cause that is 100% false!
Here’s an article by the CDC citing several studies: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/masking-science…
Multilayer cloth masks REDUCE the emission and the inhalation of droplets that carry SARS-CoV-2. It is not perfect, but better than nothing.
Not wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID because they aren’t perfect is like saying baseball players shouldn’t wear protective gear because they won’t prevent all injuries, or wear seatbelts because people still die in car accidents. Silly and dangerous.
Most are not asymptomatic. lol Most don’t die and thank god for that.
Marty chill out. It does not prove anyones stance on masks or taking Covid seriously. He was just stating an opinion on this being newsworthy or not. He has the right to his opinion be it valid or not.
Balk, let’s see your research on that. They are not perfect but due to lack of n95s that’s the best we have and combined with distancing and other measures they certainly do help! The government should have used the Defense Production Act to get n95s into the hands of everyone, it’s been almost a year for cryin’ out loud.
Makes no sense, first I never said don’t wear a mask, what I said is they don’t prevent droplets from escaping. If I wore a cloth mask and you wore a cloth mask it will NOT protect you. You can site all the dr doom fauci quotes you want, the science states that a cloth mask will NOT prevent the droplets from escaping. Facts! Also a cloth mask is like a dust mask. It doesn’t do crap! Use your brain man. The hospitals would be saying wear a cloth mask if you don’t have access to n95, they don’t say that cause they know cloth masks don’t work.
Grnmtbaseball, I’m a healthcare worker bud. I work in a hospital, if cloth masks work then why do the hospitals say no n95 masks then don’t come to work! In fact if you want to listen to dr doom fauci, he stated at first masks won’t do crap, only to change his mind, then to change his mind again and said n95 masks with goggles. Covid likes wet surfaces, it attacks the eyes! People who think a cloth mask will protect them they are living in a fantasy! You WILL get the virus if you wear just a cloth mask. I already had this along with my wife and two kids. We contacted it at work with n95 mask on but no goggles, we got it through our eyes. Bad conjunctivitis with lost of taste and sense of smell. But keep wearing your cloth masks when there’s plenty of n95s out there
This is an actual answer from the CDC.gov site:
CDC does not yet have evidence on the effectiveness of different types of cloth materials. Wearing cloth masks can help prevent people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 from spreading the virus. Make sure your cloth mask: fits snugly but comfortably against the side of the face, completely covers the nose and mouth, is secured with ties or ear loops, includes multiple layers of fabric, allows for breathing without restriction, and can be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape. Cloth masks should NOT be worn by children less than 2 years old or anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
We see who is dying in our units, double up on cloth masks, how many do you see with that? None! There’s no evidence of cloth masks working buddy
How is this information different from what I posted 6 hours ago? Do you even read or do you just love the echo of your own words? People with high confidence and low information literacy and media literacy are incredibly dangerous to themselves and others.
How it’s different is you stated cdc says cloth masks work, and they just stated in my post they have no evidence that it does, totally contradicts what theories your trying to push! Cloth masks don’t work. Period bud, but hey I went to school for it and you know more right? SMH! You say I have literacy? Hahaha! Please don’t pretend to know something. Read the very first line, CDC has no information on whether cloth masks are effective! If they did why aren’t we told in hospitals while combating this virus it doesn’t matter if we wear cloth or not! Get a brain bud!
Sounds like you should talk about something you know more about. We both know you aren’t in healthcare, but don’t trip little buddy, keep wearing those cloth masks, I’ll be waiting for you in ICU! SMH
If cloth masks are so effective then why would surgical masks be less effective? Lol
Surgical masks
Also called a medical mask, a surgical mask is a loose-fitting disposable mask that protects the wearer’s nose and mouth from contact with droplets, splashes and sprays that may contain germs. A surgical mask also filters out large particles in the air. Surgical masks may protect others by reducing exposure to the saliva and respiratory secretions of the mask wearer.
At this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved any type of surgical mask specifically for protection against the coronavirus, but these masks may provide some protection when N95 masks are not available.
Bottom line is dude, this crap loves wet environments, it will attack the eyes, no mask will keep you from getting it! You can play along with everyone else and pretend that government shutdowns are going to help! California has been shut down nearly a year with some of the strictest measures and their cases keep skyrocketing! CDC says shut down the economy and now they realize all that did was cause a depression, with still high numbers of covid! But hey, everything cdc says is right huh? Haha
Straight from the CDC website::
“CDC recommends community use of masks, specifically non-valved multi-layer cloth masks, to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masks are primarily intended to reduce the emission of virus-laden droplets (“source control”), which is especially relevant for asymptomatic or presymptomatic infected wearers who feel well and may be unaware of their infectiousness to others, and who are estimated to account for more than 50% of transmissions.1,2 Masks also help reduce inhalation of these droplets by the wearer (“filtration for personal protection”). The community benefit of masking for SARS-CoV-2 control is due to the combination of these effects; individual prevention benefit increases with increasing numbers of people using masks consistently and correctly..”
And how many people do you see out there wearing double up cloth masks, that the cdc says have ZERO evidence of the effectiveness of cloth masks, but want you to believe that these masks are stopping droplets? They DONT STOP droplets from getting airborne bud! Read what you’re posting! CDC is just trying to get people to wear something for political purposes! Healthcare workers on the front line know exactly what works, HEAR ME, if cloth masks worked I would say they worked, but look at the data! There is NO slowing down this virus! People have been following this rule for months with cloth masks, and people are dying at the same rate and in some states worse. Michigan for example with one of the most draconian lockdowns are still having spikes, same for California wear I’m from and see people wearing cloth masks everywhere! Just because CDC states something doesn’t mean it’s true, that’s why they state they have ZERO evidence of the effectiveness of cloth masks! Cmon man, be a free thinker and not cling on!
Not wearing a mask is 100% effective in spreading the virus and wearing a mask is 100% effective in not spreading the virus. The virus is spread by people not wearing a mask, and not by people wearing a mask. It’s that simple, it’s not rocket science.
I assumed that this article would end with a sentence telling us how the Blue Jays are interested in signing him.
As well they should! This article is just proof that Varitek is still very good at catching things.
The article never says as such. Varitek is an active coach. This has potential impact on delays, length of season…etc.
What is the point of this comment, JTW?
The title TELLS the story this time.
A former player got sick.
How do you get far enough past that to post this?
Unless …you don’t know who Jason Varitek is ….
He is coaching so I think just in case it gets serious they post it now.
What’s the point of any comment made on a MLBTR post, period?
We are all just killin time here, right?
I’m just guessing, but I believe the point is to inform readers that Jason Varitek has contracted the covid-19 virus.
Because COOOOVID is almost as deadly as the FLU!!!! AHSHFJDJSJFOFLWJ!!!
Get better soon captain!
He’s doing just fine
And how do you know this? Covid can attack you in many different ways.
It generally attacks the mentally weak, so V will be fine
Seems like you should be worried then, despicable
When the president of Pfizer refuses to take his companies own vaccine you know you might not want to either.
So because the executives in the company wont ‘cut in line’ they are afraid to take the drug?
I guess you own a company, you just can’t win. If he takes it, he’s using his position to cut in line, if he doesn’t take it, he’s afraid.
You people are unbelievable. The guy is healthy and 59. He’s not close to the head of the line.
I was surprised to see a story about COVID with the comments open, and you proved why they usually don’t.
Halo- One person “cutting in line” is bs. Let him be a test subject. Perspective! He can be the guinea pig!
I guess you are anti-vax. You are one of the reasons hundreds of thousands of Americans are dead. Ignorance is not only bliss but can kill you.
Anybody that takes the vaccine is insane
So 99% of the healthcare industry is insane. Only internet commenter is in the know. Got it.
When money is involved, as it is with Covid, data will be manipulated, HOWEVER, wear a mask. it’s such a little thing. People really can’t be that inconvenienced?
DH79, Your comment is BS and actually stupid. So he gets it, and he can’t tell his executives to wait, so they get it, so you can’t have the executives and not the employees. And what about families?
The owners and executives are not the first people on the life boat.
You people are just flat out crazy.
The thing is, @Halo11, I can’t actually figure out which flavor of “you people” he actually is lol
Pussy
Moron
It’s the old Donkey, Grandfather, Grandson story. For those that don’t know it, look it up.
It’s more about the town’s people that criticize the Grandfather and Grandson as it is about the Grandfather and Grandson.
We’ve become people “you people” of these towns where there is nothing you can do without finding fault with the people you want to find fault with.
if you are of that vent, I guess there is nothing the head of Pfizer could do, he was going to get criticized no matter what.
My wife is in the health care system you moron. It is insane
Sadly, this disease doesn’t discriminate. The ignorant ones might survive with many of those who’ve taken the pandemic seriously still succumbing because of the action or inaction of others.
Is it that slow a night in the sports world? I honestly feel like the writer should be “fired” for this. If there is no real news… at least write an article with some analysis of something actual baseball related
It’s news to us when a prominent baseball player, and current coach, gets a deadly disease. Sorry you’re so heartless.
A lot of hysterical crying in the comments. If this isn’t a news story and you don’t care, why are you commenting?
Because this is easily one of the two or three most useless pathetic wastes of time ever published on this site.
Ask for your money back.
Actually this is why I would never consider paying for anything on this site.
Sounds like you’re wasting your time by commenting on this post. If you don’t care you shouldn’t have even opened up the article
It was either read this or visit your momma again
It’s stories like this that shine a light on which commenters here are the meatheads and who are the educated. This thread illuminates so much.
@i like al conin
I think everyone agrees with you! But they disagree with each other as to which ones are the meatheads and which ones are the smart ones.
You’re so right. Shows exactly who is sheep and who can think for themselves. We all see which one you are lol
For this article being a waste of time, you sure comment a lot on it.
How do you equate following crazy stories on the net to “thinking for yourself”? Who’s the sheep brother?
You guys are worshiping a NY Democrat who lost his mind and who’s been lying to you for four years. Excellent free thinker you are!
Is the world flat too?
Omg, he’s right. I just went back and read the words above again and when I checked my watch afterwards, my time was lost. Just gone. Probably more time than I have ever lost before.
I have to check my data to see where it ranks, which will require further testing.
What’s the next article ? Player X stubbed his toe walking the family dog?
those stories are often interesting because later you find out that the player was actually breaking contract by doing wheelies on a motorbike or whatever jeff kent or clint barmes were up to when they got hurt in the offseason
I think that really happened a cpl of yrs ago( very similar,not like biden mishap )
I love this article. Just sayin
this article is perfect. whether the comments being left on was an oversight or a deft play is irrelevant to how much this thread delivers.
He should’ve let it pass by him, but as a Catcher I understand his instincts to catch it.
Not a Bsox fan but Varitek was a solid C. Get well man.
This is the only good comment here, bravo
good one
Agreed
Disagree in that there is nothing funny about this disease.
Well if it was gary sanchez…..
Why is this posted on this website?
Because the writer seems to be lazy and didn’t wanna write a real baseball article
because he’s a coach
Thank you for another episode of “How to Trigger a Conservative Snowflake”.
This.
I lean center right most times, but it’s fun to see people get triggered over such a small thing lol.
Libs can’t handle certain words or viewpoints but love to claim that conservatives are the snowflakes…as if they keep saying it, then it’ll be true. Lol you people are seriously mentally ill.
& you win dumbest comment of the day
Far Beyond Gone, get in touch with reality, please.. Tell us again who loves to call their opposition snowflakes.. Stop pretending to be a victim when you’re much more guilty of that which you accuse others of.
Snoo48…the answer is Varitek’sMitt above as exhibit A. It’s right in-front of you in-writing.
You nailed it @far beyond driven
I didn’t see a voter card to enter this discussion thread.
This feels more TMZ than MLBTR.
Get better, Captain. Not a Sox fan, but if you don’t respect Jason Varitek, you don’t respect the game of baseball.
Not a Bosox fan, but i sure did enjoy watching him .He was really good
Man, that dude was a pain in the ass.
Get better, get the shot, & return fully ready to help guide the red sox through a 90 loss season.
Yeah.
Well that pretty much covers my take.
I think a few Barstool Sports followers accidentally wandered into this comment section.
Lol
How is this relevant, except in an effort to continue the irresponsible fear-mongering that we’ve bee subjected to for nine months? I’m disappointed to see such garbage posted on one of my favorite websites.
Wow. I mean, I absolutely despise the Roid Sux but come on.
Either wish the man well or move on. This is a baseball news site. A baseball coach, who was a pretty famous baseball player, has Covid. I’d expect a baseball site to mention it.
I’m sure a lot of players and coaches have tested positive this off-season. Currently over 200,000 people/day in the U.S. alone are testing positive, and most of them are asymptomatic.
During the season it’s different – like every spring when we read about teams that have the flu going around.
It’s also different if someone is very sick. That’s news.
And for his wife to tweet that he tested positive, fine. That’s normal also. But to make it the title of an article here? Kinda weird.
I thought the comments were being shut off for articles like this. There are some pretty deranged people out there who just want to make something like this political or believe the writers do. I wish the policy would be enforced again. Some of these comments are nauseating. Get well soon, Jason.
I FULLY AGREE, THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT HIM AND THE SOX. NOT COVID
YOUR KEYBOARD IS STUCK.
You could spend all day naming former players who have gotten covid if it was just public information… don’t get the point of this.
And also of course I wish him a full recovery, but I do not understand why this should be news.
Didn’t realize he is about to be a coach tho, so I can eat my words a bit
He always was a great catcher.
Hope he gets better soon.
FYI I just cut my nails.
I’d have to guess if you look at the comments here and Facebook… No one cares for this kind of story and you shouldn’t really repeat it LOL… the Audience has spoken
I care, just cause a couple people are overly vocal doesn’t mean the 95% of us that ignore the comments section because of the garbage above don’t care. It triggered people, if anything turn the comments section off.
Agreed yogineely
Game planning coordinator lmao
He caught the flu. He’ll live.
Exactly.
There is a .0000013 chance he could die. Of course it’s news.
So in other words getting killed/ suicided by h.c. is more likely than dying from this?
Tom Seaver died of Covid.
75 years old
Had Lewy body dementia- Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a disease associated with abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. These deposits, called Lewy bodies, affect chemicals in the brain whose changes, in turn, can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. Lewy body dementia is one of the most common causes of dementia.
Caught covid
Died of complications from being sick.
Not from covid.
But yeah, being older and a weaker immune system due to the disease that restricts body movements and function clearly weren’t factors in Seaver’s death.
Got this from lyme disease
I don’t mind this article being posted on here but, since this is occurring in the off-season, it might have been better to have placed it in more of a “news and notes” type article that touches on several different, unrelated things.
Wow, what a dumpster fire. It’s a baseball-related story (not just because he’s a well-known former player, but a current major league coach as well), no matter how irrelevant you believe it to be. No one said the man was dying. Wish him the best or just move on in silence and cry about politics elsewhere.
So Varitek has a head cold. Stop calling everything Covid.
He literally tested positive for Covid, which is probably why they called it Covid.
The test responds to every form of coronavirus, not just C-19.
Do you know how many different coronaviruses exist? Did you know there are at least four that cause the common cold?
Yea, I understand what you’re trying to do. Down play the seriousness of covid, or at least the seriousness that the media and left want us to believe it is. But he clearly tested positive and there isn’t a cure, so it’s not a simple head cold. Although he’s like 96% + likely to be more than fine, right? lol
If Covid is so “serious” why are they playing football? 300-pound, sweaty man tackling, coughing, etc. all over everyone? Covid restrictions mean just that. Not close restaurants and banks but allow football and basketball to be played.
I mean, I agree with you. But I think your down playing the seriousness where as the left and left media are over playing the seriousness. But I generally agree that it isn’t as serious as most seem to act like it is. Numbers don’t lie… it just doesn’t justify shutting down business and forcing people out of jobs. Food on the tables has become a more pressing issue due the left shutting everything down, than the virus itself
Because money is more important than lives in this country.
If people would wear masks, we’d be more open. I think it’s mainly because people can’t control themselves.
1…85% of the country is wearing them even though there’s an increase, so masks dont work
2….if the disease is that bad why are we
throwing out the masks in a regular garbage pail instead of a hazman bin?
3….if the president said wear a mask you wouldn’t anyway because of your newfound hatred of him ( when he switched from d to r)
4 …. covid19 is a stronger version of the flu.
Simply put Tom, you’re both an idiot and part of the problem in America.
Wearing a mask helps minimize the chances of getting inflicted. It doesn’t fully stop it from spreading. You then take it home with you and expose others before you realize you have it. Just look at the inner circles of the two men who ran for the Oval Office to identify the impact of wearing a mask and social distancing.
You need to get tested just to get near the pres and v.p so how they got it is a mystery…if masks work,why the rising cases ,or is the flu considered covid now too?
Tried to respond but the comment disappeared. You’re just ignorant Tom. If America did nothing, imagine all the transmission transferrals this past weekend at sports venues across the country. Within a week or two there would be so much confirmed COVID and sadly America will be like metro NYC was last Spring with hospitals overflowing and death requiring refrigeration trailers.
I appreciate trying to make anything related to baseball, baseball news… especially in a slow offseason. But this really isn’t the cutting edge information people expect from TradeRumors. What we have come to know about covid and where we are at globally during this pandemic, this isn’t really news.. he’s like 96%+ likely gonna be fine. If it got serious, maybe it’s news worthy
More like 99%.
True lol
Remember when getting Covid meant you must have been out partying all night or you refused to wear a mask? It was your fault a virus got into your system.
Ahhhhhh, I love watching people evolve.
Are things that quiet that THIS is noteworthy @TC Zencka ???
Saber metrics simply cannot give proper value to a player like Tek. He was simply more than the sum of his parts. Hoping for a quick recovery.
Bill James ruined the joy of baseball for millions.
Agreed SFT. Totally agree. Baseball is now a computer game run in 3D. Still love the sport but hate today’s game. Such is why I realize now how much I love Jackie Bradley’s game. Could have played in any generation. Reminds me of Paul Blair, defense first with a few his equal but no one consistently better.
Paul Blair was fun to watch. Excellent ball player.
Most positive tests are followed by a negative test the next day.
I’d need to see your source. Although I do believe this is the case, it is simply my belief and not a fact that I know of
I got the sniffles today. Where is my article?
Since I’ve had the sniffles regularly for years, I should have an entire book written about me.
Goose, if you were the captain of a team that won two World Series’, I’ll submit a health bio on you.
Conservatives punching air reading these articles lmao. Bunch of losers
Yea, the left shuts downs businesses and cost people jobs, essentially taking away their homes and not being able to put food on the table for their kids over a virus that you far more likely to be fine than to die from. The left causes an unjustified economic meltdown, yet the conservatives are a bunch of losers…. #’s don’t lie buddy. As a baseball fan, you should respect that. At what point does costing millions of peoples jobs and ability to afford basic living justify the measures to “prevent” the spread of a virus that’s just not likely to kill you??
@braves fan summed it up perfectly
Personally, my politics can be a bit of a mixed bag. Fiscally I’m extremely conservative. But when it comes to the environment I pull up just a step or two short of the Earth First guys.
I’m also really optimistic.
I’d convinced myself that after the election (however it went) the current divide & animosity would lessen. I felt we could begin moving forward & start putting our country back on track. Ya know…together? The way it needs to happen.
Thus far, that has not been my experience. Not even close. I’m seeing absolutely no grace in victory or defeat. I’m seeing the same unyielding divides.
I don’t know when it became mandatory – or whatever – to have every issue become completely & devastatingly polarized.
That’s really been an unfortunate development, man.
No one cares about your politics.
Lol
Fair enough.
This entire thread has pretty much been about politics, though.
I did use the word & give some specifics which is – yeah – unnecessary.
@bravesfan – first of all, you got it all wrong. Ending pointless busywork “jobs” and “shutting down businesses” is exactly what was supposed to happen. Where the RIGHT wing govt failed the American people was to deny them a $2000+ a month living wage to help everyone get through this. Canada did it, every other country did it, America gave $1200 one time. They failed us, the people. The president is allowed to overwrite government to allow this to happen, the courts don’t even have to get involved – but the right wing only cares about billionaires. If they cared about the American people, we’d all have 5 figures in our bank accounts at all times. Yet few do.
“a virus that’s just not likely to kill you” is an abhorrent stance to take in front of millions of people who have indeed lost family members to this. You just proved conservatives really are massive, massive losers.
You need to apologize here or MLBTR really needs to start banning deniers like you. It’s simply disgusting to read. If you said this to my face you wouldn’t like what would happen next – but I’m guessing you have never had your card pulled in real life, that’s why you feel free to speak out about your moronic takes like this.
Grow up. there’s people out there really hurting.
Then let people decide whether or not they should shut down their OWN business, Marty. Because they are hurting. Government overreach is hurting them. I’m sure people do not want to get sick. But let them decide.
You have no idea what it’s like to be Canadian. Try to avoid that topic.
99% of people are beating it. It’s awful that 1% is a large number. But because you aren’t holding LEFT Governors accountable for the deaths they have caused you should probably refrain from talking. Or lead by example, something the left does not do either.
Blah, blah, blah, blah….yes the same narrative all the time…the Democrats, you know those that live in those palatial mansions like Pelosi, Waters, etc., really care about the people…that’s why Pelosi actually admitted to holding up relief prior to the election to damage President Trumps image…..yes Centrists and the Right = BAD……Democrats and the Left= GOOD……please spare us the narrative we hear it every day on the censored media and social media who bombards us with this lying crap.
Best wishes Marty on what obviously must be negative cognitive brain function brought on by Covid!
Whomever is moderating, please delete the political blogs.
Interesting, I state an opinion and instead of having a reasonable counterargument the guy suggest that I should be banned and immediately threatens me?? Lord continue to hide behind your computer and make empty threats … seems you should be banned and reported… I work in healthcare on the frontlines … I have nothing to hide and have said this to many people. I’m not denying anything…. The virus exist and it can definitely be bad. But we have other diseases that flat out kill way more people per year that we do nothing about and we definitely don’t shut down an entire economy over any of them. I’m not denying this virus exist or doesn’t hurt people… BUT at some point you are just hurting people more than you’re helping them. Shutting down the entire economy is hurting far more people than this virus. And no one is talking about it…. riddle me that
“I work in healthcare on the frontlines…” *empties bedpan*
I have massive respect for anyone who works in healthcare no matter the job, but saying you work in healthcare does not make one in expert in healthcare.
@grnmtn –
Ya know, this happens all the time. Someone relates actual real world experience (meaning from the category of: other than TV) & they get mocked.
i.e. “empties bedpan”
Reading @bravesfan’s posts I thought it was fairly obvious that he is a thoughtful & fairly educated person. My guess is he’s not working in the hospital laundry, or whatever. Disagreeing is one thing. But to belittle a boots on the ground take seems pretty shallow & short-sighted.
I never read where he claimed to be some type of “expert in healthcare”. Ya know? He’s just giving us a first hand account which is pretty useful, man.
I am a RN on a very busy covid unit and i empty bed pans.. is that a bad thing to take care of patients? very condescending attitude towards people who care for all of our sick americans.
I’m not sure if this is for me, @sevans36. If it is, you are absolutely correct. Which is why I went with “hospital laundry”. More as an example of a job in a medical setting that really wouldn’t have much to do with direct care of patients as opposed to anything else.
Hope that’s clear.
I didn’t do a very good job in how I expressed it, I guess.
Ducky, you are ok sir. it was meant towards the guy that you were replying to. @ grnmtn.
Hey look we communicated lol!
Thank you for the clarification though, serious. I’m really trying to hear people out & to be a reasonable fella.
Alas, it’s still a batting average kinda thing.
But the spirit is willing.
I’ve nothing but respect for what you do. It’s truly amazing & I feel that on some basic level it’s just simply beyond me. So much easier to just build stuff, uh.
Get well Jason.
Don’t rub your eyes, pick your nose, or suck your thumb…..at least until after you’ve washed your hands. It’s that simple.
Darn… cant suck our thumbs lol
What? Wait! The Red Sox won two World Series. I had forgotten.
Flat-earthers and anti-vaccers amuse me tremendously. Bless their hearts. Science and facts must be so confusing for them.
Its a fact masks dont work.fact. i have no idea if i will get it or not but the flu is a 99 percent survival rate..
300 000 ppl didn’t doe FROM covid
300 000 ppl died WITH covid…..big difference
Yes and the Easter Bunny is real too!
@tom, please cite your research or peer reviewed medical journal articles that prove “for a fact” that masks don’t work.
2nd point: if someone would still be alive if they didn’t get covid, then they died from covid.
Your logic is that a person who dies from a heart attack didn’t die from the heart attack but rather he/she died from clogged arteries (or whatever other reason may have contributed to the heart attack). That is not how our medical system classifies cause of death. Further, not all who have died from covid have been older or those with other medical conditions. It is much more rare, but some younger,
otherwise healthy people, including teens and younger, have died from covid. That is a fact.
Birx admitted it, fauci admitted it,and so have other dr/ medical examiners/coroners around the country that were on tv….if you are in a hospital dying of a disease and catch covid then die, its being listed on the death certificate…b4 you ask me, im not your student or your kid.look it up yourself if you dont believe me ….
@tom, I am guessing that your trusted news sources are different than mine. One can “look up” whatever they want. That’s why I stated “peer reviewed medical journals” like the New England Journal of Medicine, or the Lancet. Have you heard of those? And, even if it’s true (I don’t believe it is) that…..those in the hospital dying from another illness “catch covid then die” that they put covid as the cause of death……that does not account for over 300,000 people who got covid, went to the hospital, and died from it.
Trusted news? Its called a televised press conference straight out of their mouths,, dont believe me i dont care.but answer this..why are the ppl telling you to wear a mask, don’t travel and dont be around a lot of ppl are always getting caught without masks, in crowds of ppl and traveling out of state?..dont be a sheep
Cant explain this any easier..if you are dying of cancer/hiv-aids,diabetes etc, in hospice,in your last 5 minutes of life you then catch covid,die,they are listing cause of death as covid…if you dont believe this them you need to find the videos for yourself to finally get this
Tom, if this were actually happening, it wouldn’t be breaking news that is posted on YouTube “videos.” It would be reported in the real news sources. Let’s just agree to disagree. I hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and have a nice holiday.
Then google it,wouldnt be on YouTube anyway
Should shut the comments down on these articles. It always turns political. Which I don’t understand cause it’s a worldwide epidemic but somehow it’s always an American politician’s fault.
Dont worry, they ban pro president comments so theres no shutting down
Is Spring Training cancelled yet ?