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James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years. Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i with his best friend and spiritual adviser, Ivanka "Costco" Obama, The Bipartisan Dog!    Sunrise/weather/photos February~2022 (These photos made it to Hawaii News Now) Photos courtesy, James "Kimo" Rosen Blog #2080~Kimo's world #326 Everybody is now a doctor |
I’m sitting having lunch with my unvaccinated friend at the Costco fine dining outdoor cafe as we discuss the topic that has been on the top of the news for well over a year.
We are enjoying our $1.50-1/4 lb. plus hot dogs with refillable soft drinks as she tells me
that after I receive my booster shot she cannot be near me for two weeks because it's her understanding I am contagious with the virus, also I will die because of the booster? Ironically I have been tolerating her unvaccinated status the last year, go figure?
that after I receive my booster shot she cannot be near me for two weeks because it's her understanding I am contagious with the virus, also I will die because of the booster? Ironically I have been tolerating her unvaccinated status the last year, go figure?
To add insult to injury as we are indulging in our weiner-fest she tells me the reason
she won’t be vaccinated is that she doesn't know what’s in those vaccines since she’s concerned as to what goes into her body as she takes the last bite of her weiner!
she won’t be vaccinated is that she doesn't know what’s in those vaccines since she’s concerned as to what goes into her body as she takes the last bite of her weiner!
This friend reminds me of a recent quote that went viral on social media:
" I'm fully vaccinated and boostered. No, I don't know "what's in it". Neither this vaccine nor the ones I had as a child. Nor do I know what's in the 11 secret herbs and spices at KFC.
I also don't know exactly what's in Ibuprofen or Tylenol -- they just cure my
hangovers, headaches & my pains.
hangovers, headaches & my pains.
I don't know what's in tattoo ink, botox, and fillers, or every ingredient in my soap,
shampoo, or deodorants. I don’t know the long-term effect of mobile phone use, or whether or not that restaurant I just ate at REALLY used clean foods and washed their hands.
shampoo, or deodorants. I don’t know the long-term effect of mobile phone use, or whether or not that restaurant I just ate at REALLY used clean foods and washed their hands.
There are a lot of things I don't know.
I do know one thing: life is short. Very short. And I, personally, still want to do things. I want to travel and hug people without fear, and find a little feeling of life "before".
Throughout my life,
I've been vaccinated against many diseases. Measles, mumps, rubella, polio, chickenpox, hepatitis, pneumonia, influenza, tetanus, and shingles.
I've been vaccinated against many diseases. Measles, mumps, rubella, polio, chickenpox, hepatitis, pneumonia, influenza, tetanus, and shingles.
My parents (and I) trusted science, and never had to suffer through or transmit any of those said diseases.
I'm vaccinated. Not to please the government. Not to make other people do it. But I don't want to:
Die from Covid-19, clutter a hospital bed if I get sick, not be able to hug my loved ones, have to test routinely, or live my life in fear."
It seems ever since Covid arrived that everyone has served a medical internship, residency, and received a medical degree. Doctors spend four years in undergraduate college, another four years in medical school, one year of internship,
and residency can range from three to seven years depending on what type of doctor they chose to become. Your PCP may go through three years of residency whereas your neurosurgeon may go up to seven years. That means your average doctor has 12-16 years of education! Believe it or not internet warriors and the uneducated are advising people to not be vaccinated against the better judgment of medical science.
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| Dr. Steve Rogoff |
and residency can range from three to seven years depending on what type of doctor they chose to become. Your PCP may go through three years of residency whereas your neurosurgeon may go up to seven years. That means your average doctor has 12-16 years of education! Believe it or not internet warriors and the uneducated are advising people to not be vaccinated against the better judgment of medical science.
I recently saw a clip on the news where doctors and nurses are being threatened by patients
because the patients are not being given the medications they feel they need to cure their Covid. The unvaccinated patients actually think they know better what to prescribe themselves than medical personnel. It seems everybody is now a doctor!
because the patients are not being given the medications they feel they need to cure their Covid. The unvaccinated patients actually think they know better what to prescribe themselves than medical personnel. It seems everybody is now a doctor!
Believe it or not, I just heard Dr. Faucci 
is recommending a booster because he owns stock in Pfizer and wants to buy a new yacht? People actually believe this.
is recommending a booster because he owns stock in Pfizer and wants to buy a new yacht? People actually believe this.
A big Mahalo to all the front-line workers, restaurant workers, grocery store employees, and medical personnel that have had to put up with the general public the last couple of years.
A toast to returning to normalcy.
This blog appeared as an Op-ed/Guest column in the
Friday, 02-18-22 edition of the Garden Island news!
Hana Hou (Encore)
