Democracy Has Prevailed.

December 18, 2021

Wendy Bell Is STILL Putting Her Audience At Risk Of Covid.

Look at Friday's BS Board:

Yes, Wendy. All facts do matter. All of them, as you said.

Too bad you're not furnishing your adorings with all of (or even enough of ) the facts. You're focusing on the number of cases when the important numbers are hospitalizations and deaths. (But I suspect you knew that.)

Let's start with the Cleveland Browns, since you started there as well.  

This is from the teams' statement regarding this week's game:

Although we are unable to disclose specifics, we are fortunate that every member of our organization who has recently tested positive was vaccinated, the majority of which are currently asymptomatic or experiencing mild symptoms.

See that, Wendy? Vaccinated and currently asymptomatic or experiencing mild symptoms. Key fact that you omitted.

Now let's take a look at the reality of Covid life in Ohio by way of the hospitalization and mortality figures from our western neighbor. 

Since 1/1/2021 (as of 12/18/2021):

Total hospitalizations: 47,058 of which only about 5.6% (2,652) were fully vaccinated.

Total deaths: 13,973 of which only about 4.6% (646) were fully vaccinated.

You'll note however, that these numbers go back January 1 and at that point only about 2.6% of the population of Ohio (181k out of 6.9 million) had been vaccinated. Taking that into account it's easy to assume that the current mortality rate for the vaccinated in Ohio is lower than 4.6%.

Those facts matter too, Wendy. But you already knew that. 

That's why you omitted them from your bullshit board.

But let's broaden the picture. How do the rates of death differ between those who are vaccinated vs those who aren't?

And to answer that Wendy, you should look at this:

To understand how the pandemic is evolving, it’s crucial to know how death rates from COVID-19 are affected by vaccination status. The death rate is a key metric that can accurately show us how effective vaccines are against severe forms of the disease. This may change over time when there are changes in the prevalence of COVID-19, and because of factors such as waning immunity, new strains of the virus, and the use of boosters.

On this page, we explain why it is essential to look at death rates by vaccination status rather than the absolute number of deaths among vaccinated and unvaccinated people.

On that page you'll see (as of 12/18/2021) this chart: 


See that big hump of a red line, Wendy? That represents the mortality rate (per 100,000 people) for those who are unvaccinated. And see those other lines all huddled way farther down? Those represent the mortality rates of those who are vaccinated.

(Please note that this data stops at October 2, well before the Omicron variant hit.)

On that last day the mortality rate of all those vaccinated was 0.82 per 100,000 people. And of those unvaccinated? 5 per 100,000 people. About 6 times higher, isn't it?

Those facts matter too, Wendy. But I suspect you knew this as well - and that's why you decided not to inform the adorings of them.

But let's accept that your politics has skewed your skepticism to the point that you jettison any info (correct as it may, in reality, be) from anything other than a "commonsense conservative" source.

Ok then. How does Texas grab you?

Get a gander (take a look see, feast your eyes on, etc) at this report, dated November 8, 2021, straight out the redder than red state of Texas - The Texas Department of State Health Services, specifically.

The report is titled:

COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status.

So it's right up our alley.

Page 2 of the report:, 

Key Findings

1 From September 4 through October 1, 2021:

  • Unvaccinated people were 13 times more likely to become infected with COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people.
  • Unvaccinated people were 20 times more likely to experience COVID-19-associated death than fully vaccinated people.

And the next "key finding" is:

Vaccination had a strong protective effect on infections and deaths among people of all ages. The protective impact on infections was consistent across adult age groups and even greater in people ages 12 to 17 years. The protective impact on COVID-19 deaths, which was high for all age groups, varied more widely. In the September time frame, unvaccinated people in their 40s were 55 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated people of the same age. Unvaccinated people aged 75 years and older were 12 times more likely to die than their vaccinated counterparts.

Those are facts from Texas, Wendy. How did you miss them? They matter, too. Doncha think?

And here are some more facts (from this report out of Red-State Texas) that you never ever seem to communicate to your unshakably admiring admirers:

Vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic. All authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the US are highly effective at protecting people from getting sick or severely ill with COVID-19, including those infected with Delta and other known variants. COVID-19 vaccination can also reduce the spread of disease overall, helping to keep communities safe. 

Because no vaccines are 100 percent effective, it is expected that some fully vaccinated people will get sick with COVID-19, and that number will increase as more people get vaccinated. Vaccine effectiveness can also be affected by an individual’s own immune system, like how well they respond to the vaccine when it is given and how much their immunity wanes over time. [Emphasis added.]

If you told them the truth, Wendy, you'd be doing your part to protect your fans' health and well being.

But you're not.

And so by misleading them with an incomplete picture of reality, you're putting their lives at risk. Some of them will get sick and some of those who get sick may (very sad to say) die.

All because they believed your bullshit, Wendy.

Wendy Bell, The Angel of Death.