Changes in booster shot guidance leads
to confusion for doctors and the vaccinated
Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/25/2021 1:59:17 PM
Even in Idaho, which has one of the lowest coronavirus vaccination rates in the country, clinics have been gearing up for an onslaught of calls and emails requesting booster shots. Administrators at the Primary Health Medical Group updated their website Thursday and then set about revising it Friday when government eligibility recommendations for boosters suddenly changed to include workers in high-risk jobs. Even then, the clinic’s chief executive had to figure out which occupations that meant. (Snip) Confusion over boosters, which has been brewing for months, heightened over the past week as government regulators and advisers met to hash out
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I for one am shocked that Tucker Carlson is still alive. I cannot believe that Tucker Carlson has not "committed suicide" with three bullets to the back of the head. I'm stunned that a drunk hit-and-run driver (who was never found) did not kill Tucker Carlson (snip) In other words, I am very, very surprised that the Deep State has not taken Tucker Carlson out. Maybe the angels are busy protecting him. Maybe it's through God's grace, because Tucker is taking on the Deep State in a big and ferocious way.
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*Frances Stead Sellers, Ashley Cusick, and Kim Mueller
Like everything else, the administration makes a complete mess and then dumps responsibility onto others.