b"OPINIONThere's AlwaysTwo Sides to a Storyelderly and immune-compromised only since theyreadily available. The views and opinions expressed in this articleare the ones most susceptible and deadly. The virusTheventilatorputsyouonestepclosertoyour are those of the author and do not reflect the officialis very contagious (most viruses are), just like thedemise, and this is what is believed to have happened policy or position of the Body of Christ News. Anycommoncold(whichthereis(or they were sent home, expir-content provided by our authors are of their opinionno cure for) and is viral. Thereing later) and therefore tagged and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnicis no vaccine for the commonaCOVID-death.Hospitalsare group, club, organization, company, individual orcold, you take care of yourself,reimbursedforventilatoruse anyone. drinkplentyofliquids,andandCOVIDdeathsbutthe rest.Whycantthesamebechances of black people know-done for COVID-19? They sayinganyofthisorevendoing that a satisfactory answer hasanything about it was and still never been given to this press- is very low. By Linda Waller Short ing question.TheresbeenalotofhypeThe Government experiments thatblackswereoverwhelm-T he pros and cons of getting the vaccination forabout how dangerous the virusinglysubjecttoandhowthe COVId-19aretoonumeroustomentionhere.is and how many deaths theremedical field treated blacks for Suffice it to say that both do exist, as to whos righthavebeen.However,manydecadescausesagreatdeal and whos wrong is not for me to say thats betweenanti-vaxxersareskepticalof mistrust among black anti-you and the good Lord. The mainstream media isabout those numbers becausevaxxers, and now that they are overwhelmingly pro-vaxx, so I will list a few of thethe Center for Disease Controlmandatinggetthevaccineor points I have heard anti-vaxxers make. andPrevention(CDC)postedlose your job? It all seems a bit Anti-Vaxxersarepeoplewhorefusetogetvac- clearlyontheirwebsitethemuch. cinatedonereasontheyrefuseisthattheyfeelinstructionstohospitalsand COVID-19 is not a serious enough issue to supportnursinghomes,etc.howtoWearenowlivinginaday a vaccine, it has a 99.8% recovery rate, so why doesreport COVID-19.Linda Waller Short where the US government can the entire population need a vaccine? Why not theTheywereinstructedtolisttellustoputsomethingwe the reason for death as COVID if they thought thedont want in our bodies? What personhadCOVIDorifitwereinvolvedinsomekind of precedent does that set? Today a vaccine, way. Imagine the number of cases that would bal- tomorrow who knows? loon over instructions such as these. Prior to theseThen there are things like natural immunity (peo-instructions,onlyamedicalprofessionalsuchasple who are naturally immune to the virus), but the practicing physician could sign off on these records,governmentisntevenrequestingantibodychecks There are always two sidesbut according to the CDC, anyone could if a medicalto see how many this applies too. What about those professional wasnt readily available (www.cdc.gov).with serious illnesses who are very hesitant about to every story. My issue hasWith instructions like these it is easy to see howthe vaccine? Are they supposed to willingly jump at taking a vaccine when it could mean death? those numbers could inflate. The CDC is a govern-always been how publicizedment agency, and if a government agency was capa- Andspeakingofdeathwhyarentthenumber ble of these actions, then it must be untrustworthy.ofpeoplethathavediedfromthevaccinebeing one side is, whereas theThen theres the black folks. reported?Thepowers-that-bearemakingitseem like its so safe for everyone, but they dont know They initially reported and pushed for Black folks other side is always lackingto get vaccinated first! But again, the numbers didthat, it hasnt been out long enough. Many people have died directly from the vaccine or the complica-notseemtomatchwhattheyweresayingwhich coverage.So what do weagain,madepeoplewary.Theyreportedthatations brought on by the shot. Between 12/2020 and higher number of black folks were dying of COVID.7/2021, over 12,000+ people died per the Vaccine do?I believe that everyoneThe numbers supplied to back-up their claims againAdverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) (www.pre-wereextremelyquestionable,especiallywhenyoucisionvaccinations.com).is unique, so let the holylook at how COVID deaths were reported. See thisThe bottom line is there are always two sides to newsarticleintheDenverPostfromMay,2020,every story. My issue has always been how publicized spirit be your guide. https://tinyurl.com/4zpw3snsone side is, whereas the other side is always lacking Its commonly believed that black folks who pre- coverage.So what do we do?I believe that everyone sentedtothehospitalwithpneumonia,COPD,is unique, so let the holy spirit be your guide. If you oranotherrespiratoryailmentwerequicklyputwant the vaccine by all means get it but lets not hate onventilators,especiallyifnonextofkinwerethe man who doesnt and vice versa.18 OCTOBER 2021 BOCNEWS.com"