Ridiculous Things People Are (Still) Saying About COVID-19

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It’s been over a year. We’ve been living through something that, while not unprecedented in history is unprecedented in our life times.

The science is out there, all of it, for people to read. Yet, I am still hearing ridiculous things being said about COVID-19, about vaccines, about masks.

Have a sample.

“I Can’t Get the Vaccine Because I’m Allergic Because of my Blood Type”

I’m guessing that this person read the studies that indicate A and O blood types may have an impact on COVID severity and got something very different out of them.

While your blood type can affect what kind of allergies you get (B makes you more prone to pollen allergies and A makes you more prone to skin allergies), there is absolutely no indication that any one blood type is more likely to be allergic to the vaccine (which is, in any case, really rare).

(In this case, the person turned out to be a raving anti-vaxxer and anti-semite, so maybe she knew it wasn’t true and didn’t care).

“Wearing a Mask Stops You From Getting Vitamin D To Your Face, Which Suppresses Your Immune System”