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Memo to #BurningMan producers:

If you are going to arrange for thousands of people to gabot in a smallish acre of desert, at the very least have them mask up.

And, for the love of the Goddess, have a backup plan for the possibility of monsoon rain effing up your venue.

Ronnie Facelift McDarby

@AnthonyJK Aren't we all vaccinated? I was told that vaccines work

@FaceliftMcDarby

I am, vaxxed aand boosted twice.

Can't speak for the rest.

@AnthonyJK Did you get boosted for measles and mumps too? I'd be very concerned if not

@FaceliftMcDarby

Yes, I did.

Mind telling me what relevance this has with my take on #burningman?

@AnthonyJK Well I was under the impression that vaccines work so who cares about masks anymore? How many boosters did you get for measles mumps rubella? How recently? These are potentially lethal infections we are talking about

@FaceliftMcDarby

Wrong impression.

Vaccines do work, when done in combination with other methods of prevention and protection.

Here's a question, since you are so interested in my personal business: Are you vaccinated and boosted, or is that a violation of your personal politics?

@AnthonyJK I'm vaccinated but not boosted because I was raised by biologists and I have a good understanding of basic physiology Lol

The immune system does not forget an infection. Antibody levels drop but that is not the be all end all of immune function

People who survived the 1960s asian flu for instance are still resistant to many flu strains 50 years after the fact So I'm quite content with just being vaccinated and not chasing unnecessary boosters

@FaceliftMcDarby

MMR vaccines are reissued every 10 years for life until you reach a certain age. I have not missed one.

That's not the same as COVID vaccines.

Again, why all up in my personal business?

@AnthonyJK Bro this is social media, not your personal business Lol

@FaceliftMcDarby

Dawg, you're asking me about my personal vaccination record in order to sell your antivaxx politics, not the other way around. I humored you by answering your question. I chose to take the boosters because I trust the science to protect me, and I haven't caught COVID yet.

Stand down, please. Or, better yet, talk to the mirror.

@AnthonyJK I'm not antivax at all bud I'm just saying they aren't all mandatory

@AnthonyJK Sorry your obviously butthurt I just can't help antagonizing fruity liberals, as an actual leftist. I say that because you're probably so dumb you think I'm right wing

@AnthonyJK Literally my first statement here is 'vaccines work' and this goofy liberal says I'm anti vaxx Lol

This is why America will fall

@FaceliftMcDarby @AnthonyJK The argument "The vaccines work, ergo I don't need to mask" reminds me of a joke on The Colbert Report ages ago: "I just got my Tetanus vaccine, and now I can't wait to bite down on rusty nails.".

@AT1ST @AnthonyJK People can mask if they so choose I have no problem with it but I personally see no necessity of doing it myself. If I actually felt ill maybe to be considerate

@FaceliftMcDarby @AnthonyJK It's an extra layer of protection; by the time you felt ill enough to justify wearing a mask, it has probably been too late for someone around you.

Like how biting down on rusty nails will be totally fine - right up until you get lockjaw that gets through the vaccine protective layer.