Coronavirus meme/panic/fear mongering general thread

[Yossarian]

I think I now understand how the MRNA vaccine works.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I think I now understand how the MRNA vaccine works.

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That is a good analogy.

 

[magneze]

I only just got new glasses and I cannot read that.

 

[Yossarian]

I only just got new glasses and I cannot read that.

 

[stdP]

Perhaps the forum cache is resizing it but direct links to the comic and PNG:

mRNA Vaccine

xkcd.com

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/mrna_vaccine.png

I get that it's a star wars reference of some sort but I think the punchline sailed over my head once again. ExplainXKCD had this to say:

The analogy is that the immune system (the Rebel Alliance) figures out a way to attach to the spike proteins (attack the benign Death Star) made by the mRNA vaccine; the immune system's antibodies (Rebel planners) now "know" how to recognize and destroy things that have these spike proteins — including SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (real, dangerous Death Stars). Hence, when the vaccinated Cueball approaches White Hat, who is maskless, coughing, and presumably sick with COVID-19, Cueball's immune system is able to destroy dangerous SARS-CoV-2 virus particles because it knows about the virus's spike proteins. This is represented by Cueball not experiencing any suffering from COVID-19, and he goes on his way whistling merrily, perhaps to the tune of The Throne Room/End Title (from the ceremony celebrating the destruction of the Death Star).

 

[T & P]

I only just got new glasses and I cannot read that.

Deteriorating eyesight: another side effect of the microchip vaccines

 

[existentialist]

I only just got new glasses and I cannot read that.

mRNA Vaccine

xkcd.com

 

[quiet guy]

 

[Badgers]

Hancock goes to a town & asks the residents what they need. "We've two big needs" said a resident, "we have a hospital but no doctors". Hancock gets out his phone, talks for a while & says "the doctors will arrive tomorrow, what else?" The resident says "we have no phone signal"

 

[mx wcfc]

 

[MrSki]

 

[William of Walworth]

I think I now understand how the MRNA vaccine works.

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Fuck knows how anyone's eyesight does though, for that!

 

[William of Walworth]

Perhaps the forum cache is resizing it but direct links to the comic and PNG:

mRNA Vaccine

xkcd.com

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/mrna_vaccine.png

I get that it's a star wars reference of some sort but I think the punchline sailed over my head once again. ExplainXKCD had this to say:

Ahhh!!, OK!!!!

I get it now

 

[Epona]

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I do like that, but to be fair the first smallpox vaccine was developed in 1796, so it did take a while...

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[Orang Utan]

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Reminded me of this:

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[prunus]

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Is there a vaccine for protection from Showaddywaddy now? Where do I sign up?

 

[danny la rouge]

Is there a vaccine for protection from Showaddywaddy now? Where do I sign up?

You inoculate yourself by listening to the red and blue greatest hits albums.

 

[two sheds]

She should do another one: "Think of other people - pay tax".

Or possibly: "give back all the land you've taken".

 

[Yossarian]

 

[danny la rouge]

She should do another one: "Think of other people - pay tax".

Or possibly: "give back all the land you've taken".

Or Die.

 

[8ball]

I think I now understand how the MRNA vaccine works.

That's the Pfizer one covered. Got a cartoon for the AZ one?

(Though I think it works if the blueprints are stored on a floppy disk that gets delivered by a reformed burglar in an envelope containing a note telling you to change the file extension on the file, open it in Paint, and fax it to the construction team)*

* - maybe this explains why there seem to be more significant side effects reported.

 

[prunus]

That's the Pfizer one covered. Got a cartoon for the AZ one?

(Though I think it works if the blueprints are stored on a floppy disk that gets delivered by a reformed burglar in an envelope containing a note telling you to change the file extension on the file, open it in Paint, and fax it to the construction team)*

* - maybe this explains why there seem to be more significant side effects reported.

Basically yes. Although it’s more like the plans are delivered by a brother of one of the stormtroopers, who’d never really been into the empire stuff. And sometimes when you build the thing off the plan it collapses spontaneously and is no use. The rest of it is right though - MS Paint etc.

 

[existentialist]

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

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I disagree with anti-vaxers but I think a mile is a bit much for social distancing.

 

[eatmorecheese]

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[brogdale]

 

[William of Walworth]

I suspect that most/all half-sensible musicians can't bloody wait to be getting back on tour.

Ideally without Ian Brown pushing for a support-slot

And now those musicians and their managers, etc., know (once live gigs and fests resume), how best to ensure his absence!