It's been almost a year since the coronavirus broke out in China. Our lives have really changed during the pandemic but we humans are pretty good at adapting. While the deadly disease is still claiming many lives worldwide, Pfizer and BioNTech have announced the first 'milestone' vaccine which can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid. They hope to be able to supply 50 million doses by the end of this year, and around 1.3 billion by the end of 2021.
Until then, the vast majority of people continue being vulnerable to a coronavirus infection and it is only the restrictions on our lives that are preventing more of us from dying. However, some nutbags still can't understand the severity of the situation. What's even more incredible, they use the Internet to broadcast their absurd thoughts. Covid is just flu, they say, masks won't help.
Luckily, someone usually responds to these folks with facts and logic. Continue scrolling and check out some of the best covidiot takedowns to date.
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It's Come To This: Face Mask Nazis
A poll by YouGov and the Economist in March 2020 found 13% of Americans believed the Covid-19 crisis was a hoax, while a whopping 49% thought the epidemic might be man-made. And while you might hope that greater brainpower or education would help us to tell fact from fiction, it's relatively easy to find examples of many educated people falling for this false information.
Take the writer Kelly Brogan, a prominent Covid-19 conspiracy theorist, for example. She has a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied psychiatry at Cornell University. That's quite a resume. Yet she has shunned clear evidence of the virus's danger in countries like China and Italy. If that's not enough, she even questioned the basic tenets of germ theory while endorsing pseudoscientific ideas.
I'm Gonna Take The Surgeon's Side On This One
Of course, it simply isn't true. General practitioner, medical researcher, and founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, Iris Gorfinkel, M.D., told Bored Panda it's important to remember that Covid is not just a flu. "It's not actually just a respiratory illness, it needs to be understood as a multi-system disease," Gorfinkel said. "So once it's inhaled, goes into the nose, it can damage the nerves right off the bat, so people can lose their sense of smell and taste. And that can actually last for months. The virus can [also] be swallowed. 20% of individuals present with gastrointestinal symptoms as their first clue that something is wrong. Yes, it can cause a runny nose, sore throat and cough, fever, and headaches. But we also know that it can cause significant hematologic problems, including the risk for stroke, that goes up significantly. And we've heard about Covid toes happening. That's not just in children, it can happen in adults as well. It's a pro-inflammatory disease, it's a disease that causes an increase in stroke risk."
Due For Some Good Luck Eventually
Science writer David Robson thinks these gaps in our collective knowledge of the disease could be due to information overload. The media bombards the public with news regarding the pandemic all day, every day, and we therefore often rely on our intuition to decide whether something is accurate or not. "Purveyors of fake news can make their message feel 'truthy' through a few simple tricks, which discourages us from applying our critical thinking skills—such as checking the veracity of its source. As the authors of one paper put it: 'When thoughts flow smoothly, people nod along.'"
Covid Meets Abortion
According to Robson, the route organizations could take in order to open the eyes of these confused individuals is simple: they should present the facts as simply as possible. Preferably, with images, graphs, and other aids that make the ideas easier to digest. These campaigns should avoid repeating the myths themselves. "The repetition makes the idea feel more familiar, which could increase perceptions of truthiness," Robson said. "That's not always possible, of course. But campaigns can at least try to make the true facts more prominent and more memorable than the myths, so they are more likely to stick in people’s minds. (It is for this reason that I’ve given as little information as possible about the hoax theories in this article.)"
Gorfinkel agrees with this line of thinking. "Instead of calling [out] misinformation, try to give ... good information and fill in the gaps in people's knowledge."
Wear Mask Please
If He Were Here He'd Consume These Morons With Fireballs From His Eyes And Bolts Of Lightning From His Arse
Hillary Clinton Going In For The Kill
Hey, that's not fair. No one explained Trump what sunglasses are and how he should use them. How can you use sunglasses without a manual? /S
In A Discussion Over The Value Of Face Masks During Covid
The people going on about "doing research" don't even actually have the skills to do it properly or the ability to correctly read and interpret what they get.
Rip Cooper’s Dog, And Eric
Someone On The Walmart Social Media Team Has Had Enough Of Covidiots
He Got A Point
We Need Certainty, Think Of The Children
Hi Laura. New Zealand’s outbreak HAS ended. You watched videos of how we did it, but you turned your nose up because it was a librul method.
It’s Crazy That People Still Think Covid Is As Harmless As The Flu. It’s Just Flabbergasting To Me
I like comments that were comparing 4 months worth of covid vs annual data for everything else. at 245 000 dead in 9 months, it is more than all that person listed combined.
In Response To Walmart Requiring Masks For All. Hope He Can Get Burn Cream From A Store Without A Mask.
Tom Wolf Is The Governor Of Pennsylvania, Fyi. This Person Is Mad They Are Asked To Wear A Mask In Public
Found On Nextdoor Post About Covid-19
Kelly should feel ever so stupid now but she'll keep denying that there's a pandemic going on. Her next post will be a rant why she can't have a Covid-19 test and a ventilator because it's her goddamn constitutional right.
My Friend’s Response To A Facebook Covid Post
Wear a Complex,weird looking mask for halloween?..hell yes. Wear a simple mask made from simple cloth and strap for Covid prevention?..hell no, i had my rights!!
Covid Obituary
On A Facebook Post About Schools Opening Up In The Fall
It's Simple Logic, And Therefore Completely Unfathomable
Masks, How Do They Work
Coronavirus Side Effect: Major Burns
Three Words.
I personally don’t believe in god but I respect those who do. Yet I am driven mad by those who use there beliefs as a shield against criticism or science. (As a note, most people that I meet that believe in God are very awesome and generous people!) ps. sorry for the long post!
This Chick Spews The Most Outrageous Stuff
Wtf Are Light Language And Sacred Geometry?
Pro-Choice Mask
Murder By Words Covid 2nd Edition
There are just no words for the kind of stupid that reads "gas exchange" and thinks its putting gasoline in things
If You Share An Image That Can Result In Unsafe Practices Regarding Covid, Be Prepared To Be Called Out On It
All the pandemic has really done is shown how selfish so many people are
Covid Is Just A Flu
"I almost died but it's blown out of proportion and taking precautions is living in fear". Some people just deserve a Darwin award
Unfortunately this one has already procreated...I hope his children grow up to be smarter than their father
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Reply to this comment with "**raises hand**" if you think that this guy suffered brain damage. **raises hand**
This guy right here is the definitive proof that Covid effs up your brain
I never understood the logic of having both brakes and accelerators in cars. Either you're a brake guy wanting to stay where you are (then why a car anyhows?), or you're a gas guy who wants to go places. Simple!
‘Hey guys so yeah I almost died because I didn’t wear a mask, here’s all my horrible symptoms, don’t give up your right to die’
Does he eat food? He better not because then he's living in fear of starving.
You had a severe case and say it was blown out of proportion? Wtf is this, the twilight zone?
I’m kinda rooting for Covid winning against this idiot right now. Proof that stupid can’t be fixed.
One week ago in the ER, almost died, now back home and able to work, who is this guy, Superman?, or just a fantasising, lying idiot.My Son got Covid and had to crawl to the bathroom bc he couldn't stand was sick for 4 weeks, he walked 100 m then back, total 200m and was ill again for 4 days. And you worked, bulls--t.
Yes, some people barely notice that they had Covid-19. But at this moment nearly 250 000 US citizens had Covid-19 and they died. Lucky for you you didn't die, bad luck for them they did die, is that what you're saying?
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Nothing But A Chalk Outline At The Murder Scene
We've Got A Man Down
Not Understanding Basic Info To Own The Libs
Oh dear God. I hear this one a lot. I have learned to reply like this: "Ever hear of Typhoid Mary? Made people sick but never was sick herself?" Ninety percent answer, "Oh yeah, I heard about that in school/onTV/etc.". Me: "OK, now pretend she's COvid Larry...."
Getting Advice From Karen?
Someone Suggested To Prep Younger Kids For Masks At School This Fall By Using Them At Home For Short Periods.
That Was A Good One
"Why is everyone panicking and crying that we're sinking? I'm here on the stern 150 feet above sea level and the music is playing. "
One Of The Best Responses To A "Corona Wont Kill Me So Why Should I Care??" Comment Ive Seen Yet.
I Might Order That Mask Design Just To Mess With Idiots Like Her
Comments On A Post About A Local Business Shutting Down For A Positive Covid Employee
Why cover Shelly's name? It should be known that Shelly is on the cutting edge of Infectious disease research. You should know who to visit when you have an infectious disease. /S
On A Post Asking If Anti Vaxxers Would Want To Get The Covid-19 Vaccine If It Gets Released Officially
Person Comparing Covid And Flu Gets Owned By This Analogy
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People always act like death is the only consequence. We dont know the stuff that follows it. Multi-organ failure? Chronically damaged lungs? Immunsystem problems? But damn no, why care for that?
Medically, that's morbidity, rather than mortality. Morbidity rates are... not promising. Covid-19 could cripple the US for a generation simply b/c so many will suffer chronic health issues. *sigh*
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This pandemic has me torn about how I feel about people. On the one hand I am overcome at the resilience of society and how our young people stepped up to help out those people who were shielding without a murmur of complaint and without looking to be congratulated either. On the other hand I despair at the 'deniers' who think this is somehow just a conspiracy to mess up their day or whatever. The pandemic has polarised society into the sensible and the complete idiots..
The pandemic showed me there's genuine good left in the world...it also showed me my parents are morons and I have to seriously consider that relationship. . . Such interesting times we live in.
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I’m ashamed to say that early on I was in the “ugh it’s no worse than the flu and masks don’t help!” camp. But then people kept dying and I changed my tune. And now I’m terrified I’m going to catch it because the numbers are spiking and everybody is just giving up and not wearing masks anymore.
Oddly, Banjo, I was sort-of the other way 'round. I've believed in and worn a mask since the beginning, but I was quite smug about believing I'll be fine and not catch it. Now, however, with no sign of it going away and global deaths to date at almost 1.3million, I'm absolutely paranoid that I'm at risk - because of all the idiots who seem not to be able to see that people are dying in their thousands every day, and won't take any precautions at all. I'm genuinely starting to think it's only a matter of time before I get it.
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I hate it when people say it’s no worse than the flu. First of all, the flu is a SERIOUS illness that kills thousands of people each year. Second, COVID-19 has killed more than a million people in less than a year and it’s a highly unpredictable illness. Symptoms vary, the virus mutates, it’s new to everybody and first time you get it your body fights to overcome it which means that even if you get a mild illness you’ll still likely be sick for at least 2 weeks before you start to feel better. During that time it can turn at any moment going from something that feels like a cold to full blown pneumonia, and those of us who know and love somebody with COVID-19 live in constant fear until we finally get the call “I’ve tested negative now.” That said, not all get that call. Some get the call saying “I’m sorry...” 😔💔 I’m glad there are so many intelligent people responding to those who don’t get it, and people here at bored panda seems to be smarter than most. Love to you all. 🙌
Please someone put this people in a hospital room full of people sick of the virus, show them what they can face i and invite them now to take away the protective clothes.
welp i have plans for potishion to force anti maskers and vacs to be sent to quarentine for the rest of 2021
I'd vote for Biden if I were in the US, but I do actually think that Trump's comment about having a dog being a bit phony was true. He lied and schemed about everything else, but he was honest about the dog business. So that's one thing.
1. This is about covidiots, not about trump and his thoughts on bidens dog 2. There is nothing phony about having a dog. Lots of presidents had dogs in the white house, from as far back as george washington, to as recent as obama
Load More Replies... People always act like death is the only consequence. We dont know the stuff that follows it. Multi-organ failure? Chronically damaged lungs? Immunsystem problems? But damn no, why care for that?
Medically, that's morbidity, rather than mortality. Morbidity rates are... not promising. Covid-19 could cripple the US for a generation simply b/c so many will suffer chronic health issues. *sigh*
Load More Replies... This pandemic has me torn about how I feel about people. On the one hand I am overcome at the resilience of society and how our young people stepped up to help out those people who were shielding without a murmur of complaint and without looking to be congratulated either. On the other hand I despair at the 'deniers' who think this is somehow just a conspiracy to mess up their day or whatever. The pandemic has polarised society into the sensible and the complete idiots..
The pandemic showed me there's genuine good left in the world...it also showed me my parents are morons and I have to seriously consider that relationship. . . Such interesting times we live in.
Load More Replies... I’m ashamed to say that early on I was in the “ugh it’s no worse than the flu and masks don’t help!” camp. But then people kept dying and I changed my tune. And now I’m terrified I’m going to catch it because the numbers are spiking and everybody is just giving up and not wearing masks anymore.
Oddly, Banjo, I was sort-of the other way 'round. I've believed in and worn a mask since the beginning, but I was quite smug about believing I'll be fine and not catch it. Now, however, with no sign of it going away and global deaths to date at almost 1.3million, I'm absolutely paranoid that I'm at risk - because of all the idiots who seem not to be able to see that people are dying in their thousands every day, and won't take any precautions at all. I'm genuinely starting to think it's only a matter of time before I get it.
Load More Replies... I hate it when people say it’s no worse than the flu. First of all, the flu is a SERIOUS illness that kills thousands of people each year. Second, COVID-19 has killed more than a million people in less than a year and it’s a highly unpredictable illness. Symptoms vary, the virus mutates, it’s new to everybody and first time you get it your body fights to overcome it which means that even if you get a mild illness you’ll still likely be sick for at least 2 weeks before you start to feel better. During that time it can turn at any moment going from something that feels like a cold to full blown pneumonia, and those of us who know and love somebody with COVID-19 live in constant fear until we finally get the call “I’ve tested negative now.” That said, not all get that call. Some get the call saying “I’m sorry...” 😔💔 I’m glad there are so many intelligent people responding to those who don’t get it, and people here at bored panda seems to be smarter than most. Love to you all. 🙌
Please someone put this people in a hospital room full of people sick of the virus, show them what they can face i and invite them now to take away the protective clothes.
welp i have plans for potishion to force anti maskers and vacs to be sent to quarentine for the rest of 2021
I'd vote for Biden if I were in the US, but I do actually think that Trump's comment about having a dog being a bit phony was true. He lied and schemed about everything else, but he was honest about the dog business. So that's one thing.
1. This is about covidiots, not about trump and his thoughts on bidens dog 2. There is nothing phony about having a dog. Lots of presidents had dogs in the white house, from as far back as george washington, to as recent as obama
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