>>>>>>>> if they so choose, authorities can log those data.
>>>>>>In my case they certainly have - I got my shots and the booster from the VA.
>>>>>>I'm indebted to the VA for reaching out to me and other vets to get the vaccine and the booster.
>>>>>>I'm glad they keep records in case I lose mine.
>>>>>>I'm at a loss to see how the VA's or anyone else' possession of the information could be anything but beneficial.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If anyone cares:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I GOT THE VACCINE AND THE BOOSTER
>>>>>Bill, since you mentioned the VA it reminded me of one of my biggest beefs with Fauchi. I saw him on TV a week or so say that they had not studied the protection from natural immunity. Well, 30 years ago I worked for a few months at the Department of Defense (DOD) Health Services Command Headquarters in San Antonio, TX. My job was answering queries from the Office of the Surgeon General. At that ancient time I would query data located in Ft. Detrick, MD - hard wire connection, using SAS, on FOCUS flat files. I had to call Ft Detrick and get them to physically charge the disk pack when I needed data that exceeded 5 GB. As for the data, I had access to all the medical records for any treatment paid for by the DOD - VA, Active Duty, Reserves, Retired and all dependents including those treated by civilian doctors and hospitals. If you wanted to know how many broken left arms there were by age by year and status I could dig it out. My point is that with the technology and data available today it shouldn't be very hard to find out and separate those with natural immunity with and without vaccinations, boosters and any other combination. It might not be a "peer reviewed" study but I believe that sometimes a preponderance of evidence or lack thereof would answer a lot of questions.
>>>>
>>>>Although we have similar Queens accents, I can't speak for Dr Fauci. I certainly wouldn't want his job.
>>>>I do know that it's the tendency of the US government to overdo things.
>>>>When we were returning from the Far East every time we arrived at an interim destination we had to drop our pants for a VD check. We travelled by ship in those days. It was a pretty safe bet that if we didn't have it when we got on the ship we wouldn't have it went we got off a week later - but drop them we did in San Francisco.
>>>>All told, we probably dropped them a half a dozen times. The GI's had some pretty salty names for the guys who were checking us.
>>>>It was annoying but none of us died from it and they might have actually prevented some spread of the disease.
>>>
>>>You were lucky that you didn't get put on "that ship" where they sent all those with VD. I was told with sincerity and a straight face that ship never went into a port and you would probably spend the rest of your life sailing the 7 seas.
>>
>>I heard about that ship.
>>
>>Closer to home, I was told today that my community has closed all community facilities - gym, clubhouse, etc. and cancelled all community activities.
>>The reason - the liability insurer informed the board that it would not cover deaths from COVID and board members would be individually liable if someone sued over a COVID death.
>>
>>No government strongarm needed.
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>Maybe state law. Almost all businesses in Georgia have a sign on the entrances:
>Warning
>
>Under Georgia law, there is no liability for an injury or death of an individual entering these premises if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of contracting COVID-19. You are assuming this risk by entering these premises.
>"Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business. 17. Safety Act." 18. SECTION 3. 19.

Perhaps.
However, when I was CFO of a large trucking company I learned that virtually no truck can get on the road here unless some guys in London guarantee the owner's ability to pay for a catastrophic accident.
My son, a structural engineer, owns an engineering company. He'd be out of business tomorrow if those same guys in London cancelled his professional liability policy.
Those guys have the ultimate monopoly. There's no other place to go, period.
So, when they say close the gym, you close the gym.