Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 18, 2021 Members Share Posted October 18, 2021 He also had Parkinson's, but that will get lost in the narrative, where the vaccine resistant are concerned. The Caribbean and Jamaica, in particular (where Powell's family line is from) has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the Western Hemisphere. There are, unfortunately, deep pockets of vaccine resistant people and misinformation circulating through What's App (a social network which I despise) makes it worse. I have already gotten calls and had to chide relatives who now believe that vaccines don't work. And these are fully vaccinated people. We can't dismiss what impact this could have, especially with the misinformation networks working more effectively than official organizations like the CDC and WHO, that, on occasion have transmitted muddled and confusing messaging. Remember, this is a virus that started among the wealthy and well-traveled and spread to the lower-income and poor with less consideration about education and mitigation. It is also a virus that will never truly get under control until a large enough percentage of the worldwide population gets fully vaccinated. And we're nowhere near that marker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 18, 2021 Members Share Posted October 18, 2021 The media has gone wild reinforcing to people that he died of COVID even with the vaccine (John Roberts giddily pointed out that this will make people more resistant to vaccines), so you're right, this will have a very bad impact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted October 18, 2021 Members Share Posted October 18, 2021 Yeah I tweeted him about pulling this crap. He tried to backpedal but folks aint letting him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 18, 2021 Members Share Posted October 18, 2021 People are pushing back, so there's that, at least. Hopefully, there will be more media that will now offer context to this news, now that they have been and are still being roundly criticized. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted October 19, 2021 Members Share Posted October 19, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Faulkner Posted October 22, 2021 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 This family has had so much sadness and tragedy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted October 22, 2021 Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 I really liked him in Bosom Buddies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Just saw the news. Really like him on Bosom Buddies and Newheart.#RIP Edited October 22, 2021 by victoria foxton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted October 22, 2021 Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Please register in order to view this content Beautiful picture of cinematographer (DP - Director of Photography) Halyna Hutchins, as tweeted by Ava DuVernay. Edited October 22, 2021 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 22, 2021 Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 Hutchins started in journalism and transitioned into film. Imagine, the possibilities of escaping potentially dangerous situations and then dying on the set of a movie. So sad and preventable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted October 22, 2021 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 For younger Gen Xers and older Millennials, Bosom Buddies and Newhart were a lot of our childhoods. Newhart in particular has come up a lot in my conversations lately. So sad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 22, 2021 Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 Geez, Peter Scolari?! Oh, how sad. RIP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xanthe Posted October 22, 2021 Members Share Posted October 22, 2021 I shocked myself by bursting into tears. Loved him in everything I saw him in, but I have a very nostalgic fondness for Bosom Buddies especially. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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