Editorial

According to recent news reports, close to a third of adults in the U.S. intend to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. I suspect that many of them harbor a long-standing mistrust of big pharma and our federal government. I can understand their point of view.

There’s been a long-standing mistrust preceding the recent pandemic toward other vaccinations, especially for children. It’s not my intent to take sides on the issue, but to look at the factors bringing us to the point of needing so many kinds of vaccines; and about ways of acquiring a robust immune system from birth.

Every year, as the calendar smiles at Feb. 14, unlikely men can be seen ambling up and down the streets, carrying roses, red beribboned gift bags and boxes of chocolate.

It is a sight to behold.

I always want to stop and talk with them--each one of them. I’m curious about what’s in the bag, how they thought of it, and if I’d approve.

Invariably, these men will lament that they can’t find a card which delivers the appropriate message.

“Write your own,” I suggest with enthusiasm, and that deer-in-the-headlights look suddenly finds its way to their faces.

Don’t like the idea of Big Government looking over your shoulder with along list that demonizes anyone who objects to their control? Then Wednesday’s bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security should signal all Conservatives to prepare for more.

Both the DHS terrorism announcement as well as Mass Media’s interpretation of said bulletin is like Elmer Fudd’s warning, “I’m hunting wabbit.” You should probably consider his forerunner words as well, “Be vewy, vewy quiet.” Only the new administration’s prepared statement was no cartoon funny.

Avoiding the coronavirus since mid-March of 2020, or ten straight months, has been an ever-present effort by most everyone in Ellis County. Some of the 184,826 residents have been more fearful than others of contracting the bug.

From the start the science community has warned adults over 60 they are more at risk than younger age groups. While Ennis had more people infected and more deaths related to Covid-19 in the first six-to-eight weeks compared to Waxahachie, Red Oak and Midlothian, the city has done remarkably well at limiting its spread and especially it’s death rate.