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"As a personal anecdote, I saw a man drop dead earlier this week next to my gate at Miami International Airport."

I can't be the only one to think of Bob Saget . . .

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May 19, 2022Liked by Etana Hecht

Exactly my thinking.

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Thanks Etana - this is very important information. There is a quantifiable risk of crashes due to cardiovascular injury among pilots.

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As the person behind me is masked up outside in the heat!! I feel like we are doomed cause these are the very people who will keep this whole thing going. Of course til they all die from the shots!

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Indeed! Ignorance is dangerous, as we are being shown daily. I feel like we're stuck on the Ship of Fools.

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I thoroughly expect to see someone drop, sometimes folks I see jogging and biking do not look healthy; pale or red faced. I want to tell them not to push it, but I don't. When. will. they. wake?

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May 18, 2022Liked by Etana Hecht

Same here. Witnessed one pulmonary embolism in neighbor (dead within 20 minutes) and about 2 months later, our basketball ref lost consciousness during our game while running down the court and fell face first. He suffered a massive heart attack (and subsequently two mini strokes) 10 feet in front of me. After weeks in ICU, he is still alive but will have a very slow and difficult recovery. Could be a complete coincidence but at 56, having never seen this in my life, twice in a few months, I doubt it.

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May 19, 2022·edited May 19, 2022Liked by Etana Hecht

"We can expect mainstream outlets to studiously ignore this new development..." Nailed it again, Etana. Poverty, sickness and shocking all-cause mortality rate rises - it took our governments just 2 years to do this. Constant public service announcements about 'sudden, rare' heart attacks in children, adult shingles, strokes... as long as we keep calling them out on this BS, we will win. Buckle up.

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The shingles and strokes are hitting my peer demographic as we speak. Expected but still shocking to watch, mostly because of their complete denial.

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Yes, "dot connectors" are rare, it seems...

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The unjabbed who are unable to fly in Canada are safe from such dangers.

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This article was a good reminder to count my blessings instead of dwelling on the injustices of not seeing my family in another country.

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We're not worried for the flight, modern airliners can be flown with a single pilot, however the second pilot is there to deal with emergencies, severe weather (fog ,snow, storms, traffic and terrain) , of more concern are single pilot aircraft (military!) And helicopters. Everyone on the ground now has a higher risk.

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