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Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has often been compared to the 1918 flu pandemic. Despite the fact that more than one hundred years have passed between the two pandemics, they share frightening similarities. For both of these pandemics, misinformation has run as rampant as the virus of each respective era and stupidity of citizens runs just as much. On August 9th, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota kicked off. This 10 day annual event has been going on since 1938 and if you thought a deadly viral disease was gonna stop a swarm of people from attending en mass, buddy, you have not met human beings. In 2020, the rally went on as planned with thousands gathering, maskless in close proximity. To the surprise of no one, this ended up being a super spreader event because viruses love crowds.  I'd like to think we've come a long way in over one hundred years, but the sad reality of it is, people are gonna be people and this was the exact same case in 1918....

Getty Images. Over 633,000. That is the number of people in the United States of America that have died to COVID-19.  The quick vaccine roll out has provided Americans with hope and security. But the pandemic that has gone on for more than a year now is far from over. The new Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has become the dominate strain and is far more infectious than the previous ones.  "What's in the vaccine?" "I guess the vaccine isn't working if people are still getting sick." As for what's in it, maaaaaan, I really don't care. If you're feeling sick and your doctor prescribes you with some meds, do you play twenty questions? I'm betting that's a no. But if you're still vaccine hesitant or don't want to get the jab at all, the least you can do is wear a mask. Masks not only protect others, they protect you as well. You probably don't think twice about half the stuff you put in your body. Vaccines are not a cure. Yes,...