"COVID is no joke," says Yago.
A helluva lot of speculation, much of it unkind, about “patient zero” after the Pipeline Masters was indefinitely suspended following WSL CEO Erik Logan and four other WSL staff members’ positive tests for the COVID-19 virus.
The question moistening lips: Who was surfing’s Typhoid Mary? Erik Logan? Maybe Pat O’Connell?
Typhoid Mary aka Mary Mallon was a wild thing, oowee. Carried typhoid but didn’t get it (asymptomatic), worked as a cook, left a trail of dead kids and had to be locked up, on two separate stretches, for twenty six years.
Earlier today, Yago Dora, the Brazilian who was released from quarantine in Texas after ten days despite his COVID-19 test remaining positive, has announced he ain’t surfing’s Typhoid Mary.
You’ll remember, in a now deleted Instagram post, Yago wrote that the WSL had helped him receive an exemption “from the Hawaiian government” thereby allowing him to bypass the state’s fourteen-day quarantine for arrivals who can’t show proof of a neg COVID-19 test three days before their flight.
Yago, who won his round one heat before the contest was called off, jumped on Instagram to explain why he avoided Hawaiian quarantine.
He also included expository videos, which you can watch here.
Those are strict protocols i had to follow on my case, just like everybody else does as recommended by cdc and Hawaiian state government, if you have been tested positive and went into isolation,once 10 days have passed and you haven’t shown any symptoms, you’re no longer considered contagious and can leave isolation after being seen and cleared by a specialized doctor, and this are the health protocols for these kind of cases as recommended by cdc. Dead cells of the virus can be found on your test samples for more than a month even if after 10 days of no symptoms you’re no longer contagious. I have so much love and respect for the Hawaiian people and every year that i come here i receive so much love and respect back, i would never in my wildest dreams want to put anyone at risk of contamination, covid is no joke and i’ve been following it very closely and trying to learn the most i can about it. I emailed Hawaiis safe travels program myself to know what kind of protocols i had to follow and what my options were, i followed every single detail very strictly and only on the 12th day of isolation i got cleared up to get on a plane. If i meant any risk to anyone i wouldn’t even be allowed into Hawaii and neither into the contest. All i did and will continue doing is following strict safety protocols and i hope everyone else is also doing it. If you still feel offended by my actions i sincerely apologize, but i can assure you that i never put anybody at risk at any time. Appreciate it Much love.
If it ain’t Yago, is it Erik, currently propped up on satin pillows in his canopied emperor bed, hair a snowy heap piled atop his ruined doll’s face?
Or Pat O’Connell, whose condition remains unknown but who is still a stunner, even at forty-nine?
Newsflash! Patient Zero is the World Surf League itself. Not long for this life.
Pretty sure he didn’t write that…
I really hope it turns out that the infected staff were the Hawaiian Water Patrol. Much irony!
Few things we all should know about RFK Jnr. and his theories. Starting with the fact that he is a smart man; an environmental lawyer. But here is how his early history with the anti-vax movement started:
1/. He was informed about vaccines being the cause of autism by a news host who interviewed him in the early to mid 2000s. (The news host’s son had recently been diagnosed with autism).
2/. The information was based on transcripts from a vaccination conference from 1999.
3/. JFK Jnr became the go to guy for the anti-vax movement because who doesn’t love a celebrity name?
4/. To get his points across, (using the transcripts), significant editing occurred. For example a sentence that in the original transcript was “What if someone says that ‘Vaccines are harmful?'”, Becomes ‘They said; “Vaccines are harmful”, it was right there at the conference!’ In other cases, numerous sentences were left out that provided the context and/or links between two pieces of information.
5/. One of the key points that JFK Jnr et al make is the use of tiny amounts of mercury in thimerosal, a standard preservative used in vaccines since the 70s. (Remember; this is the mid 2000s and the conference was 1999). One of the key outcomes of the conference was the acknowledgement that the use of thimerosal was no longer required because better preservatives were now available. And even though numerous studies had shown no links between autism diagnosis and vaccines, it was thought that it would be ‘a better look’ if it was no longer used, given the alternatives that had become available.
6/. Within 18-24 months of the conference, thimerosal was no longer being used in vaccines worldwide.
7/. JFK Jnr pushed the narrative that mercury was still in vaccines, well after it had been superseded. And continued to do so after being informed that it had been discontinued, despite being made aware numerous times this wasn’t factual.
In effect, JFK Jnr knew what he was pushing was tripe, but for whatever reason(s), kept on pushing it. As a result, due to folk believing what he pushes, without any basis in fact, preventable diseases are rising again.
Not a chip off the old block!
Even as far as his family has disowned his anti-vax views…
I love it when the postie breaks it all down.
Only in Australia!
Hey. I got told to look into him by an anti-vaxxer. As someone with a bit of research experience and the ability to apply critical thought to the credibility of sources, I thought sure. I’m open to exploring the possibilities of vaccines being bad. Turns out, it’s the anti-vax crew who are quite full of bullshit.
But hey, Australia is also where you get white people telling first nations people about how good racism is eh?
Oooh
whatever I can do to help…
bingo
Reads to me like he tested positive, but with his qualifications in epidemiology he decided it was a false positive.
the one who won against the mullet warrior
He just wants to challenge the mainstream narrative, man. Sounds like you need to do your own research
Fuck I hope that was said with heavy irony or sarcasm!
title to be decided on seeding round results. congratulations jack freestone.
RFK is way smarter than you he actually researches things, you sound like a damn sheep
See my ‘actual research into JFK Jnr and his connection with anti-vax.
Truth
What’s incredible about the whole thing is that the crowd that eats that shit up is also that crowd that says “keep politics out of ‘sports’.”
Don’t be a sheep and follow the mainstream narrative man. Here, follow this cool guy I found wandering the backstreets herding sheep.
Pat O.
That is all.
Last thought…
They protect the white guy and float the brown guy.
Otto? Is this how it’s done or do you have to contact Q for strategy first?
In all fairness, everyone already hates Brazilians.
says you , which is fair , but am afraid to tell you , last year the most popular surfer on tour was Italo….go figure?
What? How did you come up with that metric?
But that doesn’t fit with the “white man is evil narrative”
White Men™ are doing the real work in Hawaii.
And just to think that with a touch less haste they good have started in March/April with all there “athletes“ and staff vaccinated.
All the laughs we wouldn’t have had.
All the vaccine will do at best is make the symptoms not as bad, it will not stop transmission of the virus. Do a little research before you talk
First of all Beau, what the fricking heck? We’re all here merrily making fun of the predicament the big ELO has brought onto the WSL and your shitty attitude is a real buzz kill.
Also, I’m assuming you’re what is commonly referred to as an anti-vaxxer, so I’ll doubt it makes sense for us to continue this conversation. If not I’d like to hear how we can get to a herd immunity with 60% of the population vaccinated if the vaccine itself doesn’t prevent the spread.
Those aren’t the type of questions the cult answers M.
so you know more than all the Dr’s ? do you even understand the basics , that a vaccine stops you getting the virus , so those who don’t get vaccinated will still transmit the virus and and also catch the virus!
Go research it M’. The actual pharmaceutical companies are giving that exact warning, and know it’s not an actual “vax”.
maLe horse from boot-shapEd country had the crOwn. lucky false negative or swept under the afghan?
Sick bro so subtle
not subtle, but true
At least he put out a press release.
And, Mary Malone … wasn’t she your great great aunt or something DR?
The true story of Typhoid Mary is absolutely hysterical if not horrifying (see for yourself who was the true protagonist and antagonist)… excellent history podcast on the matter… highly recommend if you’re a dork like me – https://www.npr.org/2020/06…
Decide for yourself where you’d place Elo, Yago, and potentially other “staffers” in this modern day absurdity…
Right now, Yago would test positive for Covid, and possibly for the next 2 months. Luckily he has the exemption. It just shows how fucked up the industry standard covid testing is.