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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a B[censored]T. Would be nice to have explanations of what each censored part likely says. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | This comic is loosely related to a series of comics related to the 2020 pandemic of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. | |
− | The | + | The comic hinges on the sharing of vaccination card photos on social media as proof that the user has been {{w|COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated against COVID-19}} (in this case, gotten a {{w|Booster dose|booster shot}}, a third dose of the vaccine). When the first U.S. recipients had their vaccine, a large number shared photos of the CDC vaccination card; it was enough of a trend that the {{w|Federal Trade Commission|FTC}} released an official statement warning vaccine recipients [https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/02/social-media-no-place-covid-19-vaccination-cards not to share photos] due to the cards containing {{w|Personal data|personal identification}} that should probably not be made public. |
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− | + | The irony here is that [[Randall]] has {{w|Sanitization (classified information)|"censored"}} some impersonal lines, such as the instructions that are identical on all vaccination cards, and many easy-to-guess lines, while not censoring any of said personal information. | |
+ | The fourth line, labelled "other" is probably completely blank (as the third dose was on the day immediately prior to the publication one), but is completely blacked out. | ||
− | The caption indicates that his intention is to "seem more mysterious". This is best exemplified by | + | The caption indicates that his intention is to "seem more mysterious". This is best exemplified by blanking most of the word "clinician" to leave the acronym "{{w|Central Intelligence Agency|CIA}}", referring to a US government agency known for its frequently "mysterious" (classified) activity, as well as its liberal use of redaction like that in the comic. |
− | + | This is the first comic including a sentence in Spanish. | |
− | + | Randall's patient number is the 2nd to 9th digits of the fractional part of the decimal expansion of {{w|pi}} inclusively: 41592653 | |
− | The | + | The lot numbers of the first and second doses allude to two numbers that appear frequently in Star Wars and other works related to George Lucas: 1138, and 2187. The lot number of the third dose is the {{w|“1729 (number)”|Ramanujan-Hardy number}}. |
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− | {{ | + | If the partially censored year relates to the twentieth century, which is a reasonable assumption,{{fact}} the date of birth on the card corresponds to the date of birth given in an earlier version of his English wikipedia article (other languages still do). It is unclear if the author plays into a prior misdirection or has used his actual birthday. |
− | The title text comments on the "Provider or clinic site" of the second dose on the card. Where the word "pharmacy" appears in the previous row (and would be on a real card), it is censored in the comic. The most reasonable assumption is that the word is still "pharmacy" and that Randall has simply chosen to redact that instance for some reason, but the title text humorously implies that it was in fact some ''other'' CVS-related venture where he got his second dose, for instance a "CVS | + | {{w|CVS Pharmacy}} is a pharmacy chain in the US which provides COVID-19 vaccinations. |
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+ | The title text comments on the "Provider or clinic site" of the second dose on the card. Where the word "pharmacy" appears in the previous row (and would be on a real card), it is censored in the comic. The most reasonable assumption is that the word is still "pharmacy" and that Randall has simply chosen to redact that instance for some reason, but the title text humorously implies that it was in fact some ''other'' CVS-related venture where he got his second dose, for instance a "CVS Parking lot" or perhaps an {{w|anti-submarine warfare carrier}}. | ||
CVS's parent company, {{w|CVS Health}}, does have other enterprises with compatible names: {{w|CVS Caremark}} and {{w|CVS Health#CVS Specialty|CVS Specialty}}. However, neither of these provide COVID-19 vaccinations. | CVS's parent company, {{w|CVS Health}}, does have other enterprises with compatible names: {{w|CVS Caremark}} and {{w|CVS Health#CVS Specialty|CVS Specialty}}. However, neither of these provide COVID-19 vaccinations. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Profile picture | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[Profile picture with squiggles lines on its left.] | ||
:Check it out, I just got my booster! | :Check it out, I just got my booster! | ||
− | :[Picture of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card attached on a media post. The card includes pre-printed information in black and handwritten information in blue, the latter indicated here by | + | :[Picture of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card attached on a media post. The card includes pre-printed information in black and handwritten information in blue, the latter indicated here by italics. Some of the text has been blacked out, indicated here by "[Censored]".] |
− | :COVID-[ | + | :COVID-[Censored] Vaccination record card |
− | :[At the upper right of the card appears the logo of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a stylized eagle surrounded by the words "Department of Health & Human Services USA", although those words are not legible in this drawing. Next to that appears the logo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a shaded box with the letters "CDC" and the words "Centers for Disease Control and [ | + | :[At the upper right of the card appears the logo of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a stylized eagle surrounded by the words "Department of Health & Human Services USA", although those words are not legible in this drawing. Next to that appears the logo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a shaded box with the letters "CDC" and the words "Centers for Disease Control and [Censored]" below it.] |
− | :Please keep this record card, which includes [ | + | :Please keep this record card, which includes [Censored] |
− | :about [ | + | :about [Censored] |
− | : | + | :Por favor, guarde esta tarjeta de registro, que incluve [Censored] |
− | :[ | + | :[Censored] sobre [Censored] |
− | : | + | :''Munroe'' ''Randall'' |
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:Last Name First Name | :Last Name First Name | ||
− | : | + | :''10-17-[Censored]84'' ''41592653'' |
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:Date of birth Patient number | :Date of birth Patient number | ||
− | : | + | :{| |
− | + | | Vaccine || Manufacturer lot number || Date || Provider or clinic site | |
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− | + | | 1st Dose<br/>COVID-[Censored] || ''Pfizer ER1138'' || <u>''04''</u>/<u>''01''</u>/<u>''21''</u><br/>MM DD YY || ''CVS Pharmacy Clinician #5309'' | |
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− | + | | 2nd Dose<br/>COVID-[Censored] || ''Pfizer ES2187'' || <u>''04''</u>/<u>''22''</u>/<u>''21''</u><br/>MM DD YY || ''CVS'' [Censored] [Censored] | |
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− | + | | Other || ''3rd dose [Censored] FH1729'' || <u>''10''</u>/<u>''21''</u>/<u>''21''</u><br/>MM DD YY || [Censored] [Censored] [Censored]''CIA''[Censored] | |
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− | + | | Other || [Censored] || <u>[Censored]</u>/<u>[Censored]</u>/<u>[Censored]</u><br/>MM DD YY || [Censored] | |
+ | |} | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:COVID-19]] | [[Category:COVID-19]] | ||
[[Category:COVID-19 vaccine]] | [[Category:COVID-19 vaccine]] | ||
− | [[Category:Comics | + | [[Category: Comics with color]] |