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Eh what? Even with modern healthy conditions the flu can be devestating to the very young or old / frail. The vaccination aproach is not just to keep yourself f

by koolba 8y ago

Eh what? Even with modern healthy conditions the flu can be devestating to the very young or old / frail. The vaccination aproach is not just to keep yourself from getting sick, it’s also to prevent yourself from being a vector to infect people who might not be able to be vaccinated or survive if they were to become ill.

bdamm 8y ago
Right, that I think I understand. However, maybe we could do better by eliminating micro-plastics from the food chain and having health guidance that isn’t written by big sugar, big fat, and big agro? Why do we have to inject new manufacturered drugs into the entire population? Where’s the limit with vaccines? Should all viruses and bacteria be eliminated through vaccine? I’ve never seen a drug without a side effect so while I am pro-vax for things like polio and even chickenpox, I really do wonder where the imperative is for flu. We can likely make much greater strides in general numbers by simply providing free access to mental health practitioners. Heck, I bet even returning the US House of Representatives to a 100,000 count per would have meaningful results on the public’s welfare, and that doesn’t require injections!
- NationOfJoe 8y ago
  i believe the reason you are being down voted here is because we as a society can work on more then one thing at a time. people working on flu vaccines are probably not interested, trained or able to work on public welfare. People who work on public welfare are not interested, trained or able to work on vaccines.
rincebrain 8y ago
Some flu strains also appear to work either better or just as well on the healthier people, including the 1918 flu, because they can trigger a nasty autoimmune cascade, and at that point, your healthy immune system becomes a nasty liability.

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Eh what? Even with modern healthy conditions the flu can be devestating to the very young or old / frail. The vaccination aproach is not just to keep yourself f

by koolba 8y ago

bdamm 8y ago
Right, that I think I understand. However, maybe we could do better by eliminating micro-plastics from the food chain and having health guidance that isn’t written by big sugar, big fat, and big agro? Why do we have to inject new manufacturered drugs into the entire population? Where’s the limit with vaccines? Should all viruses and bacteria be eliminated through vaccine? I’ve never seen a drug without a side effect so while I am pro-vax for things like polio and even chickenpox, I really do wonder where the imperative is for flu. We can likely make much greater strides in general numbers by simply providing free access to mental health practitioners. Heck, I bet even returning the US House of Representatives to a 100,000 count per would have meaningful results on the public’s welfare, and that doesn’t require injections!
- NationOfJoe 8y ago
  i believe the reason you are being down voted here is because we as a society can work on more then one thing at a time. people working on flu vaccines are probably not interested, trained or able to work on public welfare. People who work on public welfare are not interested, trained or able to work on vaccines.
rincebrain 8y ago
Some flu strains also appear to work either better or just as well on the healthier people, including the 1918 flu, because they can trigger a nasty autoimmune cascade, and at that point, your healthy immune system becomes a nasty liability.