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Best time to plant a tree is 500 years ago, and now is not too bad, either. I got vaccinated against a lot of maladies while in the service, and while I still

Best time to plant a tree is 500 years ago, and now is not too bad, either. I got vaccinated against a lot of maladies while in the service, and while I still have some lasting nerve damage I accept it as part of the cost of protecting the group.

brundolf 5y ago
Nerve damage? From vaccines?
- mountainb 5y ago
  Probably from the various bioweapon-related vaccines like the Anthrax vaccine among others.
- nanidin 5y ago
  Guillain–Barré syndrome[0] is a rare reaction to vaccination that causes the body to attack its own nerves and damage the myelin sheath. Possibly related? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome
- thatguy0900 5y ago
  Us military isn't exactly known for limiting soldiers exposure to awful chemicals. Seems like all my vet friends and family members have some kind of malady caused by exposure to random toxins.
cryptnotic 5y ago
> while I still have some lasting nerve damage Is nerve damage a common side-effect from military vaccinations?
- meristohm 5y ago
  No idea. My point was to promote vaccination, even if there might be potential side effects in a small number of people. I accept that risk to help others. I’m not sure the vaccinations or physical injections are even the cause.
hashmash 5y ago
What did you get nerve damage from? I assume it wasn't from the vaccines, but someone might infer this and point out a reason why we should avoid them.
- nanidin 5y ago
  Guillain–Barré syndrome[0] is a rare reaction to vaccination that causes the body to attack its own nerves and damage the myelin sheath. Possibly related? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome
  - deadalus 5y ago
    FDA Warns About Post-COVID Vax Guillain-Barré Syndrome : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/93537 https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccin... EU lists rare nerve disorder as side-effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine : https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eu-lists-rare-nerve-disorder-side-effect-jj-covid-19-vaccine-2021-07-22/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
    - ceejayoz 5y ago
      COVID itself causes Guillian-Barré Syndrome. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009191 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009191 All vaccines have the occasional rare side effect; Guillian-Barré is one of the more well known ones, and people get it from the flu shot each year. It's also quite clear the COVID vaccines haven't killed 600k in the US like the disease has, though. As with any other health intervention, the cost/benefits have to be weighed; they have been continue to be with regards to the vaccines.
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- hammock 5y ago
  >I assume it wasn't from the vaccines Why do you assume that? What risks do you believe vaccines to have and not have?
josefresco 5y ago
FWIW I have a friend, a former Marine who refuses to get the vaccine because of his experience in the military. He has diabetes and blames the vaccines he got while stationed in the middle east.
- lapetitejort 5y ago
  Vaccines don't cause diabetes [0]. 0: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11731639/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11731639/
  - josefresco 5y ago
    I know this, unfortunately he doesn't, or doesn't choose to accept it.
silicon2401 5y ago
Ironically this comment would be equally helpful to pro- and anti-vaccine people.
- hammock 5y ago
  Perhaps that is because there is an indisputable truth to what he/she is saying, and that there is more subjectivity to the vaccine debate than meets the eye.
k12sosse 5y ago
A friend can't donate blood ever because of his malaria vaccination in the Canadian service. Thanks for putting the wolfpack ahead of the wolf!

brundolf 5y ago

Nerve damage? From vaccines?

mountainb 5y ago
Probably from the various bioweapon-related vaccines like the Anthrax vaccine among others.
nanidin 5y ago
Guillain–Barré syndrome[0] is a rare reaction to vaccination that causes the body to attack its own nerves and damage the myelin sheath. Possibly related? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome
thatguy0900 5y ago
Us military isn't exactly known for limiting soldiers exposure to awful chemicals. Seems like all my vet friends and family members have some kind of malady caused by exposure to random toxins.

cryptnotic 5y ago

> while I still have some lasting nerve damage Is nerve damage a common side-effect from military vaccinations?

meristohm 5y ago
No idea. My point was to promote vaccination, even if there might be potential side effects in a small number of people. I accept that risk to help others. I’m not sure the vaccinations or physical injections are even the cause.

hashmash 5y ago

What did you get nerve damage from? I assume it wasn't from the vaccines, but someone might infer this and point out a reason why we should avoid them.

nanidin 5y ago
Guillain–Barré syndrome[0] is a rare reaction to vaccination that causes the body to attack its own nerves and damage the myelin sheath. Possibly related? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome
- deadalus 5y ago
  FDA Warns About Post-COVID Vax Guillain-Barré Syndrome : https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/93537 https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccin... EU lists rare nerve disorder as side-effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine : https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eu-lists-rare-nerve-disorder-side-effect-jj-covid-19-vaccine-2021-07-22/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
  - ceejayoz 5y ago
    COVID itself causes Guillian-Barré Syndrome. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009191 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009191 All vaccines have the occasional rare side effect; Guillian-Barré is one of the more well known ones, and people get it from the flu shot each year. It's also quite clear the COVID vaccines haven't killed 600k in the US like the disease has, though. As with any other health intervention, the cost/benefits have to be weighed; they have been continue to be with regards to the vaccines.
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hammock 5y ago
>I assume it wasn't from the vaccines Why do you assume that? What risks do you believe vaccines to have and not have?

josefresco 5y ago

FWIW I have a friend, a former Marine who refuses to get the vaccine because of his experience in the military. He has diabetes and blames the vaccines he got while stationed in the middle east.

lapetitejort 5y ago
Vaccines don't cause diabetes [0]. 0: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11731639/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11731639/
- josefresco 5y ago
  I know this, unfortunately he doesn't, or doesn't choose to accept it.

silicon2401 5y ago

Ironically this comment would be equally helpful to pro- and anti-vaccine people.

hammock 5y ago
Perhaps that is because there is an indisputable truth to what he/she is saying, and that there is more subjectivity to the vaccine debate than meets the eye.

k12sosse 5y ago

A friend can't donate blood ever because of his malaria vaccination in the Canadian service. Thanks for putting the wolfpack ahead of the wolf!