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You do realize that that vaccines are what teaches your immune system to combat diseases, right? Your only "sick" because you didn't pro-actively teach your im

You do realize that that vaccines are what teaches your immune system to combat diseases, right? Your only "sick" because you didn't pro-actively teach your immune system to handle that flu.

rajup 5y ago
Sure, for diseases we know and are actively fighting (how long was it before we got vaccines for COVID?). My point was that for unknown diseases you might be exposed to in the future you are probably (I say probably, because hey let's not kid ourselves we're all mostly speaking out of our a**s here :)) better off if you had been exposed to milder diseases beforehand.
- himinlomax 5y ago
  Getting exposed to one disease does not help you fight another, or at least not any more than getting a vaccine not targeted at the second.
  - rajup 5y ago
    The number of studies suggesting people exposed to other coronaviruses (common cold etc) having possibly more immunity to COVID disagree with you. You seem to be absolutely sure it makes no difference. Care to back that up?
    - supernovae 5y ago
      Care to back up your claim with citations? Looking at the comment history its clear you don't understand immunology so i'm not sure you get a free pass on virology.
      - rajup 5y ago
        I freely and humbly admit I'm neither an immunologist nor a virologist. But I doubt neither are you nor the many commenters on here who have strongly held beliefs backed by nothing substantive.
    - himinlomax 5y ago
      Care to back THAT up? I'm aware of that hypothesis, but it hasn't been conclusively demonstrated afaik.
      - rajup 5y ago
        https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02260-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02260-9 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3563 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3563 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/09/07/1033677208/new-studies-find-evidence-of-superhuman-immunity-to-covid-19-in-some-individuals https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/09/07/1033677... https://www.mpg.de/17434954/0907-moge-prior-exposure-to-common-cold-coronaviruses-enhances-immune-response-to-sars-cov-2-151795-x https://www.mpg.de/17434954/0907-moge-prior-exposure-to-comm... Literally a Google search away, but here you go.

You do realize that that vaccines are what teaches your immune system to combat diseases, right? Your only "sick" because you didn't pro-actively teach your immune system to handle that flu.

rajup 5y ago

Sure, for diseases we know and are actively fighting (how long was it before we got vaccines for COVID?). My point was that for unknown diseases you might be exposed to in the future you are probably (I say probably, because hey let's not kid ourselves we're all mostly speaking out of our a**s here :)) better off if you had been exposed to milder diseases beforehand.

himinlomax 5y ago
Getting exposed to one disease does not help you fight another, or at least not any more than getting a vaccine not targeted at the second.
- rajup 5y ago
  The number of studies suggesting people exposed to other coronaviruses (common cold etc) having possibly more immunity to COVID disagree with you. You seem to be absolutely sure it makes no difference. Care to back that up?
  - supernovae 5y ago
    Care to back up your claim with citations? Looking at the comment history its clear you don't understand immunology so i'm not sure you get a free pass on virology.
    - rajup 5y ago
      I freely and humbly admit I'm neither an immunologist nor a virologist. But I doubt neither are you nor the many commenters on here who have strongly held beliefs backed by nothing substantive.
  - himinlomax 5y ago
    Care to back THAT up? I'm aware of that hypothesis, but it hasn't been conclusively demonstrated afaik.
    - rajup 5y ago
      https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02260-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02260-9 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3563 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3563 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/09/07/1033677208/new-studies-find-evidence-of-superhuman-immunity-to-covid-19-in-some-individuals https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/09/07/1033677... https://www.mpg.de/17434954/0907-moge-prior-exposure-to-common-cold-coronaviruses-enhances-immune-response-to-sars-cov-2-151795-x https://www.mpg.de/17434954/0907-moge-prior-exposure-to-comm... Literally a Google search away, but here you go.