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After my COVID shot, I got 2 or 3 days of Transient Global Amnesia. It has scarred my son, who worries about amnesia every single time he's a little delirious f

After my COVID shot, I got 2 or 3 days of Transient Global Amnesia. It has scarred my son, who worries about amnesia every single time he's a little delirious from an illness or some such. By my estimation, the people who threatened and socially pressured others to get an unfinished, experimental gene therapy injection that was always socially enforced to be referred to in polite company as a "vaccine" are the ones liable for any damages that might occur. My son may be scared of random amnesia for the rest of his life. What does he get? What do I get? What do the people get who believed themselves to be above moral reproach specifically because they were afraid? How do we make sure such people never get to make a decision on my or my sons' behalf ever again? To say nothing of my cousin, a death of despair due to overblown lockdowns that did more damage than COVID. What do we do to make sure this doesn't happen again? The answer cannot be "nothing."

kanbara 2y ago
Your son probably needs therapy if he's this terrified of a non-life-threatening incident that is quite rare more than the incidence of death from covid-19. it was never about being afraid, it was about taking part in society and helping so that your son, young people, the elderly and immune compromised don't die. as for "experimental gene therapy injection", mRNA vaccines are vaccines and the mRNA in the vaccine does not alter genes, that's actual misinformation about how mRNA vaccines work.
Sammi 2y ago
The article isn't about that vaccine.
tjarrett 2y ago
Wow that sounds pretty scary. I'm sorry you and your family had to endure that. I'm also very sorry about your cousin. I share some of your concerns about using mRNA technology as an annual preventative solution against COVID and flu. Even though I'm triple Pfizer mRNA vaccinated I'd probably go for a non-mRNA solution going forward (my employer finally dropped their COVID vaccine requirement but maintain an annual flu vaccine requirement). But it seems to me that mRNA is a fantastic tool for fighting deadly cancers. Without treatment, the patient is absolutely going to die. I know. My mom died of glioblastoma back in September 2019. The tumor was wrapped around her thalamus so we had very limited treatment options -- at the time the most advanced treatments needed access to the tumor which is hard to do when it's in the center of your brain. Hang in there MisterDizzy and, since we are on Hacker News here, remember one of the principles of software development -- use the right tool for the right job. For me, right now, that looks like tried and true protein-based vaccines for those annual vaccinations and fancy mRNA platforms for those specialized treatments.
- MisterDizzy 2y ago
  Thank you for the reply. It seems like this particular application of mRNA is a lot more promising than attempting to use it against a virus, which would mean constantly playing catch-up with the mutations. I hope mRNA has an application for something like this.

kanbara 2y ago

Your son probably needs therapy if he's this terrified of a non-life-threatening incident that is quite rare more than the incidence of death from covid-19. it was never about being afraid, it was about taking part in society and helping so that your son, young people, the elderly and immune compromised don't die. as for "experimental gene therapy injection", mRNA vaccines are vaccines and the mRNA in the vaccine does not alter genes, that's actual misinformation about how mRNA vaccines work.

Sammi 2y ago

The article isn't about that vaccine.

tjarrett 2y ago

Wow that sounds pretty scary. I'm sorry you and your family had to endure that. I'm also very sorry about your cousin. I share some of your concerns about using mRNA technology as an annual preventative solution against COVID and flu. Even though I'm triple Pfizer mRNA vaccinated I'd probably go for a non-mRNA solution going forward (my employer finally dropped their COVID vaccine requirement but maintain an annual flu vaccine requirement). But it seems to me that mRNA is a fantastic tool for fighting deadly cancers. Without treatment, the patient is absolutely going to die. I know. My mom died of glioblastoma back in September 2019. The tumor was wrapped around her thalamus so we had very limited treatment options -- at the time the most advanced treatments needed access to the tumor which is hard to do when it's in the center of your brain. Hang in there MisterDizzy and, since we are on Hacker News here, remember one of the principles of software development -- use the right tool for the right job. For me, right now, that looks like tried and true protein-based vaccines for those annual vaccinations and fancy mRNA platforms for those specialized treatments.

MisterDizzy 2y ago
Thank you for the reply. It seems like this particular application of mRNA is a lot more promising than attempting to use it against a virus, which would mean constantly playing catch-up with the mutations. I hope mRNA has an application for something like this.