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[–] 99 points 7 months ago (16 children)

The curse of vaccines is that they're victims of their own success. They are so successful in fact that people forget why we need them in the first place. That's why we unfortunately need a control group.

Thankfully some people volunteer for that role ...

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    I feel like the antivaxxers are more concentrated in the developed north because of privileges; from having better access to healthcare, better economy, and less prevalence of deadlier diseases because of colder climate. So they get treatment more easily if they need one, and don't see nasty diseases. Meanwhile, the global south tend to believe more in vaccinations because diseases in warmer climate are more common and deadlier.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    yeah there's definitely a correlation between temperature and diseases/infection.

    it's well known for example that the Thai and Spanish people all eat very spicy food because it disinfects the body from the inside out. Which reduces diseases. That only works for bacteria though, not viruses.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (5 children)

    :o
    I never even thought of that.
    See, mom? I've been collecting ulcers for good reason!

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (4 children)

    ? what do ulcers have to do with it?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    It was a joke, but the joke was that capsaicin causes ulcers.

    It's actually a common myth, it seems. Whoops. :p

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    I don't know what word I want to use. Not unintelligent, not really dumb or ignorant (although the people who blindly follow others who tell them they're bad are), stupid? But at the top it seems like there's people saying this stuff who are seemingly none of those. Malignant, I guess?

    Either way, people need to realize how important vaccines are.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I'm not from the states. But merely questioning the motives of whoever is starting these disinformation campaigns. Vaccines work and keep people safe. Bottom line. No one can successfully argue the contrary.

    Are you doing okay?

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