Thank you for the explanation tugg.
Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
I don't know about it being an "explanation." I would say more that it is "information." Partially correct. Partially incorrect. With some apparent misinformation thrown in. And using the word "sham" in relation to these vaccines (twice!) doesn't help make the point that this is objective either.
So that post has zero reference to any sources, including peer-reviewed publications, etc. Not that we necessarily need them. But are we are supposed to believe these statements just because this person says that they are a bioscientist and worked in vaccine manufacturing?
Well, let's look at a few of these staements.
First, saying that the COVID vaccine is not a "real" vaccine is a tactic that has been used in vaccine dis/misinformation campaigns for a long time. The definition of a vaccine is NOT limited to the two criteria that the poster states, i.e. "either an attenuated virus or a totally deactivated virus."
Here is a layman's definition that is more accurate, from Merriam Webster:
1: a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease: such as
a: an antigenic preparation of a typically inactivated or attenuated (see attenuated sense 2) pathogenic agent (such as a bacterium or virus) or one of its components or products (such as a protein or toxin)
b:
a preparation of genetic material (such as a strand of synthesized messenger RNA) that is used by the cells of the body to produce an antigenic substance (such as a fragment of virus spike protein)
There are numerous other, more technical defintions readily available. None of them say that the COVID mRNA vaccines are not "real" vaccines. They are the most recent technological evolution of vaccines. But they very much ARE vaccines.
As for what causes things like myocarditis, there is nowhere close to consensus agreement on this. True, there are some experts that believe that this may be some type of over-active immune response or auto-immune response caused by the vaccine. Some think that these problems may be from the lipid nano-particle encapsulation materials used in current mRNA technologies. But most experts in the field will tell you that they don't know for sure. To say something like "this is where myocarditis, hepatic inflammation,etc. came from" is irresponsible and inaccurate.
The comments that boosters "did not work" and were a "total sham" are untrue and don't make sense. Yes, it did take a while to understand if boosters were needed and how frequently they would be needed. But to say they did not work is incorrect. They absolutely did! A simple Google search will show you the real answers. But the part of the argument talking about "people getting the annual flue shot every year and still get the flu" proves that this post is either completely lacking in understanding or that it is intentionally mis-stating facts in hopes of confusing people.
True, the flu virus mutates rapidly. And often flu shots lose much of their effectivity in a very short time. But experts will tell you that they STILL offer protection and will mimize the risk of severe complications even if you DO contract the flu. COVID is the same.
This "booster" discussion is a commonly known issue and most people should understand this by now. Calling it a "sham" only spreads the damage. It is not healthy debate.
All of this is now causing people to question all vaccines. And much of science. Ask the kids who died of measles in Texas how they feel about that. Oh. Wait. You can't.
The big fact is that mRNA vaccine technology holds
incredible promise. It isn't perfect. But it is fast, flexible, and powerful. It is not without critics and people who say that we need to be more careful. But the promise here is almost impossible to imagine. Things like targeted cancer therapies are a HUGE possibility that excites many, many researchers.
And when the next Pandemic comes....and it
WILL come, and it might be way worse than COVID...mRNA vaccine technology will help develop needed vaccines much faster than any other available technology. And time will mean a lot.
Don't let fucking idiots like RFK, Jr abandon support for more research and development in this field! And don't let a bunch of psuedo experts on a hooker board tell you they "know" something without being fact-checked. Better yet, don't read them at all. Because they only believe what they want to believe anyway.
