That's because the Flu mutates multiple times a year. Thus, we need to continually make vaccines for current strains.
Vaccines are often not a one-shot-solves-all kind of payload. They often give your body ONE blueprint to fight against one type of virus, for that particular period of time.
I understand. And I don't care. I'm done having to get yearly injections of whatever bullshit is in these. The flu once a year for work was bad enough. Now COVID? How many are we going to need yearly?
And why is the ONLY SOLUTION a vaccine? No one ever suggests getting healthier, exercising, getting zinc and vitamin D.
You should care, because being informed on how viruses work and how your body builds a defense against them is important. Awareness of preventing the spread of diseases is an important aspect to being a biological human being, especially if you're in a dense population.
And why is the ONLY SOLUTION a vaccine?
Because the vaccine fools your body into fighting a dead virus, which then tells your immune system the pattern of the virus payload, which also then develops antibodies that can fight any further viral infections of the same virus.
That's like saying "why is oil the ONLY SOLUTION to lubricating my car's engine???" That's because using butter doesn't work. Formulated oil is the best lubricant to keep your car's engine running smooth, and you have to change your oil often to make sure that any contaminants are flushed out, etc. It's just another thing that we have to periodically do, in order to maintain our cars. So why not maintain your health?
And that's also not to say that vaccines don't come with a risk. They do. People can get sick and die from vaccines. People who change oil in cars can also forget to put new oil in and kill your car. In both cases it's extremely rare. That's just how life is. You take risks and hope for the best. Not taking a vaccine simple means that you're not arming your body with the blueprint to fight off certain strains of a virus for a period of time. You could still get sick. You could also not get sick.
No one ever suggests getting healthier, exercising, getting zinc and vitamin D.
While these are all good things, which can increase your general health, going for a jog will not tell your immune system how to fight off certain viruses. Getting zinc and vitamin D will not prevent you from getting the Flu. It might help you mitigate some symptoms, but it will not prevent you from contracting diseases.
Conversely, if you maintain your body and have a high degree of health, I'd say that you are less likely to experience severe symptoms of diseases, but that makes a lot of assumptions about your genetics and any other health issues you may or may not have.
The point is, you should care. Vaccines are important, but it's also your body and I'm not about to tell you what you should or should not put in your body. I'm only going to advocate that it's worth the risks. I used to never get vaccines and I'd get sick at least 2-3 times a year. When I started taking the Flu vaccine, I stopped getting sick. I know that's just one anecdote and I'm just one guy, but that at least tells me that vaccines somewhat work with me (or at least they have up until this point).
And my opinion on the COVID vaccine, is that I'm not going to take it. This vaccine was, in my opinion, rushed to the point where I believe some safety protocols were overlooked. I don't believe it's safe to rush to take a vaccine - especially during a time of mass panic.
Horrible analogy with engine oil. You don’t need a vaccine to function. My point is that it’s blatantly obvious the only reason vaccines are pushed as the only solution (particularly for covid) is either elites and big pharma stand to make trillions off it, or there’s something more sinister going on.
Covid is dangerous to a microscopic subset of the population and can be effectively mitigated through standard precautions. No reason for a vaccine nor all the idiotic fanfare behind it.
This will be the case for the Chinese Flu too. Except this is so politicized and hyped that the Democrat policy of "never let a crisis go to waste" will push it into the mandatory realm.
I mean, it might be the case. I feel like we've barely had time to research this virus, relative to the extensive research we have with the Flu. To have a new strain of the WuFlu isn't beyond comprehension.
It's just that the lockdowns, etc, are ridiculous. COVID has, what, 2x the average death rate per year, so far? And compared to other types of deaths per year, and infection rates being so low compared to the population of the US, COVID isn't anywhere near as lethal as people are making it out to be.
In my opinion, if the media wasn't so hell bent on creating absolute panic, the hospitals would've never been overrun and people would not have made a run on things like toilet paper, etc. This is why I support Trump's view on not creating a panic early last year.
That's because the Flu mutates multiple times a year. Thus, we need to continually make vaccines for current strains.
Vaccines are often not a one-shot-solves-all kind of payload. They often give your body ONE blueprint to fight against one type of virus, for that particular period of time.
I understand. And I don't care. I'm done having to get yearly injections of whatever bullshit is in these. The flu once a year for work was bad enough. Now COVID? How many are we going to need yearly?
And why is the ONLY SOLUTION a vaccine? No one ever suggests getting healthier, exercising, getting zinc and vitamin D.
You should care, because being informed on how viruses work and how your body builds a defense against them is important. Awareness of preventing the spread of diseases is an important aspect to being a biological human being, especially if you're in a dense population.
Because the vaccine fools your body into fighting a dead virus, which then tells your immune system the pattern of the virus payload, which also then develops antibodies that can fight any further viral infections of the same virus.
That's like saying "why is oil the ONLY SOLUTION to lubricating my car's engine???" That's because using butter doesn't work. Formulated oil is the best lubricant to keep your car's engine running smooth, and you have to change your oil often to make sure that any contaminants are flushed out, etc. It's just another thing that we have to periodically do, in order to maintain our cars. So why not maintain your health?
And that's also not to say that vaccines don't come with a risk. They do. People can get sick and die from vaccines. People who change oil in cars can also forget to put new oil in and kill your car. In both cases it's extremely rare. That's just how life is. You take risks and hope for the best. Not taking a vaccine simple means that you're not arming your body with the blueprint to fight off certain strains of a virus for a period of time. You could still get sick. You could also not get sick.
While these are all good things, which can increase your general health, going for a jog will not tell your immune system how to fight off certain viruses. Getting zinc and vitamin D will not prevent you from getting the Flu. It might help you mitigate some symptoms, but it will not prevent you from contracting diseases.
Conversely, if you maintain your body and have a high degree of health, I'd say that you are less likely to experience severe symptoms of diseases, but that makes a lot of assumptions about your genetics and any other health issues you may or may not have.
The point is, you should care. Vaccines are important, but it's also your body and I'm not about to tell you what you should or should not put in your body. I'm only going to advocate that it's worth the risks. I used to never get vaccines and I'd get sick at least 2-3 times a year. When I started taking the Flu vaccine, I stopped getting sick. I know that's just one anecdote and I'm just one guy, but that at least tells me that vaccines somewhat work with me (or at least they have up until this point).
And my opinion on the COVID vaccine, is that I'm not going to take it. This vaccine was, in my opinion, rushed to the point where I believe some safety protocols were overlooked. I don't believe it's safe to rush to take a vaccine - especially during a time of mass panic.
Horrible analogy with engine oil. You don’t need a vaccine to function. My point is that it’s blatantly obvious the only reason vaccines are pushed as the only solution (particularly for covid) is either elites and big pharma stand to make trillions off it, or there’s something more sinister going on.
Covid is dangerous to a microscopic subset of the population and can be effectively mitigated through standard precautions. No reason for a vaccine nor all the idiotic fanfare behind it.
I'm explaining Flu vaccines, you idiot. Not making a direct comparison. The engine oil was a loose example of how using one thing regularly can help.
Gosh, do you need toys and a visual aid to understand something so ridiculously simple?
This will be the case for the Chinese Flu too. Except this is so politicized and hyped that the Democrat policy of "never let a crisis go to waste" will push it into the mandatory realm.
I mean, it might be the case. I feel like we've barely had time to research this virus, relative to the extensive research we have with the Flu. To have a new strain of the WuFlu isn't beyond comprehension.
It's just that the lockdowns, etc, are ridiculous. COVID has, what, 2x the average death rate per year, so far? And compared to other types of deaths per year, and infection rates being so low compared to the population of the US, COVID isn't anywhere near as lethal as people are making it out to be.
In my opinion, if the media wasn't so hell bent on creating absolute panic, the hospitals would've never been overrun and people would not have made a run on things like toilet paper, etc. This is why I support Trump's view on not creating a panic early last year.