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They fear for their Purity of Essence. They can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
From the article: Why don't more people get flu shots. . .the fact is "Influenza and pneumonia, which the Centers for Disease Control groups together, have long been among the top-ten annual killers in the U.S. In 2010 (the most recent year for which there is final data), the count was an estimated 53,826 Americans — more than six times the number of worldwide deaths from Ebola last year."
Walking away from the conspiracy theorists, the main reason Flu Vaccine's aren't more popular (and they really should be) is human critical thinking. . .
" And so that means, the more salient, or more vivid something is, the easier it is for us to recall. … For instance, if we see an earthquake happening in the news, then somehow, because that’s very vivid, we tend to overestimate the probability of an earthquake occurring. … And so, I think the problem with vaccination in the end comes down to this: When it’s working, it’s not very memorable. … It’s more newsworthy when we see things not working. But when a vaccine is working, nobody wants to talk about it."
Noten a side note for the tin foil crowd, the CIA is directly responsible for growing polio rates in Pakistan. "Vaccine skeptics will hardly be comforted by the bizarre true story of how the CIA used a Pakistani vaccine campaign as cover during the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. You’ll hear all about it from Mark Mazzetti, a Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter who chronicles the saga in his book"
Why do you care what other people do with their bodies? You try so hard to demonize those who don't share your opinion that you display mental health issues with your obsessive compulsive drive to force everyone to think like you.
At my recent physical the doctor was visibly upset when I refused a flu shot. She asked incredulously "I just have to ask, why on earth would you NOT want a flu shot?". I told her I hadn't had the flu in decades and wasn't worried about getting it that year either. I asked her if I was in danger of dying from the flu? She said "No", I was not. I asked her if she could guarantee I wouldn't get the flu after taking this shot? She said "No, she could not guarantee that.". I asked if it was true that the vast majority of flu deaths are elderly, infants or those with compromised immune systems? She said "Yes, that is true.". I asked if she made a commission on each flu shot she administered? She told me "I was in good health and she'd see me next year.", then walked out without saying goodbye. She knew it was nonsense.
I've never gotten a small pox vaccinations and have never gotten small pox
you don't think your missing a larger point here?
What is the larger point? It's the flu for God's sake, not Small Pox. There's no reason a healthy adult needs to worry about dying from the flu. It's a Big Pharma/Corporate boogeyman.
What is the larger point? It's the flu for God's sake, not Small Pox. There's no reason a healthy adult needs to worry about dying from the flu. It's a Big Pharma/Corporate boogeyman.
Seriously? Flu/pneumonia (a complication of flu) was the 8th leading cause of death last year! Meanwhile, there were no deaths from smallpox. My guess is your doctor knew it was hopeless to try to talk to you about this further. "Commission"? Surely you jest! And "low risk" does not mean "no risk", something the scientifically illiterate don't seem to get.
Seriously? Flu/pneumonia (a complication of flu) was the 8th leading cause of death last year! Meanwhile, there were no deaths from smallpox. My guess is your doctor knew it was hopeless to try to talk to you about this further. "Commission"? Surely you jest! And "low risk" does not mean "no risk", something the scientifically illiterate don't seem to get.
WHAT doctor? lol ACA may require you have health insurance, but as the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water (health insurance), but you cannot make them drink (GO to doctors).
Is "my" doctor going to report Senior me for not getting any recommended vax? One step ahead of you there.
WHAT doctor? lol ACA may require you have health insurance, but as the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water (health insurance), but you cannot make them drink (GO to doctors).
Is "my" doctor going to report Senior me for not getting any recommended vax? One step ahead of you there.
I was responding to Mason3000 who gave a bizarre story about a conversation with his doctor. I don't know what on earth you're talking about, being reported.
the last time i got a flu vaccine, i got the flu. ever since i refuse to get the flu vaccine, and have not gotten the flu since.
The last time I went to the movies we had an earthquake, so I don't go to the movies anymore, havnt had an earthquake since.
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n a side note for the tin foil crowd, the CIA is directly responsible for growing polio rates in Pakistan.
