I'd recommend reading this Cochrane Review (gold standard of reviews, apparently) before you settle on a decision. There's a reason so many NHS workers refuse the flu jab, despite the inordinate level of pressure imposed upon them. > https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001269.pub6/full …
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Is it just flu vaccine that you have issue with? How do feel about, say, polio or smallpox vaccinations? Do you think they are effective?
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Not at all. My concerns about lack of scientific underpinnings extend across the range of pharmaceutical interventions. Not limited to vaccines, but the flu jab is a regular discussion point for obvious reasons.
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Correct me if I’m being dim but my understanding of your answer is that you don’t believe in the efficacy of smallpox and polio vaccines. Can you elaborate please
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Eh? That's a bit of a leap. Some things prove their worth by virtue of their performance in the subsequent 'big trial' - public release. Other don't. Vioxx springs to mind.http://www.theweek.co.uk/us/46535/when-half-million-americans-died-and-nobody-noticed …
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Though even the seemingly most bulletproof examples I've noticed being questioned by some. "Which begs this question, what is the value of this polio-free certification when nearly 50,000 children fall prey to polio-like flaccid paralysis every year?" >https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/is-india-actually-free-of-polio/article7945687.ece …
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I think the answer to your point is in the article itselfpic.twitter.com/z9EC7ZNgXA
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Appreciated. The point's not really mine but the author's. It's not an area I've personally researched. I just draw attention to the fact that questions are being asked. I presume only the vaccine can cause VDPV, even if it is also held up as the solution? My overall point stands
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And is your overall point that you don’t believe that vaccination has made any improvement to public health?
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If I have a soapbox subject, it's informed consent. I think these are risks about which everybody should be informed, in stark contrast to the promotional style adopted currently. I make no apology for trying to inform people, but I take your point and shall do so carefully. :)
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Thanks for presenting another side to the debate John. It’s something to consider when those coercive letters drop on the doormat.
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Welcome. There are risks in either choice & everyone has to weigh them for themselves, but especially in a post-Montgomery world, I think we should be hearing a far more balanced and nuanced discussion around vaccines personally. Coercive is my take on the current approach too.
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What would be acceptable evidence to you?
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There are several facets to that answer, but a big start would be to remove the words 'selectively published'. Science demands transparency. That's what makes it science. But there are many other areas I'd like to see addressed too.
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