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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 19 Oct 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Tiffany M

      Stop right there. The premise is NOT "fairly accurate." It's wrong. MORTALITY from some vaccine-preventable diseases was on the decline before the vaccines for those diseases were introduced (which was due to better medical care and not natural immunity"), but INCIDENCE was not.https://twitter.com/LiveIdiotFree/status/1184901899754958848 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Tiffany M @LiveIdiotFree
      I have a question for all of the scientists and doctors on here. I think it's fairly accurate to say that most of the common vaccines were introduced when certain diseases like measles were on a downward progression due to natural immunity...now that decades have passed...
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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 19 Oct 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Tiffany M

      The answer to your question, premised on erroneous information and understanding is that we're much better off vaccinated. "Natural immunity" is not something to be relied on to stop outbreaks.https://twitter.com/livevaxfree/status/1184902397715337216?s=21 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Tiffany M @LiveIdiotFree
      Generations are now only living w vaccines induced immunity that we know wanes over time. So what happens if we do have an outbreak, a real one and is the big push to vaccinate in order to cover this mistake? I think there could be a catastrophic pandemic that ppl don't realize.
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        1. E.M.‏ @SamsonEffect 19 Oct 2019
          Replying to @gorskon

          "Natural immunity" often REQUIRES outbreaks and the attendant mild cases of deadness, does it not?

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        2. Johnny Bologna‏ @bolony 19 Oct 2019
          Replying to @gorskon

          People need to realize that it’s important to be vaccinated to prevent diseases like measles from spreading. The concept of “herd immunity” is also important and not appreciated by many.

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        3. Tiffany M‏ @LiveIdiotFree 19 Oct 2019
          Replying to @bolony @gorskon

          I understand the here concept where as 95 percent of a vaccinated population protects the five percent that cannot be. however immunity wanes into adulthood. We really are not certain of the percentage of the immune adults of the herd ...right?

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        2. Tiffany M‏ @LiveIdiotFree 19 Oct 2019
          Replying to @gorskon

          But have we basically killed the maternal immunity passed along in the placenta and breast milk to babies. That actually keeps them safe in those critical first few months and there after?

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        3. Emily  🔬 💧‏ @Hotdamnitsemily 19 Oct 2019
          Replying to @LiveIdiotFree @gorskon

          How much do we need maternal antibodies to a disease that we A. Vaccinate against, and B. Is extremely rare when we maintain high vaccination rates.

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        1. John Ancona‏ @DocJohnAncona 19 Oct 2019
          Replying to @gorskon

          Don’t waste your breath on her. She also thinks that natural immunity is then inherited by offspring. True for about 6 months, but then the maternal antibodies are gone

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        1. Ozymandias Q. Jones XXXIII⅓®‏ @Void0Reason 19 Oct 2019
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          Catastrophic pandemics never happened before vaccines! /s

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        1. Namnezia 💬‏ @Namnezia 19 Oct 2019
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          A someone who lives with immune suppression, people like her terrify me.

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