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PeriodicTrend t1_ita3uuq wrote

Whats the big deal? I’m 43 and distinctly remember being administered the oral polio vaccine. Now I’m a physician and I would happily swallow another dose while squeezing the same down the gullet of another. Mmmmm, oral polio vaccines….aghhhhhhhh.

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[deleted] t1_it8ujfu wrote

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[deleted] t1_it8vacs wrote

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TwilitSky t1_it8w906 wrote

Nobody said that. You did. We have a serious community health problem and you're out here making excuses for why we shouldn't fix it.

Since you think you know so much, how about this: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/22/988812635/how-israel-persuaded-reluctant-ultra-orthodox-jews-to-get-vaccinated-against-cov

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2870103/jewish/What-Does-Jewish-Law-Say-About-Vaccination.htm

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k1lk1 t1_it8wjk7 wrote

> We have a serious community health problem

You're the one who brought up sterilization in response.

Pretty weird how at first you're LARPing as a eugenicist and now it's all about harm reduction.

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TwilitSky t1_it8wz55 wrote

eu·gen·ics

/yo͞oˈjeniks/

noun

the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable.

Explain to me now how what I was suggesting was Eugenics.

You sure love pushing the fake panic button when it comes to wordplay.

If only you were so passionate about the human race dying off due to preventable diseases.

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FrankFriendo t1_it8w72j wrote

You think all antivaxxers belong to one race???

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BiblioPhil t1_itc62uy wrote

You might even say the person who wrote the "sterilization" comment assumed that. Which is fair because this sub has discussed hasidic jews in every thread about the poliovirus outbreak.

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TwilitSky t1_itczr4k wrote

Horseshit. Complete horseshit. Take a look at the links above about Jewish law. I have zero problems w Jewish people. I grew up alongside orthodox Jews and reform Jews alike as a resident of this city. I've been to more than a couple of Bat Mitzvas as well as a couple of Passovers and Chaunukka celebrations and, I know this is a bit of a trope, but my best friend growing up Jeremy was Jewish and his Savta and Saba accepted me as one of their own and I them.

Maybe drop your assumption.

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idanrecyla t1_itc0n5i wrote

My mother had Polio as a child and fortunately came out unscathed. A close friend that used to visit her grandparents in Brooklyn every summer, came down with it at the same time and was not so fortunate. As a result one leg stopped growing and she was left with a pretty severe disability. I hope people remember that while Polio affected people differently, it could be deadly, or disabling and not worth hoping you will be one of the lucky ones

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nehala t1_itaauql wrote

That's not how this works.

Polio vaccination rate had been high enough for decades that even the unvaccinated (either voluntarily or those who can't be vaccinated due to medical reasons) were protected due to herd immunity, so polio cases were reduced to nearly nil in the US (including NYC) for years

(see chart...I know it ends in 1975 but I'm writing this on the go and this is what i can find in a hurry... but anyway the point is that it's been pretty damn low since then: https://www.rescuepost.com/.a/6a00d8357f3f2969e201b7c829fd15970b-600wi )

Due to antivaxxers the vaccination rate has dropped enough that herd immunity has been lost and polio cases are rebounding for the first time since the mid 20th century.

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