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Re: Are you receiving the influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine?

Everett197281 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:39:41 -0000

Since Im not clinical staff at the Medical College, I will not be in the first tier of people to receive it, but if they open it up to everyone, I will be sure to be there.

So like most of the posts here, I too, am willing to have the nano chip tracking device installed with the vaccine that allows Dick Cheney to control my thoughts.

Re: CDC wants the public to comment on H1N1 vaccination

Everett197281 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:37 -0000

Pharmaceutical companies make more money than we could possibly dream, so they hardly need this to keep them afloat. Vaccines as it is are a low yield profit return (compared with erectile dysfunction, depression, and high cholesterol--all things which still matter in a bad economy by the way) and so even if they were in danger of bankrupcy, vaccines would not be the way to return to profitiability.

As for the relevance of the CDC -its hard to know where to start with that statement. Vaccines aside, the CDC also monitors environmental health, occupational safety, informs the public on better health habits, monitors chronic disease--basically everything having to do with public health in the United States. Whether you think so or not, they are relevant to your life.

Bad experiences with vaccines? Because you never received any? So I assume you suffer from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis, tetanus, haemophilus pneumonia/meningitis, viral meningitis, pneumococcal meningitis, smallpox, polio, whooping cough, diptheria, mumps, measles, ruebella, hepatitis-(and this is assuming you were not in the US armed forces, that adds quite a few more)
-Your right, that would be quite a bad experience.

Its ironic really. Part of the reason people are not appreciative of vaccines is because they never had to see any of the diseases that they prevent-prevented of course, because we have vaccines.

The bottom line is that vaccines and flushing toilets are the reasons we get to life long enough to die of old age. If you are still having doubts, I refer you to Dr. Crislip's exposition on influenza vaccines (http://pusware.com/rdct/?p=92)

As for the final statement, (ad hominem attack notwithstanding) I have listed to TWiV for quite a while now, almost since the beginning, and at no point have any of the authors ever made a claim of infallibility (quite the contrary actually). Both TWiV and this blog are forums that aim to educate people like you and me, people that are not virologists, so that we have some understanding for when things like H1N1 or SARS are in the news. Instead of casting aspersions, I suggest you read on. A little skepticism is healthy after all (although too much can get you killed).

In case your wondering why the CDC has to travel the country at taxpayer expense and educate the public...your the reason.

Re: Marburg virus in Egyptian fruit bats

Everett197281 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:58:19 -0000

Is that odd then, that if bats are the natural reservoir that only 5% have the virus? Given bats living habits, it seems (at least intuitively) that it should be a lot higher-unless something was passing it from one bat to the next. Is another vector still possible here?

Additionally, the histo slides of hepatic tissue seem to indicate that at least in bats, the virus is attracted to the liver (and controlled). So, what is it about human endothelium that makes for a better home? Do filoviruses directly attack human liver as well?--(Aside of multi organ system failure that is)

Is there something that were not understanding about bats immune system? Aside of white nose fungus, it seems astoundingly robust...

Re: CDC wants the public to comment on H1N1 vaccination

Everett197281 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:07:30 -0000

First of all, it seems odd that Wisconsin with either the highest or second highest H1N1 cases in the country is not on that list.

Given that our fellow americans not only cannot name a scientist, but seem to have gone a little X-files in their understanding of vaccines, it does seem sound for the CDC to approach this issue with a tempered hand. In my experience in health care, a lot of people generally are uninformed about such things but are not opposed to being informed, and are generally receptive to gaining such information. Forcing things on uninformed people (which is a little cruel in the first place) makes them suspicious and not likely to receive the vaccine. So, it seems a wise move on the part of the CDC to handle this like a doctor would talk to a patient about a diagnosis; here is what it is, here is how we can treat it, here is what might happen.

Regrettably, a massive government campaign of vaccination would be met with resistance from certain camps; from people who think flu is not dangerous, those who think it won't happen to them, those who assume the person to the left and the person to the right are going to get it--apparently the effects on the community at large are not important. And, I have no doubt all of the conspiracy theorists (led by their eloquent and well educated former playboy-model-of a spokesperson who was sent by way of UFO) are still propagandizing the GBS associated with the 1976 vaccine and all it would take is 1 single case hoisted upon a populace by a faceless massive government program to fulfill all of their paranoid delusions--and that would set us even further back.

As Dr. Mark Crislip says-if we called it 'rotting genitalia virus', alot more people would get the vaccine.

Besides, everyone knows that John Barry engineered the virus to sell more copies of his 'Great Influenza' book.

Re: Name a scientist results

Everett197281 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:02:36 -0000

Is the lack of non-Europeans/Americans to be expected then? Admittedly, Im not too sure I could do better then what I did, but it does seem odd doesn't it? I think the oldest one on your list is Leeuwenhoek, and yet science existed for 1500 years before him.

It makes we wonder what your survey would yield if done in Cairo, Bombay, Beijing or Tokyo.

Re: VirologyWiki is open

Everett197281 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:15:31 -0000

Is there any chance whomever enters the most entries will be entered into the 'win a new copy of principles of virology' contest?