[AT] O.T. whan flu vaccine?

szabelski at wildblue.net szabelski at wildblue.net
Mon Jan 4 12:08:27 PST 2021


Getting vaccinated does not mean that the virus will disappear, it is in the environment and will be forever. Viruses on everyday surfaces don’t die because you were vaccinated. Getting vaccinated only means that you won’t get sick from it, or won’t get as sick. The yearly flus come and go twice a year, this one seems to stick around all year. The flus migrate around the globe as seasons and ambient conditions change, it’s not that they totally die off during certain times of the year. There was a diagram somewhere that showed how viruses move around the globe as seasons change. Once the virus is under control, we will probably fall into the misbelief that we eradicated it, but that will be the same misbelief we have about viruses like small pox and a host of other viruses. We were vaccinated against them, but every now and then a case shows up somewhere in the world. I believe there was a case of small pox a year or two ago somewhere in a mid-western state.

 There will be those who will refuse to get vaccinated, may get the virus and not have any symptoms, and will become spreaders. How long they will be spreaders hasn’t been addressed yet, so it simply could be until they’re diagnosed the next time they need medical attention, or maybe a lifetime. 

Another question that I don’t think has been addressed is whether we will need to get vaccinated every year like we do for the everyday flus. And what if the virus keeps mutating? How long will the current vaccine be effective?

A lot to learn before we’re totally out of the woods, or at least near the edge of the woods.

Carl


----- Original Message -----
From: STEVE ALLEN <steveallen855 at centurytel.net>
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Sent: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:32:03 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [AT] O.T. whan flu vaccine?


Keep in mind that the vaccines require a 2nd dose to achieve proper immunity.   The need for the second dose complicates the scheduling.

In any case, my wife has been urged by her doc NOT to get the vaccine, at least not yet.  There remain too many unanswered questions about interactions with some drugs and her autoimmune disorders.

To assume that we all get a magic shot and everything is all better is unrealistic.  We'll be living with the repercussions of this disease for a long time, alas!

On a positive note, I haven't seem to have caught any of the ailments my old JDs have--I'm not rusting, and I'm not dented, and I'm not faded.  Of course, I do have a little trouble getting started from time to time . . . .  Hmmmmm.

Oh, and there's that compulsion to spend money on them.

The "original" Steve Allen
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