As if preventing the flow of H1N1 is not hard enough, a group of paranoid conspiracy theorists are adding fuel to the debate over whether to be vaccinated or not. This was reported in today's New York Times.
So why not treat this as a grand scientific experiment and have everybody register as "vaccinated" and "not vaccinated." When someone who is non-vaccinated falls ill with a horrible, life threatening flu, it will be noted. We will then be able to see who is properly protected, and the debate might be settled once and for all.
To these paranoid anti-vaccination nuts: If vaccines are a scam, what happened to Smallpox and Polio? They didn't just go away on their own. They were eliminated through vaccines. They could not have just disappeared... they had existed for too long for that to happen. In countries where the vaccine is unavailable, people still get sick from these diseases.
Step up to the plate and get a shot. You might get a lollipop.
Hi. Vaccines are not a scam, but can be controversial due to the fact that sometimes they are put on the market before they are even considered completely safe. Which is why, understandably, people are skeptical and scared to get the shot. For this shot in particular, I'd rather just go buy a bag of lollipops at the dollar store and wash my hands.
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