(September 5, 2019 at 10:26 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: I see, then I think it could have been a confounding variable depending on how they worded their survey. From what I've experienced, the average person is suspicious of flu shots, thinks it gives you the flu instead of preventing it, and typically doesn't bother getting it.
In the early days of vaccines they were basicly living vaccines as the agents there were still active, albeit weakened and you could get weaker symptoms of the desease the vaccine was against, after taking it, it was very mild. Today they use dead vaccines. The agents are rendered innactive and its sufficient for the immune system to create antibodies against it.
Anyway, flu shots are quite optional and not payed by the NHS, except for children or the elderly.
In Portugal, all major diseases are covered by ghe NHS, including the HPV vaccine, available for free for women above the age of 12.
We thought measles was eradicated, but in a community of anti vaxxers recently, a 13 y o girl died of it, in an outbreak on her community. Because they were never vaccinated.
Herd immunity. There are people that can't have vaccines for mefical reasons, like allergies to components, immune system compromised, etc. Anti vaxxers beyond putting their children at risk, put others children at risk, for no reason, just weird thinking.
