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Originally Posted by Byrns
So any takers on what's next for the media to hype? 2012 doomsday? So far we've survived giant asteriods, mad cow, SARs, swine flu, Y2K...
Sooner or later people will stop be suckered... Oh wait, there's one born every minute. Nevermind.
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I'm taking you're not old enough to have lived through the polio epidemic. I'm not either, I'm just amazed at how complacent and fearful people have gotten when they aren't FORCED to realize how very important somethings are.
I agree that the media has overblown this for sure. Way overblown. I also agree that the dangers of the flu aren't as bad as they originally thought they were. I will also agree that there is a small (miniscule) unknown variable with anything you put into your body and there could be some harm associated with it. IE, allergy, dangerous compounds, side affects.
I agree with all three of those things.
However, if anyone doesn't think that getting a vaccination is the safest of all options, unless they specifically know they will react to it, then they just don't know enough about science and medicine. End of story. Sorry but it's true.
Vaccinations are the best personal and societal defense we have against disease. (Aside form just being clean)
I find it funny that a lot of people say, 'you shouldn't believe everything you're told', but then go and quote some website or some info or heresay that is even more unreliable than the original information.