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Originally Posted by Tiger
just some links, no evidence on the benefits of it over the flu shots but lots of evidence on it being helpful at least. decent sources too if that is what your worried about.
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Oh, I have no doubts whatsoever about the benefits of vitamin D. And now that I have bought the chocolate flavoured, I really look forward to my dose every day.
And I won't doubt that it does help promote a better immune system. But saying it is better than a vaccine, I can't find any documented proof of that outside of the typical tin-foil-hats "big-pharma=bad" sites.
Again, several people are citing individual rights ("I should have the right to decide what goes into my body or not"). And usually I am fine with that. I'm not totally sold on seat belt laws or motorcycle helmet laws. You want to be an idiot? Fine by me. The problem is what you decide to put your body can have severe medical impacts on another person and there is no way to hold you accountable for that action (or lack thereof).
I am a utilitarianist. The good that comes out of having everyone forced to be vaccinated against the measles means that measles should be effectively eliminated, nobody gets sick, nobody dies of measles, and no tax cost to the Canadian public to deal with these illnesses. The bad we have to balance against? Your individual right to be an idiot gets trampled on. To me, it's no contest. I think you would have a MUCH easier time convincing me about getting rid of seatbelt laws where the only person you are harming is yourself.