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In reply to the discussion: Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines. What Are They Thinking? [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,157 posts)56. They "trust their own immune system, not pharmaceuticals"; tell them the vaccine starts the immune
system response, but without the risk of getting the symptoms by actually being infected. Tell them a vaccine works by allowing your immune system to train against a harmless imitation of the virus, rather than having to start when the real virus has invaded their body. And tell them that tests show that even if you have already had Covid and survived with mild or no symptoms, the vaccine improves your immune system response.
They seem to think "if it's from a pharmaceutical company, it's a drug". If they understand it's not a drug, and it's their own immune system that'll produce the response, that may appeal to their sense of health and self-reliance.
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Stupid is Stupid, and Stupid is Still Stupid..Very Stupid..Too Stupid To Imagine...
Stuart G
May 2021
#2
I can not believe that a member of DU would refuse treatment to someone who is sick.
marie999
May 2021
#17
One must set priorities if resources are limited, which they are and always will be
DFW
May 2021
#29
I disagree..Fox gives credit and standing to these beliefs. Fox is a national TV network
Stuart G
May 2021
#21
Actually, many labs will test for antibodies if you think you had covid
womanofthehills
May 2021
#46
There's always going to be a % of the population that are irrationally afraid.
maxsolomon
May 2021
#32
Fundamentally, this is the "if I get it, I'll be fine--I don't really care if I spread it to
Wingus Dingus
May 2021
#33
Bingo! I work for a large, multinational corporation, and it's amazing how
bullwinkle428
May 2021
#55
They "trust their own immune system, not pharmaceuticals"; tell them the vaccine starts the immune
muriel_volestrangler
May 2021
#56