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Warpy

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9. The aluminum-Alzheimer's idea was overhyped and wrong

Reply to Anon-C (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 29, 2020, 02:47 PM

Mar 2020

and deodorant isn't going to be absorbed in sufficient quantity to do anything, anyway. If your apocrine glands gush, it will slow them down nicely.

There is going to be a lot of crazy stuff out there, so my best advice is to watch those weasel words: "can," "might," "may," "could," and the list goes on. People pushing bogus cures will try to cover their asses with weasel words, but it's a dead giveaway that says "unproven," if not downright "crackpot."

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Question about Vaccine Adjuvants and COVID-19 [View all] Anon-C Mar 2020 OP

Not a silly question. Warpy Mar 2020 #1

Thank you. In fact thats why I attempted some care in asking the question, I do not want to amplify. Anon-C Mar 2020 #5

The aluminum-Alzheimer's idea was overhyped and wrong Warpy Mar 2020 #9

What do you mean by vaccine adjuvants? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #2

Vaccine adjuvants are substances added to a vaccine to stimulate a greater immune response... Anon-C Mar 2020 #6

Thank you for that. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #7

Interesting question. What if a person is in that group of people whose Mike 03 Mar 2020 #3

This is a question at present: Anon-C Mar 2020 #8

More of a question for the Health Forum. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2020 #4