Paracetamol and vaccines

The world we live in is becoming a joke.  A sad tragic one for many as they are to die sooner than they should.  People in power should not be claiming that paracetamol (Tylenol/acetaminophen in the USA) causes Autism when the overwhelming evidence states that it is safe.

But this is from an administration that is spreading lies and half-truths about vaccines.  And a president who commented about using bleach in bodies to cure COVID.  

Remember that thanks to misinformation that had been spread about COVID, more Republicans died of COVID than Democrats in the USA.  Also, in the UK, we have our own morons who have an 'interesting' view on science, let alone Farage refusing to accept that paracetamol does not cause autism.

Vaccines and Darwinism

There has been some debate about vaccinations thanks to Reform UK.  There are many who argue that they are spreading fake news (they are) and that this is a bad thing. My view is that I respect the right of people not to be vaccinated, and that I am more than happy for Reform UK supporters to decline vaccines.

During the heat of the COVID pandemic, vaccines were developed and given.  Not all decided to take vaccines or engage in social distancing.  As a result, more Republicans died of COVID than Democrats.  If Reform UK wish to repeat that in Great Britain with COVID and possibly other conditions, that is up to them.  

For those who watch the video's, the COVID vaccine was never intended to stop people catching COVID, the outcomes were a reduction in death and hospital admissions. 

Sadly, the downside of reduced vaccinations will be more dead and disabled children.  Working in the NHS, I have seen the consequences of not being vaccinated.  But that has been happening before the latest story.

Flo & Joan - A Song for Anti-Vaxxers

Yesterday, vaccination was in the media gain, thanks to Trump and his picks for people to run the USA.  I was talking about this with my daughter.  

She had not seen this video.  So we watched it together last night. I am going to miss her as she travels next month.  I did not really appreciate it, until last night and then she got loads of hugs, today as well.  I think I am irritating my wife more than my daughter now with how much I am going to miss her.  

Vaccines Work

Vaccines work.  They have saved lives and reduced the burden of illness and disability.  We know this due to several things.  One is how Obama has harmed vaccination programs.  Another is the eradication of Smallpox.

Obama did many things as US president, Like Trump, some of this was good and some of it was not so.  When the USA assassinated Osama bin Laden in Operation Neptune Spear, they obtained information on this presence through a hepatitis vaccination programme allowing them to obtain DNA evidence of his presence.  Militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan started to attack healthcare workers who had been trying to eradicate polio and one of the reasons for this was the perception that healthcare workers were continuing to aid the USA.  Vaccination rates dropped and the rates of polio increased.  But when vaccination rates increased, the cases of polio fell.  Likewise, falling vaccination rates due to increasing unrest have resulted in more cases of polio in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.  To be fair to Obama, he cannot be blamed for all of this as extremists there have been spreading lies and fake news about vaccinations.  

My next example of how vaccinations work is smallpox.  Put simply, it is not seen anymore.  And that is thanks to vaccination.  Those who are against vaccination claim that there are other reasons for the end of smallpox, this including hygiene measures.  But while other diseases have continued in areas of poor hygiene, smallpox has been eradicated.

At present in the world, many are hoping that a vaccination to COVID-19 will be developed.  An effective and safe vaccine may not be possible though.  Even trials into this have been subject to fake news with reports being shared that the main volunteer into this has died.  If Dr Elisa Granato has, she has been able to speak from beyond the grave to state that she is alive!