r/PublicFreakout Aug 07 '21

Large protests are underway in Paris and many other cities in France against vaccine passports and mandatory vaccinations. 😷Pandemic Freakout

359 Upvotes

View all comments

128

u/EmperorGeek Aug 07 '21

In the United States. There is a whole list of Vaccinations that are REQUIRED for school attendance.

-11

u/MostlySlime Aug 07 '21

I don't think any of those vaccines used a new technology and were the fastest vaccine to go into global distribution though. I'm not anti-vax, but it's not just another vaccine added to the list, business as usual

10

u/EmperorGeek Aug 08 '21

Correct, the current raft of vaccinations required for US school attendance are all fairly old vaccines.

But please don’t forget that mRNA technology is itself not ā€œnewā€. It’s been in Research and Development for 50 years. This was just the first vaccine to use it.

It’s actually safer than the original technique of using ā€œattenuatedā€ or Weakened virus strains. There is NOTHING in the mRNA vaccine that can ā€œgiveā€ you the virus. All that is in it is the DNA required to identify the Spike proteins on the virus.

After you get the mRNA vaccines your body starts to break them down almost immediately. After about a week it’s all gone and your body is then making antibodies for the payload that was in them.

I had the Pfizer vaccine and my shoulder muscles felt ā€œfullā€ or sore for about 8 hours after each shot. My wife and kids all got the J&J vaccine, made with more traditional techniques, and they all felt poorly for 8-16 hours afterward.

3

u/MostlySlime Aug 08 '21

Just to be clear, I agree with what you said. There is no evidence that the vaccine is harmful in any way, other than there were a few cases of blood clotting issues in people with a rare genetic disposition.

I'm pointing out that there is some reason for people to be sceptical of this vaccine without believing in QAnon. There's talk of 3rd doses and annual doses which also makes people more wary of a vaccine mandate

2

u/reading_internets Aug 08 '21

Yeah I have a friend who's been losing his sight since he was 14 due to retinitis pigmentosa. His first dose made his vision significantly more impared.

Tests were mostly done on people without disabilities, he said. So if you or anyonr you know has RP, be aware it can cause issues.

1

u/Iwillcancel Aug 08 '21

3rd, 4th or yearly vaccines are frankly a godsend if each major mutation becomes more tranmissable and deadly. We're dealing with a fluid situation that can kill a large number of people as well as overwhelm our healthcare system. Add to the fact that newer variants are more deadly for younger children and you would think people would realize wtf is going on.

It's interesting to me that this shit isn't going on in Russia, but magically taking root and causing chaos in Western societies.