• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    Vaccines or not, kids getting sick all the time is what they do. It’s also beneficial in the long run.

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      6 hours ago

      These people also sound like the types to get right into other people’s faces at the grocery stores to excitedly tell everyone how healthy they are by not getting vacced.

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      Ya, but it stops like at 3 yo.

      But you don’t want your kids getting one of the diseases you vaccinate for, as they sometimes kill or maim for life.

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      12 hours ago

      The bigger issue is that she doesn’t seem to give her kids any medicine either, just “vitamins and soup”. That means the poor kids will be sick for longer and probably more likely to get sick again since they never properly recovered.

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        To be fair, aren’t vitamins and soup pretty much the best thing we have for viral infections like the flu and covid? I mean, obviously vaccinating is better, but when you’re already sick, you pretty much just need to rest, stay hydrated, get some nutrients and let your immune system deal with it, right?

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          Generally yes, for a reasonably healthy person and a typical flu for example, that’s all anyone would need. The exception is if there’s any complications because of the infection and that’s just playing the odds. In those cases there are anti-viral drugs and other treatments but they usually come with a long list of side effects. It’s usually best to let the body fight the infection itself and just support it. That said, every year tons of healthy people are disabled or die because of very common illnesses so it’s not so black and white. Generally speaking, you are correct, but don’t let that stop you from seeking care if you think you need it.

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        I dont agree w her not vaccinating but to a degree its the other way around. Medication introduces a new selection pressure on pathogens thus causing them to become more resistant. As the other person said, rest, hydration and nutrients r all thats needed in most cases, and overactive measures are bad. its good to be cautious but not overly so to the point u take antibiotics for every single infection (unless ur doctors told u to).

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    23 hours ago

    Here’s what I do. I have my kids injected with weakened or dead pathogens. Sometimes I can I can just have them injected with a molecule that looks like a pathogen.

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    20 hours ago

    Rub some butter on their feet and have them carry a wrinkled potato around with them. Guaranteed to keep the flu away. For a cough, it’s potatoes on the feet and butter in the hands.

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      Or giving them Long Covid at some point. There is a chance of getting it with each new infection, much larger when not vaccinated. And each infection can also shave off a few IQ points.

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        I have long COVID. It’s hell. It’s like I’ve had chronic fatigue and some sort of.neuroloigcal damage for the past two years. But it is ever slowly improving and I’d guess I’m about 80% back to normal. I cannot wait to be back in full swing.

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    22 hours ago

    At least they acknowledge that COVID and the flu are real and not a hoax. That’s usually easier to work with.