Aaron Siri
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And measles can still kill people just like any virus can in parts of the world that are really underdeveloped. Any virus can kill children, adults. And there were still pockets of America in the early 60s that were like that. But that declining rate of mortality, it was a trajectory that was ongoing, even when the measles vaccine was introduced in 63.
And measles can still kill people just like any virus can in parts of the world that are really underdeveloped. Any virus can kill children, adults. And there were still pockets of America in the early 60s that were like that. But that declining rate of mortality, it was a trajectory that was ongoing, even when the measles vaccine was introduced in 63.
So those 400 deaths, which have now gone down, how much of that is attributable to measles vaccine? How much of it is to the continued efforts of public health agencies, right? That could be debated forever. We don't need to. But the important point is this. Long way to answer your question is this. When you listen to public health authorities today,
So those 400 deaths, which have now gone down, how much of that is attributable to measles vaccine? How much of it is to the continued efforts of public health agencies, right? That could be debated forever. We don't need to. But the important point is this. Long way to answer your question is this. When you listen to public health authorities today,
So those 400 deaths, which have now gone down, how much of that is attributable to measles vaccine? How much of it is to the continued efforts of public health agencies, right? That could be debated forever. We don't need to. But the important point is this. Long way to answer your question is this. When you listen to public health authorities today,
they will say to you, measles is what caused the decline. Measles vaccine is what caused the decline in mortality. They never talk about those other things that they did. They never talk about the increased sanitation, the better, all the different effective measures that they took to get it down by 98%.
they will say to you, measles is what caused the decline. Measles vaccine is what caused the decline in mortality. They never talk about those other things that they did. They never talk about the increased sanitation, the better, all the different effective measures that they took to get it down by 98%.
they will say to you, measles is what caused the decline. Measles vaccine is what caused the decline in mortality. They never talk about those other things that they did. They never talk about the increased sanitation, the better, all the different effective measures that they took to get it down by 98%.
They talk about that last 1%, but they make it seem like the vaccine, which caused that last 1% of decline from 1900, or some, I shouldn't even say it caused it, You could argue it's up to one point something percent was from the measles vaccine. You can't argue it's more than that in the decline. It's not possible. But they ignore that.
They talk about that last 1%, but they make it seem like the vaccine, which caused that last 1% of decline from 1900, or some, I shouldn't even say it caused it, You could argue it's up to one point something percent was from the measles vaccine. You can't argue it's more than that in the decline. It's not possible. But they ignore that.
They talk about that last 1%, but they make it seem like the vaccine, which caused that last 1% of decline from 1900, or some, I shouldn't even say it caused it, You could argue it's up to one point something percent was from the measles vaccine. You can't argue it's more than that in the decline. It's not possible. But they ignore that.
And the only thing they'll point to is say, excuse me, measles vaccine is what saved us. And that's true of most of the vaccines, actually. When you look at the number of people that died in the year before the vaccine, typically the mortality had precipitously declined.
And the only thing they'll point to is say, excuse me, measles vaccine is what saved us. And that's true of most of the vaccines, actually. When you look at the number of people that died in the year before the vaccine, typically the mortality had precipitously declined.
And the only thing they'll point to is say, excuse me, measles vaccine is what saved us. And that's true of most of the vaccines, actually. When you look at the number of people that died in the year before the vaccine, typically the mortality had precipitously declined.
For diphtheria, for tetanus, for almost every disease declined 80 or 80, 90% before the introduction, from the year 1900, introduction of the first vaccine. And oftentimes in the year before, you're down to a dozen or two months, a dozen or two dozen deaths, you know, for most of these things.
For diphtheria, for tetanus, for almost every disease declined 80 or 80, 90% before the introduction, from the year 1900, introduction of the first vaccine. And oftentimes in the year before, you're down to a dozen or two months, a dozen or two dozen deaths, you know, for most of these things.
For diphtheria, for tetanus, for almost every disease declined 80 or 80, 90% before the introduction, from the year 1900, introduction of the first vaccine. And oftentimes in the year before, you're down to a dozen or two months, a dozen or two dozen deaths, you know, for most of these things.
So, you know, when you talk about religious beliefs, but yet many in the medical community, they'll say, well, how could you not take a vaccine? Millions in America would die. And that's an incredible statistic to think millions in America would die a year if you don't get vaccinated, because if you just add up
So, you know, when you talk about religious beliefs, but yet many in the medical community, they'll say, well, how could you not take a vaccine? Millions in America would die. And that's an incredible statistic to think millions in America would die a year if you don't get vaccinated, because if you just add up
So, you know, when you talk about religious beliefs, but yet many in the medical community, they'll say, well, how could you not take a vaccine? Millions in America would die. And that's an incredible statistic to think millions in America would die a year if you don't get vaccinated, because if you just add up