Dave Asprey
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And the people who say it isn't, well, you're gonna bully people who have data you don't like. Uh, and I have sat down with guys like Andrew Wakefield, who's been, you know, thoroughly discredited, except he hasn't been, he's just been thoroughly canceled. So I would just say that the case for modern vaccine schedules in the US is bullshit.
And the people who say it isn't, well, you're gonna bully people who have data you don't like. Uh, and I have sat down with guys like Andrew Wakefield, who's been, you know, thoroughly discredited, except he hasn't been, he's just been thoroughly canceled. So I would just say that the case for modern vaccine schedules in the US is bullshit.
Most of the world doesn't follow that, and we have worse health outcomes. And the data is very clear. Doesn't mean that all vaccines are necessarily bad. The one vaccine that I think is probably worthwhile is tetanus. Not DPT, but just tetanus. I did step on a rusty nail, and I did get actual tetanus that kills you, and I was within 12 hours of death.
Most of the world doesn't follow that, and we have worse health outcomes. And the data is very clear. Doesn't mean that all vaccines are necessarily bad. The one vaccine that I think is probably worthwhile is tetanus. Not DPT, but just tetanus. I did step on a rusty nail, and I did get actual tetanus that kills you, and I was within 12 hours of death.
Most of the world doesn't follow that, and we have worse health outcomes. And the data is very clear. Doesn't mean that all vaccines are necessarily bad. The one vaccine that I think is probably worthwhile is tetanus. Not DPT, but just tetanus. I did step on a rusty nail, and I did get actual tetanus that kills you, and I was within 12 hours of death.
And thankfully, I was married to an emergency room doctor who knew what was going on and sent me to the hospital to get the antibodies I needed.
And thankfully, I was married to an emergency room doctor who knew what was going on and sent me to the hospital to get the antibodies I needed.
And thankfully, I was married to an emergency room doctor who knew what was going on and sent me to the hospital to get the antibodies I needed.
She was an emergency room doctor from the Karolinska Institute, yeah.
She was an emergency room doctor from the Karolinska Institute, yeah.
She was an emergency room doctor from the Karolinska Institute, yeah.
Very, very smart woman. Wow, okay. So maybe that one, but would I give my kids HPV? I'm pretty sure my kids won't be sexually active by the time that thing wears off if you give it to a baby. It's dumb.
Very, very smart woman. Wow, okay. So maybe that one, but would I give my kids HPV? I'm pretty sure my kids won't be sexually active by the time that thing wears off if you give it to a baby. It's dumb.
Very, very smart woman. Wow, okay. So maybe that one, but would I give my kids HPV? I'm pretty sure my kids won't be sexually active by the time that thing wears off if you give it to a baby. It's dumb.
They're giving it to babies.
They're giving it to babies.
They're giving it to babies.
There's a lot of marketing. Given what happened with the whole pandemic, at this point, I am far more hesitant to do anything like that. And you've got to look at risk. I don't believe in vaccinating for things that don't kill you. Chickenpox? Chickenpox is not a deadly disease.
There's a lot of marketing. Given what happened with the whole pandemic, at this point, I am far more hesitant to do anything like that. And you've got to look at risk. I don't believe in vaccinating for things that don't kill you. Chickenpox? Chickenpox is not a deadly disease.
There's a lot of marketing. Given what happened with the whole pandemic, at this point, I am far more hesitant to do anything like that. And you've got to look at risk. I don't believe in vaccinating for things that don't kill you. Chickenpox? Chickenpox is not a deadly disease.