Dr. Paul Offit
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And we wanted people to get vaccinated. So I think we over... promised because people would get the vaccine and it was mandated, which made people even angrier. And then they would get a mild or moderate infection, which wasn't easy, right? Fever, headache, I mean, joint pain, coughing. And they were saying, you know, they lied to me here.
And we wanted people to get vaccinated. So I think we over... promised because people would get the vaccine and it was mandated, which made people even angrier. And then they would get a mild or moderate infection, which wasn't easy, right? Fever, headache, I mean, joint pain, coughing. And they were saying, you know, they lied to me here.
They told me to get this vaccine and I got sick, but you didn't get hospitalized. And that's the goal. Keep you out of the hospital, keep you out of the ICU, keep you out.
They told me to get this vaccine and I got sick, but you didn't get hospitalized. And that's the goal. Keep you out of the hospital, keep you out of the ICU, keep you out.
They told me to get this vaccine and I got sick, but you didn't get hospitalized. And that's the goal. Keep you out of the hospital, keep you out of the ICU, keep you out.
Yeah, I mean, we're an outbred population. So I think we do, you know, some of us are better than this than others. Flu is interesting because flu is, the phrase original antigenic sin was born of flu, which was Thomas Francis' work in the late 40s.
Yeah, I mean, we're an outbred population. So I think we do, you know, some of us are better than this than others. Flu is interesting because flu is, the phrase original antigenic sin was born of flu, which was Thomas Francis' work in the late 40s.
Yeah, I mean, we're an outbred population. So I think we do, you know, some of us are better than this than others. Flu is interesting because flu is, the phrase original antigenic sin was born of flu, which was Thomas Francis' work in the late 40s.
But he said correctly that I can tell you when you were born based on how you respond to influenza virus because you respond as if you were responding to your first one. We now call that imprinting. You sort of imprint to that. And that's a real phenomenon. And it's what makes SLU so hard because you're imprinted to that.
But he said correctly that I can tell you when you were born based on how you respond to influenza virus because you respond as if you were responding to your first one. We now call that imprinting. You sort of imprint to that. And that's a real phenomenon. And it's what makes SLU so hard because you're imprinted to that.
But he said correctly that I can tell you when you were born based on how you respond to influenza virus because you respond as if you were responding to your first one. We now call that imprinting. You sort of imprint to that. And that's a real phenomenon. And it's what makes SLU so hard because you're imprinted to that.
Exactly. Okay. That was an amazing year though, right? I mean, we, shut down schools, we shut down business, we restricted travel, and we eliminated influenza from this country. And we eliminated RSV from this country. Our hospital is overwhelmed with those viruses starting around September, October, November. We didn't see anything. So this is a way to stop respiratory disease. Just stop this.
Exactly. Okay. That was an amazing year though, right? I mean, we, shut down schools, we shut down business, we restricted travel, and we eliminated influenza from this country. And we eliminated RSV from this country. Our hospital is overwhelmed with those viruses starting around September, October, November. We didn't see anything. So this is a way to stop respiratory disease. Just stop this.
Exactly. Okay. That was an amazing year though, right? I mean, we, shut down schools, we shut down business, we restricted travel, and we eliminated influenza from this country. And we eliminated RSV from this country. Our hospital is overwhelmed with those viruses starting around September, October, November. We didn't see anything. So this is a way to stop respiratory disease. Just stop this.
Just shut down the economy entirely and don't have children get educated.
Just shut down the economy entirely and don't have children get educated.
Just shut down the economy entirely and don't have children get educated.
Meaning natural virus, you're exposed to natural virus.
Meaning natural virus, you're exposed to natural virus.
Meaning natural virus, you're exposed to natural virus.