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by hypertele-Xii 1812 days ago
Well, at least I'm consistent - I avoid taking aspiring needlessly just as I avoid pointless vaccination. The mental circuitry feels the same in both cases - Strong belief that the body will successfully defend itself. I mean, what was the point of all that evolution if it couldn't?
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th0ma5 1812 days ago
The fact that your immune system will overreact to the virus is probably the main reason to be vaccinated.
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adventured 1812 days ago
> The fact that your immune system will overreact to the virus

It's not a fact, first of all. Second, the vast majority do not suffer that reaction or anything remotely close to it.

For the majority Covid is equivalent to getting a mild cold, or less. Now that's actually a fact, derived from the rather enormous trove of data we have on outcomes at this point.

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th0ma5 1812 days ago
Cytokine storm is one of the major contributors to death from the disease. From my reading then is pretty much the definition of your immune system overreacting and starting to destroy your body.

The immune system generally walks a line between being absolutely worthless and killing you.

Edit: Oh I see my use of the word will is leading you astray. "Will" as in that your immune system will be overreacting if you are a case that results in death.

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hypertele-Xii 1810 days ago
> The immune system generally walks a line between being absolutely worthless and killing you.

And that's your strong belief which steers you towards getting vaccinated.

See, in my mind, my immune system is highly effective. Not only did it protect me through all the big "scary" diseases the media went on and on about like swine flu, avian flu, etc., but it has also flawlessly protected every single one of my ancestors since billions of years ago.

The only thing I've been hospitalized for was salmonella. Fun times (not).

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