[grc] [!!SP: THIS MESSAGE IS SPAM] Re: Re: [!!SP: THIS MESSAGE IS SPAM] Grc statement on covid?

[David Devereaux-Weber]

Dear Barbara,

The generally accepted science on polio is that polio is caused by a virus,
and that it was eradicated by vaccines. Here are some citations:

https://polioeradication.org

https://www.who.int/news-room/photo-story/photo-story-detail/10-facts-on-polio-eradication

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine

https://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/polio-us.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/10/30/929080692/the-campaign-to-wipe-out-polio-was-going-really-well-until-it-wasnt

There is no evidence that polio was or is caused by DDT. Polio is caused by
a virus. DDT was an insecticide. Insecticides don't destroy viruses, they
kill insects, which can transmit some viruses from person to person.

DDT was used by some cities in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s to
eradicate flies or mosquitos, which were, at that time, believed to
transmit polio. There was no evidence that the use of DDT was effective in
reducing the spread of polio, and DDT was later found to be harmful to
people and wildlife.

Vaccines don't kill viruses. Vaccines work by activating the human bodies'
own immune system against a particular virus. The vaccine does not contain
the virus. Instead the vaccine carries enough information for the human
body to create antibodies that target the particular virus, giving the
vaccinated person immunity to that virus.

Viruses work by taking over individual cells, and turning them into virus
replicating cells. The human host then spreads the virus copies by coughing
or sneezing.

When a large enough group of people have been vaccinated against a virus,
then there is too small of a group of infectible people for the virus to
multiply, so it dies out. That situation is sometimes called "herd
immunity".

If a large enough group of people declines to take a vaccine, herd immunity
is lost, the virus can multiply, infect others, and continue to spread.

Dave

David Devereaux-Weber
President, WORT Board of Directors
president at wortfm.org <President at wortfm.org>
(608)576-2599



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