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

[Robert Park]

Well said David. Thank you.

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On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:27 PM David Devereaux-Weber via grc <
grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> 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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