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A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world.
Herd immunity or herd effect, also called community immunity, describes a form of immunity[1] that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of a population provides a measure of protection for individuals who have not developed immunity.[2] Herd immunity theory proposes that, in contagious diseases that are transmitted from individual to individual, chains of infection are likely to be disrupted when large numbers of a population are immune or less susceptible to the disease. The greater the proportion of individuals who are resistant, the smaller the probability that a susceptible individual will come into contact with an infectious individual.[3]
originally posted by: GetHyped
a reply to: MiddleClassWhiteBoy
That's not what herd immunity is at all. Did you just take a wild guess based on the word "herd"? Because that's not how educating oneself works. Not only that , but what you wrote is painfully stupid. Deny Ignorance:
Herd immunity or herd effect, also called community immunity, describes a form of immunity[1] that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of a population provides a measure of protection for individuals who have not developed immunity.[2] Herd immunity theory
proposes that, in contagious diseases that are transmitted from individual to individual, chains of infection are likely to be disrupted when large numbers of a population are immune or less susceptible to the disease. The greater the proportion of individuals who are resistant, the smaller the probability that a susceptible individual will come into contact with an infectious individual.[3]
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originally posted by: BABYBULL24
My only question is - if they are so safe why is there a US Vaccine Court?
Just askin...
Vaccine court
"I got annoyed that people were trying to depict me as someone who doesn't think vaccines were a good idea," Paul told Fox News host Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday, noting that he had been vaccinated before a recent trip to Guatemala and had vaccinated his children.
"I'm not sure I'm different from the president or anyone else on the position," Paul said. "We have rules to encourage people to have vaccines in the country, but I don't think anybody's recommending that we hold them down."
Not only that but the medical scientific community refuses to do random controlled trials comparing vaccinated kids to unvaccinated kids because it would be unethical to keep children from getting vaccines. What a bunch of crock!!!!
It's debatable and science cannot 100% prove beyond reasonable doubt vaccines actually decrease transmission etc.
originally posted by: FyreByrd
My take on vaccines is a little different. I still demand the right to make my own (and for my children) decision.
I believe that vaccines do work.
That said, I object to them because of:
1) The toxic chemicals included with them and poor quality control of the actual viral material used.
and
2) More important, long term is the damage down to individuals and populations by not exercising the immune system by fighting viral infections. While the declining health of people (those that survive) is attributable to many causes, I think we are passing on 'deficient' immune systems to our offspring due to vaccinations. People are living to reproduce today and in the recent past that would have never survived childhood in the past. It's harsh but viruses did weed out physically week 'stock'.
Can you reference us a few of the scientists who say these things? I'd like to do my own research.
originally posted by: Watcher777
a reply to: GetHyped
How do you come to the conclusion I am a science denier? Because I claim herd immunity is a flawed science? There are many scientists that claim the same thing, so they are science deniers also? Go ahead and keep parroting what you have been taught, don't question anything, keep your text book answers in check, but remember science is the pursuit of knowledge. Unless you can claim a science as 100% fact (which you can't) you need to keep questioning your results.