I had a General Practitioner (GP) in 2013, who advised me that I get the flu shot. I said no, so he started to explain how Type 2 immune response ensured immunity. (He actually liked the fact that I was an intelligent and respectful patient.) He said that I could look towards a graph of incidence of flu vs year, and notice the decline when flu vaccines were introduced.
I responded that "I'm not sure that I buy that explanation. Public sanitation also increased significantly, during that same time window, and we now have much cleaner water. Also, the number of companies producing the vaccine has gone from 20+ to 5, covering fewer strains."
His response was authoritative: "Get the damn shot!" And he stormed out.
I had a General Practitioner (GP) in 2013, who advised me that I get the flu shot. I said no, so he started to explain how Type 2 immune response ensured immunity. (He actually liked the fact that I was an intelligent and respectful patient.) He said that I could look towards a graph of incidence of flu vs year, and notice the decline when flu vaccines were introduced.
I responded that "I'm not sure that I buy that explanation. Public sanitation also increased significantly, during that same time window, and we now have much cleaner water. Also, the number of companies producing the vaccine has gone from 20+ to 5, covering fewer strains."
His response was authoritative: "Get the damn shot!" And he stormed out.