DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outbreak

Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by SamPatt on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:03AM (#21990314)

>if it was so clear cut and widespread, these vaccines would be pulled from the market yesterday

That argument is empirically false, as there have been multiple medications and vaccinations which did widespread harm.

Granted, nearly all of them occurred 30+ years ago. However I don't think we should ever claim we've advanced to the point where we _know_ that there are _no_ medications or vaccinations that are causing problems we aren't aware of yet, especially given how long it might take for those problems to manifest themselves.

Not an argument against vaccination at all, just an argument for intellectual humility.

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Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by bipson on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:08AM (#21991051)

Yes, and those vaccines were pulled.

Once a vaccine has shown to be just remotely as dangerous as the illness it is trying to prevent, it becomes pointless and is no longer available. The respective regulative bodies in either country are rather strict about which vaccine is allowed to circulate.

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Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by SamPatt on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:08AM (#21998722)

Those vaccines were pulled _eventually_. We cannot know if we're in the period where harm is being done but before it's realized and the vaccine then pulled.

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