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Re:Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says by myshpa on Friday March 17, 2023 @02:24PM (#35200911)
It's like vaccination ... few spores won't kill the child, and will train its immune systems.
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Re:Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says by strifey on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:03PM (#35201429)
Botulism spores do not "train immune systems". Babies don't have strong enough digestive systems until they're at least six months old to kill the spores.

https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/infant-botulism.html.

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