There is a viral disease Where most infections are mild, asymptomatic With a very low fatality rate And large age gradient: kids are even lower risk than adults And less than 1% of kids have any serious complications at all Yup Polio And we vaccinate against it
If people are wondering about Polio data, see CDC link 72% asymptomatic 25% with flu like symptoms, full recovery <1% develop flaccid paralysis Death rates overall are very low But much higher in adults who develop paralysis than among kids cdc.gov/polio/what-is-…
@ashishkjha My mother being treated for Polio in probably 1941, legs wrapped in warm soaked wool blankets every 2 hours. She was permanently disabled. Turns 89 Dec1st. Suffers from post polio syndrome now, you bet we all got covid vaccine.
@ashishkjha The anti-science / anti-vaccine mob isn't going to stop at the covid-19 vaccine, they are coming for ALL vaccines including Polio. They are intent on driving us back into the darks ages or worse.
@ashishkjha Dr Jha, this is intellectually dishonest. The polio vaccine was proven safe and efficacious before it was rolled out. Long term safety of covid vaccine is unknown.
@ashishkjha @finneas Last time I checked I think read we are almost like very close to full elimination of Polio. The only reason why we are almost there is because vaccination against it.
@ashishkjha Amazing thing about vaccine for polio is it offers lifetime immunity and actually prevents spread.
@ashishkjha I had a boss that was infected before the vaccine, she had lifelong side effects and couldn't walk without the assistance of crutches
@ashishkjha I remember we printed $10T of paper money to fight polio.
@ashishkjha Polio is a conventional long tested vac. That an MD is comparing this to a new tech med-however brilliant-is stunning. Heaven forbid reports of harm are correct and the med establishment deliberately ignored the red flags. Caution was the way forward, not aggressive compliance.