i believe in scienceNot in a blind way, but with the conviction that it is the most reliable expression of human intelligence. and I understand that medicine is not an exact science, but I believe in medicine.However, applied science must confront human diversity. Each individual has a different anatomy and genetics, and as a result, the results of treatment can also vary and are not completely predictable. Having said that, I’m always amazed at the skepticism some people have toward medical care, despite significant scientific advances. It saved people from diseases that not so long ago would have been inevitably fatal. time of fictitious patient De Molière had died long ago, and with him the quacks who had been giving enemas and leeches to patients.
The greatest disdain for what medicine has been proven to accomplish in aiding human health is seen in things like: As for the anti-vaccination movement, I can only recognize the same intellectual poverty that I attribute to Flat Earthism. It is therefore difficult to understand that despite the enormous contribution that vaccines have made to humanity, figures I admire in their artistic or sporting careers, such as Novak Djokovic, Miguel Bosé and Victoria Abril, among others, have fallen into denialism.
Since Edward Jenner invented the first smallpox vaccine in 1796 The development of this immune mechanism against viruses and bacteria has saved countless lives. that arguments to the contrary, whatever their reasons, are incomprehensible Distrust in medicine and religious fundamentalismthe same people who believe that vaccines are not Christian because they are derived from animals. According to the WHO, in the last 50 years alone, Vaccines have prevented more than 150 million certain deathsof which 146 million are children under the age of five.
It’s very recent COVID vaccine They have been a lifeline in the face of a pandemic with devastating effects with no end in sight. The pandemic has claimed more than 1.5 million lives in Europe alone. Approximately 122,000 people were in our country. The roughest estimates suggest that at least 127,000 more fellow Americans would have died from the virus without these vaccines, which had to be developed in record time.
Despite this evidence, we watch with dismay as the president of the United States appoints an anti-vaxxer like Robert Kennedy as secretary of health, who slashed studies of messenger RNA vaccines by half a billion and promised progress against future threats in addition to demonstrating efficacy in the coronavirus pandemic. Kennedy and Trump also fueled misinformation, including linking autism to childhood vaccines.. Misinformation infects networks of stupidity and ignorance, creating distrust and rejection of vaccination campaigns that have no scientific basis. This not only jeopardizes the health of the unvaccinated, but also the health of the unvaccinated. The more people protect themselves, the more the spread of the virus will be limited. And it can reach vulnerable populations.
Now, with the first cold season of fall upon us, respiratory infections such as colds, influenza, and even the new coronavirus are becoming more prevalent. In two weeks, we will enter December, which will match January as the highest peak in incidence. the statistics back it up Eight out of 10 patients in the ICU with influenza had not been vaccinated. It’s not a trick, it’s science.
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