As yellow fever spreads toward big cities, Brazil struggles to vaccinate millions

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[mass55th]

Didn’t I just see an article on FR yesterday about Brazil being the safest place to be if a Zombie Apocalypse occurred? The Zombies wouldn’t get you, but the Yellow Fever would.

[dfwgator]

Shithole country.

But hey, they got to host the Olympics.

[Vaquero]

Is that the one that turns you blue?

[greeneyes]

I too question the half dose. While that might help the person, it typically also helps to develop a resistant form of the virus sooner rather than later. JMHO

[LadyDoc]

if the vaccine is stored and given correctly, a partial dose will give an adequate immune response.

when I worked in Africa, measles vaccine was first released in the 1970s, it cost 3 dollars a dose, and there wasn't enough vaccine available. government subsidies lowered the price to one dollar...
and we gave 3 injections from each vial...some clinics gave one fifth a dose.

yes, we had a few kids who got measles after the shot, but a mild case, and none of them died.

Brazil is ordering yellow fever vaccine from all over the world...there is a shortage, alas.

[T-Bone Texan]

I am a fan of Colloidal Silver.

I make it. I gargle with it when I feel a cold coming on, and spray it in my nose when I feel a cold in there.

Question: How does CS fight Yellow Fever? What is the method of delivery?

FReepers keep saying it is not for internal use.

[Truthoverpower]

You just need to drink it
I make it everyday with distilled water I make and three 9v batteries and pure Ag electrodes. They last about 5 years
It goes int the blood and stays about a week
It artacks all single gelled organisms and disables their vital o2 intake
Kills ALL batería and viruses

[T-Bone Texan]

Yay, a fellow CS fan.

ther’s lot’s of science-t folks on FR who detest CS. They call it voodoo.

Around here hunters use it in a salve when their dogs get tusked by hogs. It’s either that or put them down.

[T-Bone Texan]

PS: In my experience, 27v (that is, 3 9v batteries) is WAY too much current.

I use about 12v, but I also use a power supply and can control the current.

[Vermont Lt]

Probably. At the least, if you “caught it” it would be a milder case.

But Yellow Fever? Damn. That’s a post apocalypse disease.