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The immunity debt and why we're sicker than usual: Guess what happens when a population stays home from work and school to avoid communicable illness
American Thinker ^ | 11/18/2022 | Keith R. Jackson, M.D.

Posted on 11/18/2022 10:08:55 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Guess what happens when a population stays home from work and school to avoid communicable illness. When they mask up, physically distance, and use good handwashing techniques to slow down the spread of viral illness. The transmission of communicable illness decreases. But viruses don't just go away. They mutate and stack up in line, waiting for their chance to infect an immunologically weaker population. We are currently "paying the immunity debt" as a consequence.

With isolation being replaced by socialization, the next-in-line viruses are spreading. Many of us have been relatively healthy for a couple of winters. But now we are fighting viral illness that is striking more frequently and have longer lasting symptoms than in the past.

A virus's primary function, like most life forms, is survival. A virus mutates at an astounding rate. When a virus mutates, it changes in transmissibility and virulence. If highly virulent, the virus may kill off its host before it transmits to the next host. This is not optimal for survival of the virus. Think Ebola. A very transmissible virus may fly through a population with very little morbidity. This is great for survival. It's the reason we haven't come up with a vaccine for rhinoviruses, the most frequent cause of the "common cold."

Our immune systems are constantly updating, keeping up with these mutations. Frequent viral exposures allow for us to keep up with these changes in virulence. But the viruses are incrementally weaponizing as they've backlogged. With our lack of exposures, we are not naturally increasing our immune system's defensive capabilities.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covid; immunity; lockdown
Seasonal flu shots could help assuage the problem, but they can be hit-or-miss. The CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease review from October 27, 2022, going back to 2009, reveals anywhere from 60% vaccine effectiveness in 2010–2011 all the way down to 19% the winter of 2014–2015. Overall, the average effectiveness over the thirteen years reviewed is around 40%.
1 posted on 11/18/2022 10:08:55 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Natural Immunity Wanes?


2 posted on 11/18/2022 10:26:32 AM PST by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: Big Red Badger

Three Years and the
Wuhan Hoax still ripples


3 posted on 11/18/2022 10:27:48 AM PST by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: SeekAndFind

They probably thought we would use our RKBA rights by now. LOL

They would think we are cowardly pussies.


4 posted on 11/18/2022 10:30:53 AM PST by dforest
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To: nobody in particular
.. The CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease review from October 27, 2022, going back to 2009, reveals anywhere from 60% vaccine effectiveness in 2010–2011 all the way down to 19% the winter of 2014–2015.

Doesn't say which definition of "vaccine" is being used. The one that has been in place for 60 years, or the one was was used to hide the ineffectiveness of the covid vaccine.

The CDC became a political tool the current administration, and, speaking for myself, would take ANY information from them with speculation.

5 posted on 11/18/2022 10:31:02 AM PST by SGCOS (not vaccinated for covid and never will be)
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To: dforest

oops wrong thread.


6 posted on 11/18/2022 10:32:35 AM PST by dforest
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To: Big Red Badger
Natural Immunity Wanes?

If it does, continued low-level exposure should maintain it.

60 and no vaxx, had it last April, got over it in 5 days and been exposed a few times since. No symptoms or problems.

7 posted on 11/18/2022 10:55:20 AM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: SeekAndFind

But, just two weeks to “flatten the curve”!


8 posted on 11/18/2022 11:29:05 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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The immunity debt and why we’re sicker than usual!:

Guess what happens, when a population stays home from work and school to avoid communicable illness

American Thinker ^ | 11/18/2022 | Keith R. Jackson, M.D.

We know 2 individuals not related to each other, nor to anyone in our family with supposedly continual bouts of Deep/Heavy/? Covid.

#1: She is 20 and was graduated from high school, 2 years ago and could not attend, supposedly Due to Deep Covid. No one in her immediate family of 2 other and younger sisters, her health parents and a flock of Aunts and uncles have been diagnosed w/any form of Covid. She spent a few days in a hospital with whatever crud she had.

#2: The other one was a healthy male 53-55 year old. He supposedly has had semi or Deep/Heavy Covid after every Covid shot and booster shots without any lab proof.

He missed about 60+ days of work in the last few years. Any worker with a fever or any Covid symptoms, was sent home by the company, he worked for. He never tested positive nor did his wife. His main symptoms were a temp in the 100’s after
his various Covid shots/boosters.

His wife never had any fever except a mild one a day or two post shot or boosters. Her temps were so mild one or two tylenol tabs worked.

My wife an RN with about 40 years as the lead RN in a busy FP office, feels that both of these people Via their Covid isolations, set themselves up for more infections and probably more deep covid.


9 posted on 11/18/2022 11:53:46 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Has anyone, recently, seen a Biden sticker on any vehicle and in particular at/in a gas station!!!)
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To: dforest

I’m honeing my skills.


10 posted on 11/18/2022 12:14:26 PM PST by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: SeekAndFind

The panic peddlers are at it again.


11 posted on 11/18/2022 12:18:24 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dforest

12 posted on 11/18/2022 12:41:55 PM PST by frogjerk (More people have died trusting the government than not trusting the government.)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

I had a nasty flu 2019 Thanksgiving
Nothing since except a runny nose right now.
No Wuhan Vax EVER !
.


13 posted on 11/18/2022 1:08:54 PM PST by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ve caught 3 respiratory viruses in a month. The last two picked up at a hospital, visiting someone. Not COVID.


14 posted on 11/18/2022 1:25:59 PM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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Not Covid,,,,
.
Exactly 💯!
.
Just talked with a gal and she’s had
Covid Three times???
.
What happened to a cold Or regular flu Or
a bad Taco at the BELL????
.
It’s been Drummed into our Psyche!
Rat Bastard Media Hype.


15 posted on 11/18/2022 2:20:11 PM PST by Big Red Badger (We Are JONAH)
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