Yes, and some of those things can kill people. Influenza kills about 37,000 Americans each year. SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in over 150,000 American deaths in just a few months. When we're talking about the germs that don't do any significant harm to anyone, no harm no foul. When we're talking about pathogens killing people, we have a moral obligation to take reasonable steps to preserve human life.
"If this DIDN’T happen immune systems would wither and fail."
How? What is the mechanism for which a lack of exposure to germs would weaken macrophages or neutrophils? How would T-cell or B-cell activity be impacted, exactly, by a lack of exposure? There is zero evidence in any medical literature anywhere on Earth anywhere in history to support the notion that the human immune system becomes less capable after some period of limited exposure to germs. None. That's not how it works.
"YOU’VE passed PLENTY on to others over the yesrs and may damn well have “killed” one of them."
Possibly, but I've always taken every reasonable precaution to avoid doing so. I didn't go to work or out in public when sick with the flu or anything else. I've always made an effort to avoid passing illness on to others. And despite those efforts, it's entirely possible I've passed on things to others that got them sick or worse. The point is not that everyone must be perfect; but that everyone has a moral obligation to take reasonable steps to preserve human life from conception to natural death. Reasonable steps; not perfection in all things.
"WT* is so special about this particular bug ever so rarely killing someone verses any other bug? Do we wrap ourselves in a bubble every year now? If not WHY not?"
There is nothing special about this bug; it's just one that's killing a lot of people. If we had another 1918 Influenza bug that was on track to kill a half million people or more, I would also be in favor of the same reasonable steps to avoid spreading it to people who could die from it. Reasonable steps. Not "wrapping ourselves in a bubble every year". If you're ill, don't go out in public. If you're in an indoor public place, put on a mask. If there is a safe and effective vaccine available to you and you don't have a medical reason or rational moral or religious objection to getting it, get it. That doesn't seem crazy to me.
"154 thousand? That ain’t **** even if it were a true count."
At most, roughly 15% of the US population has been infected at this point. Roughly 70% is required for herd immunity. Current deaths are over 154,000. 70/15*154000 = 720,000. That is why President Trump has been pushing so hard to get this vaccine. That is why he's invested billions of taxpayer dollars to get vaccines made and doses available as quickly as possible for Americans: he recognizes the need to save lives. He recognizes his role as a leader. He accepts his responsibility to use the resources of the US Federal government to preserve the lives of the American people. Maybe you should look to President Trump's example. He's a pretty amazing president.
*****Possibly, but I’ve always taken every reasonable precaution to avoid doing so. I didn’t go to work or out in public when sick with the flu or anything else. I’ve always made an effort to avoid passing illness on to others.*****
Just like I said earlier, lots of jargon, lots of talking points, no real evidence. Aren’t you so wonderful type of stuff.
*****How? What is the mechanism for which a lack of exposure to germs would weaken macrophages or neutrophils? How would T-cell or B-cell activity be impacted, exactly, by a lack of exposure?*****
How about YOU look at it correctly. Exposure is necessary for any type of response. How logical is that. You are a stupid hack.
“Look to Trump”, true, an amazing Christian President. Not official, but word is no federal mandatory vaccinations. Fearful Demoncrat states I understand can try to mandate them in their states, good luck with that....forced vacinations may just turn into another Cuomo mandated murder fest ( by putting Covid positive patients into nursing homes)...and of course, the vacination makers have been given immunity from lawsuits by people harmed from them, a harbinger in the making...
Wow. Quite a response. Someone might believe that with all that wordage you spewed you actually said something or answered points raised. You did not.
You are blowing smoke in aid of an unprecedented and destructive response to a bug that isn’t even very much of a threat to the people in general. You are making believe that these idiotic masks and fake distancing are actually effective. Why? You CAN’T believe that they would be effective AT ALL if C19 killed half of the people it infected because the distancing is FAKE and the masks are a funny joke. Teleport these ludicrous Americans back to the middle of the pneumonic plague of London and they’d be doomed in the tens of millions. That is NOT hyperbole of a joke or snark: IT IS THE LITERAL TRUTH!
As for the immune system there are elements to it that learn over time and develop responses to invasion. Over time. Via challenges. The specific immune system. You forgot to mention that in your zeal to shoe-horn “microphages” and such into the conversation.
You might want to explain microphagesthingies to the MDs who were and are saying that keeping children out of proximity to one another will be harmful. Maybe the innate immune system is an on/off thing but there’s a lot more to it than just that and you know it.
Now, what about NEXT year? What is your threshold, going forward, for shutting down the country? Since, I’d guess, you were talking your hysterical response when, say, 75000 were dead. is 75,000 the threshold? More? Less? What?
You are putting your own narrow interests ahead of the good of the nation. I can only surmise that you’re afraid for someone or yourself because weakening or taking down a whole nation for 150000 dead or 300000 or even a million isn’t rational. It’s never been done or even contemplated...until now.
Since I doubt you’re an idiot I’m going with Fear.