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What does an adverse reaction to drugs look like?
In medical speak, an "adverse reaction" just means a side effect.
You can find side effects to particular drugs by looking it up on Drugs.com or another site that lists medications, or by googling "side effects of ________".
Sicktember Day 29
Side Effects/Adverse Reaction
Spoiler: This is an excerpt from The Mushroom Strikes Back
They finish cutting through the droids in the area not long later, and Anakin pauses next to a tree, resting a hand against it as he starts coughing again. He really wants to sleep, but there’s no time for that.
“Are all the droids gone?”
“I’m having the boys do a perimeter sweep now,” Cody replies, approaching and taking his helmet off.
“You sure it’s safe for you to do that right now?” Anakin asks. They’re a distance away from the mushrooms now, but he doesn’t know how much of that is still contaminating the air.
“Air’s clear out here,” he replies, watching him with concern when he suppresses a cough. Though, Anakin’s beginning to get afraid that Cody was right in warning him about these things. Not that there’s anything he could have done about it anyway.
“I am… usually immune to toxins,” Anakin tells him.
“Because you’re a Jedi?” Cody asks, curiously. All the clones have a certain fascination with the Jedi; unsurprising, when this is their first time interacting with any.
“I’m… not fully human.” He doesn’t want to get into the details of how he’s different. It’s not something he likes thinking about, because he never wanted what the ‘Chosen One’ title always came with.
“Oh,” the commander supplies, but steps closer uncertainly when Anakin coughs again. “You should get some rest.”
“You should, too,” he replies, pointedly. He sits down at least, though, hoping the momentary wave of dizziness he’s feeling is going to pass. That could be from his head injury as much as the toxin, though.
Cody sits down next to him, and Anakin wasn’t really intending to fall asleep, but he wakes up at the sharp inkling of danger in the Force. He’s curled up right alongside Cody, who’s also dozing. They must’ve rolled closer to each other, because he wasn’t practically resting his head on the clone’s shoulder when he fell asleep, and nor was Cody’s arm part-way on top of him.
Why I'm Not Getting the COVID Vaccine
I know many people are under increasing pressure to get the COVID vaccine - whether it's from peers, employers, family, or the media, it can be stressful to be bombarded by messages that you NEED to get the vaccine, "or else."
I want to share some of my reasoning for why I won't be getting the vaccine, and hopefully it can help you in responding to that pressure.
Reason 1: I don't need it.
The infected fatality rate for my age group, according to the CDC, is 0.02%. I am not in a high risk category, and I am taking steps to protect myself such as taking whole food supplements for vitamin D3/K2 and selenium. Vitamin D3 deficiency is a common factor in almost 90% of COVID deaths, and so doctors are recommending it as a preventative method. Selenium is also being shown as effective in preventing the virus from infecting cells and reducing the inflammatory response. (Note - make sure you're getting a natural, whole food form, as the wrong form can be toxic in higher quantities!)
Reason 2: Getting vaccinated does not necessarily protect those around me.
The FDA frequently asked questions page for the Pfizer vaccine has the following statement:
Q: If a person has received the the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, will the vaccine protect against transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from individuals who are infected despite vaccination?
A: Most vaccines that protect from viral illnesses also reduce transmission of the virus that causes the disease by those who are vaccinated. While it is hoped this will be the case, the scientific community does not yet know if the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine will reduce such transmission.
The Moderna page mentions nothing about transmission or infection, and to date I have not seen any studies that show whether the vaccine prevents transmission or infection.
"But they said it's 95% effective!" Yes, at preventing moderate or severe cases of COVID-19 (which is the illness, not the virus). That means, in theory, you could have and transmit the virus without having symptoms. AKA, the asymptomatic transmission they used to justify the lockdowns in the first place.
Therefore, the decision to get the vaccine should be mine alone, since it does not impact anyone but myself.
Reason 3: Long-term effects are unknown.
With any new vaccine, and especially with a new vaccine technology, it takes time to see what long-term adverse reactions are possible. mRNA vaccines are new technology. While they could turn out to be perfectly safe, based on reasons 1 and 2 above I would rather wait for that data to come out.
Reason 4: I am at higher risk for an adverse reaction from the vaccine.
Three groups are at higher risk for side effects, or adverse reactions, to the vaccine: young people, women, and those who have had COVID already. I'm 2 out of 3 of those.
Also, I have chronic vasovagal syncope. We don't have hard data on how the vaccine may interact with my condition, but anecdotally I am seeing that many people in my vasovagal syncope support group on Facebook who have gotten the vaccine are having significant reactions. And they are VERY pro-vaccine, so they are not inclined to over-dramatize their reactions.
Reason 5: Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J used cell lines derived from aborted babies at some point in the development process.
For Pfizer and Moderna, cells derived from aborted babies were used to test the vaccine, but for J&J these cells are used in creating the vaccine doses themselves (but the cells are not actually in the vials).
While the Catholic Church and several pro-life organizations have said they think it's ethical to take the vaccine despite the connection to abortion, I personally have an issue with it and I know that as long as we continue accepting vaccines developed using aborted babies, pharmaceutical companies will have no incentive to do anything different with the next vaccine.
Reason 6: I don't want to.
Any one of these reasons would be sufficient for me to say no to the vaccine. And yet I know there will be people who respond to this saying I should get it anyway.
If you want the vaccine, go for it. You can have my dose. If you don't want it, I hope this helps you explain your choice to family, friends, employers, or anyone else - even though you really shouldn't have to.
Student: If we have to stop using statines on a patient, what do we give them to manage their dyslipidemia?
Rheumatologist: I don’t know, I send them to internal medicine.
Publicly available data from VAERS clearly reveal that these shots are the most dangerous 'vaccines' ever created; they ...
Isn't the media going to pick this up?
one whole year of salt mine rising and yet im not any saltier or minier nor have i rised like a bread
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Okay.
So, finally, I have Netflix. I got it for Sandman, after much waffling, and there's lots of other stuff on there I haven't seen and actually want to see. I am enjoying the shows. But the Netflix interface is the most horrid thing I’ve ever encountered in my life.
no borders or neutral spots to rest your mouse
everything autoplays. EVERYTHING. The fucking NOISE.
no way to view a list of episodes for the show you want to watch. its main page or theater. you gotta strap on hip waders and wade though everything every time you change your mind. what.
no way to see how many episodes there are in a show
no way to skip or pick from a list of episodes
everything is a sidescrolling list of giant images. that autoplay if you're not fast enough. again, no place to rest your mouse.
user interface controls are hidden or nonexistent.
no way to remove stuff you DON'T want.
just. augh.
It’s the worst and I hate it. Worse than Hulu, back when I had Hulu, and that’s saying something. No one in the history of ever has ever wanted a site to loudly autoplay random shit at you the instant you load a page. surely there are accessibility controls SOMEWHERE.
Does anyone here on tunglr have any resources - browser addons, mods, whatever, that make that site even vaguely tolerable? Halp.
