tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post4839397103744863581..comments2023-09-10T09:42:14.978-04:00Comments on Fears and Frets: Annals of wacky allopathy: Polio Vaccine causes PolioRionn Fears Malechemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-62340020912277914272007-10-29T18:04:00.000-04:002007-10-29T18:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post, FBK!Yes, creating a problem f...Thanks for the post, FBK!<BR/><BR/>Yes, creating a problem for a community and then controlling how the solution gets parceled out has a long and storied tradition in development work. Or, really, in general.<BR/><BR/>I suspect John Hager, who I'll name now that I've had my little joke, wasn't drinking sewage, but polio does transmit feco-oral. While contaminating drinking water is one way to do it, you can also eat food prepared by (or shake hands with!) someone who didn't wash his or her hands, or go about changing diapers.<BR/><BR/>So, wash your hands and keep them away from your face. And keep sewage out of your drinking water. And if you must touch someone, apply baby wipes to your hands immediately subsequent, like Adrian Monk.Rionn Fears Malechemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-54512853371915613642007-10-28T22:07:00.000-04:002007-10-28T22:07:00.000-04:00The version of this article that I read made it cl...The version of this article that I read made it clearer that the mutated vaccine would not sicken the individuals who had recently been vaccinated. Instead, it would sicken the people who had not been vaccinated and who were drinking water contaminated with vaccinated sewage. <BR/><BR/>I guess this problem would actually double the reasons to get vaccinated when the aid workers show up in your town...<BR/><BR/>-friend of Brad and KendellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com