I'm curious to know, people who oppose the COVID vaccine. Are you only opposed to this specific vaccine? Or do you not believe in vaccination at all?
26-30, F
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Belladonna · 41-45, F
I'm only against the Covid vaccine. The definition of vaccine had to be changed to include it as a vaccine even. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Experimental gene therapy. I got two of the "vaccinations" before I knew anything about it, I'm NOT getting a third.
BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F
@Belladonna It's...not gene therapy, I hate to tell you. RNA is not DNA.
Belladonna · 41-45, F
@BlueMetalChick The point is that it triggers the body into making synthetic spike proteins. It's experimental, gene therapy by technical definition or not.
@Belladonna
Well let me offer you some information about this mRNA vaccine.
It is NOT gene therapy because it cannot alter your genome and mRNA therapy was invented decades ago. That part is not new.
What it does is instruct your cells to create the spike protein so that your immune system recognizes these proteins if you get infected for real.
BUT! The important part is that these "instructions" degrade over a few weeks and the production stops.
This does [i]not [/i]represent a [i]permanent [/i]change to your cell's activity.
The RNA cannot enter the nucleus of the cell to access your DNA and even if it [i]could[/i] it does not have the correct structure to affect and alter your DNA.
It's not gene therapy by any definition because it is not altering the genes.
Is it 100% safe? Nope.
No medical intervention is.
If it has an effect then it can have a side effect and that goes for literally every vaccine, medicine or therapy you receive.
And we are seeing those side effects in some people but we must remember that millions and [i]millions[/i] of people are receiving this vaccine with no ill effects.
We must note that ICUs are now being filled with the un-vaccinated victims of COVID.
I get that new things can be scary. Especially when it's been politicized.
Hope this helps👍
Well let me offer you some information about this mRNA vaccine.
It is NOT gene therapy because it cannot alter your genome and mRNA therapy was invented decades ago. That part is not new.
What it does is instruct your cells to create the spike protein so that your immune system recognizes these proteins if you get infected for real.
BUT! The important part is that these "instructions" degrade over a few weeks and the production stops.
This does [i]not [/i]represent a [i]permanent [/i]change to your cell's activity.
The RNA cannot enter the nucleus of the cell to access your DNA and even if it [i]could[/i] it does not have the correct structure to affect and alter your DNA.
It's not gene therapy by any definition because it is not altering the genes.
Is it 100% safe? Nope.
No medical intervention is.
If it has an effect then it can have a side effect and that goes for literally every vaccine, medicine or therapy you receive.
And we are seeing those side effects in some people but we must remember that millions and [i]millions[/i] of people are receiving this vaccine with no ill effects.
We must note that ICUs are now being filled with the un-vaccinated victims of COVID.
I get that new things can be scary. Especially when it's been politicized.
Hope this helps👍
BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F
@Belladonna Synthetic spike proteins? Oh dear...
Ok so you don't know a spike protein is. First, let's take care of that. A "spike protein" the real name of which is a [i]peplomer[/i] is a type of structure found on the outside of a virus. You can't generate "synthetic spike proteins" in your body being a spike protein is part of a virus, not something that just exists on its own. It's like if you produced a bunch of plastic bottle caps without any bottles to go on.
Ok so you don't know a spike protein is. First, let's take care of that. A "spike protein" the real name of which is a [i]peplomer[/i] is a type of structure found on the outside of a virus. You can't generate "synthetic spike proteins" in your body being a spike protein is part of a virus, not something that just exists on its own. It's like if you produced a bunch of plastic bottle caps without any bottles to go on.
Belladonna · 41-45, F
@Pikachu @BlueMetalChick I don't even know what's true anymore.
For the record, I'm [i]not[/i] right wing. Pikachu mentioned the vaccine being politicized, and I'm seeing a lot of people saying right wingers tend to be anti-Covid vaccination. Anyway...
For the record, I'm [i]not[/i] right wing. Pikachu mentioned the vaccine being politicized, and I'm seeing a lot of people saying right wingers tend to be anti-Covid vaccination. Anyway...