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'In the fall of 2022, parents were told to blame “immunity debt” for the surge
in children and youths’ respiratory infections. Immunity "debt" or "gap" was
proposed to result from the lack of immune stimulation due to the reduced
circulation of microbial agents and reduced vaccine uptake during the early
years of the pandemic.
As Dr. Henry, B.C provincial health officer, explained back then: “The flu
season… hit young people early and hard this year [2022-2023], likely due to
their lack of immunity after two years of COVID-19 prevention protocols.”
(January 13 2023,
Globe and Mail)
But is this really what’s going on? Many scientists didn’t buy it then, and
don’t buy it now. Some have pointed out that increased levels of infectious
disease have persisted after several years without widespread mitigations —
and kids who weren’t even born yet during lockdowns bear much of the brunt of
current infections.
Dr. Satoshi Akima, an Australian Internal Medicine specialist, bluntly stated
then, “the “immunity debt” propaganda … means that if there is a surfeit of
infection, this can only have resulted from there previously having been
insufficient infections. The solution to excess infections is always more
infections.”
Ironically, the authors of the original “immunity debt” article never suggested
more infections as a way to fill the gap/debt but rather pushed for the
“implementation of reinforced catch-up vaccination programs” with a broadening
out of the vaccines being offered. As for diseases without an available
vaccine, they recommended that “rapid screening, timely re-enforcement of
hygiene measures, and adaptation of health-care systems should be implemented."
Unfortunately, these exhortations were ignored, and the “immunity debt” concept
was distorted to become synonymous with a weak immune system from too few
infections.
On Oct. 22, 2024, at her last update on B.C.’s respiratory illness season, Dr.
Henry stated as much: “If you’ve had COVID recently, you’ve had a boost to your
immunity, so that’s a good thing.”
If indeed “immunity debt” is the result of too few infections, and lasts for
years, would it follow that not only airborne but other mitigations should be
avoided? Should kids drink untreated water, consume unpasteurized milk, and
stop washing their hands? This might seem like a good way to strengthen
children’s immune systems — were it not for the fact that we know what happens
without hygiene: prior to 1850, before these advances in science and
sanitation, roughly 50% of children died before their 15th birthday.
“Immunity debt” provided a simple, easy-to-grasp explanation that was repeated
over and over by media, scientists and physicians alike, until it took hold in
the population. This is how dis/misinformation spreads. Anyone who pointed out
that’s not how the immune system works was drowned out by this loud chorus. To
this day, the purely made up and misleading concept of “immunity debt”
stubbornly endures.'
Via Violet Blue’s
Covid News: January 16, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/threat-model-16-120104985
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
