Polio, measles, mumps, rubella, etc. All the stuff we haven’t had to worry about that are apparently coming back now that vaccination rates are dropping.
mostly measles, since its more dangerous than the other ones, besides being pretty severe for adults it also wipes out the immune system in a complicated way. chickenpox is another nasty one for adults, severity for adults increases the older you get chickenpox. apparently alot of people dont know if they are vaccinated against chickenpox.
cancer in young people, cancer symptoms are often vague or non-symptomatic. unusual signs is things that dont go away within 2-3 weeks. like a mouth sore that doesnt heal in like 2-3 weeks, or a growing lesion on the skin that doesnt go away.
more unusual rare skin type disease like skin lymphomas may show up as common eczema or psoriasis rashes they usually go away on its own or with treatment. but with the cancer they dont go away and display progression, might take months or years.
I absolutely would still know the signs and symptoms. Medicine is never perfect. Vaccines significantly lower the risk of infectious disease but its never zero. In the Philippines, I was exposed to measles a couple times without realizing until after. I got my MMR when I was young. Never showed a symptom. But still, always good to be careful.
No if you are vaccinated for the most part you should be fine HOWEVER
If your best friend. Daughter, son or what have you is immune compromised. Meaning they can’t be vaccinated. Suddenly they are a big target. And you should do your best to protect them by encouraging others to vaccinate. It’s not about your protection 95% of the time. It’s about the few in your life that can’t be vaccinated.
Yes. Vaccines don’t grant 100% immunity. They give your body enough information to kill the disease before it gets out of hand. The goal is to make so many people resistant that the disease can’t spread and it dies out. If your immune system isn’t working well, or it didn’t “parse” the vaccine properly, you can still get sick.
Polio, measles, mumps, rubella, etc. All the stuff we haven’t had to worry about that are apparently coming back now that vaccination rates are dropping.
mostly measles, since its more dangerous than the other ones, besides being pretty severe for adults it also wipes out the immune system in a complicated way. chickenpox is another nasty one for adults, severity for adults increases the older you get chickenpox. apparently alot of people dont know if they are vaccinated against chickenpox.
cancer in young people, cancer symptoms are often vague or non-symptomatic. unusual signs is things that dont go away within 2-3 weeks. like a mouth sore that doesnt heal in like 2-3 weeks, or a growing lesion on the skin that doesnt go away. more unusual rare skin type disease like skin lymphomas may show up as common eczema or psoriasis rashes they usually go away on its own or with treatment. but with the cancer they dont go away and display progression, might take months or years.
Do we need to worry about ourselves if vaxxed?
I absolutely would still know the signs and symptoms. Medicine is never perfect. Vaccines significantly lower the risk of infectious disease but its never zero. In the Philippines, I was exposed to measles a couple times without realizing until after. I got my MMR when I was young. Never showed a symptom. But still, always good to be careful.
Yes and no
No if you are vaccinated for the most part you should be fine HOWEVER
If your best friend. Daughter, son or what have you is immune compromised. Meaning they can’t be vaccinated. Suddenly they are a big target. And you should do your best to protect them by encouraging others to vaccinate. It’s not about your protection 95% of the time. It’s about the few in your life that can’t be vaccinated.
Oh absolutely on the last part. This was a huge deal with COVID, and is really why I wore a mask all of the time (and am starting to once again).
Yes. Vaccines don’t grant 100% immunity. They give your body enough information to kill the disease before it gets out of hand. The goal is to make so many people resistant that the disease can’t spread and it dies out. If your immune system isn’t working well, or it didn’t “parse” the vaccine properly, you can still get sick.
Here’s some info from the WHO: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/vaccine-efficacy-effectiveness-and-protection