“I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it would be such as oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.”
Leo Tolstoy
Jag. vb. Scots. To jab sharply; prick.
Jag. vn. Slang. 1. A bout of drinking or drug use.
Jag. vb. Slang. 2. A period of overindulgence in an activity; a spree.
With winter in the northern hemisphere approaching, the annual season of flu vaccinations is with us again. At least this year (so far …) we haven’t seen the ridiculous fear-mongering of last year which resulted in the needless slaughter of thousands of birds and governments spending millions on stockpiling anti-viral medication which is probably by now out of date. Big Pharma must have been laughing all the way to the bank.
So before trotting dutifully off to the doctor’s surgery this time around, it might be an idea to pause for a moment and read this excellent article by Pat Thomas in The Ecologist. Although published last year, it remains no less relevent today.
The flu vaccine…a shot in the dark?
“If we truly knew about flu, and the lack of effectiveness of the vaccine being offered as protection, would we really be so obedient about getting the jab?”
