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Irish_Dem

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17. Both statements are true.

Reply to womanofthehills (Reply #16)

Sat May 10, 2025, 02:36 PM

May 10

All the vaccines have had long term random, double blind, placebo studies.
There are long term and very expensive research projects.

Once the vaccines have been approved, they require yearly updated boosters to account for for the
fact viruses mutate as they work through the population.

Because these are time sensitive studies, the yearly boosters have to get to market quickly,
there is not the time to do the long term studies. And it is unethical to deny a child a life
saving booster, which would have to happen in placebo studies.

In a placebo study, one treatment is the vaccine, the other is an inert substance.

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FDA approves, expands 3 natural color additives after RFK Jr.'s plan to remove artificial food dyes [View all] BumRushDaShow May 9 OP

I was worried we'd be eating cochineal Historic NY May 9 #1

Is that the one that comes from beetles? AllyCat May 9 #3

yes Historic NY May 9 #4

That has generally already been approved as "Carmine" BumRushDaShow May 9 #6

You can get a nice red dye from beets womanofthehills May 10 #14

I don't dispute some of these colors and flavors are a problem, but.... AllyCat May 9 #2

I agree. He's right in a couple of things but those are vastly outweighed underpants May 9 #5

Every prescription drug that goes on the market has a placebo test womanofthehills May 10 #15

Wow! Tyson is doing this end of May womanofthehills May 11 #24

Have these ingredients undergone placebo, double blind studies? Irish_Dem May 9 #7

Different criteria BumRushDaShow May 9 #8

Some of those foods could be dangerous. Irish_Dem May 9 #9

A lot of the foods can be and are dangerous BumRushDaShow May 9 #11

I agree, there is no regulation for supplements. Irish_Dem May 9 #12

Probably the most dangerous chemicals on our foods are pesticides womanofthehills May 11 #25

Exactly. Irish_Dem May 11 #30

What is weird- first we were told by main stream news womanofthehills May 10 #16

Both statements are true. Irish_Dem May 10 #17

clinical trials.gov has all the trials of all the vaccines womanofthehills May 11 #27

But according to Dr Offit the placebo can have polysorbate 80 & aluminum womanofthehills May 11 #28

These would be considered inert compared to the treatment medication. Irish_Dem May 11 #29

I'm glad he is addressing food colors. NH Ethylene May 9 #10

He's probably wrong about this, too. yardwork May 10 #19

Red Dye #3 was already set to be taken off the market under the Biden administration. NH Ethylene May 11 #22

Exactly. Let's not pretend that the Republicans care about health. yardwork May 11 #23

He definitely is into using fewer pesticides womanofthehills May 11 #26

Our bones are made of calcium phosphate, so I'm guessing it's not harmful, except ... eppur_se_muova May 10 #13

"Our bones are made of calcium phosphate" BumRushDaShow May 10 #18

"There are four types of kidney stones: calcium oxalate, uric acid, struvite, and cystine." eppur_se_muova May 10 #20

"Struvite" is the one that contains phosphate BumRushDaShow May 10 #21

Meanwhile, sodium nitrite, growth hormones remain in the food chain bucolic_frolic May 11 #31