bolonomadic t1_ir4ubnb wrote
Reply to comment by Hrmbee in Immune reactions to severe Covid may trigger brain problems, study finds | Research suggests immune response may be cause of delirium and brain fog in Covid patients by Hrmbee
So much for people wanting to “boost “ their immune system.
Propyl_People_Ether t1_ir4vo8g wrote
That's kind of a silly comment. Immune systems are complicated and there are many, many different types of cells and messenger molecules involved.
Obviously, increasing this specific kind of molecule (cytokines) isn't great. But "immune system" is a vague phrase like "home security".
You could say "So much for wanting to boost your home security" on, say, a gun fatality. But in actuality there are many types of home security that don't involve weapons. An alarm system, a camera, a dog or a fence can all increase your security without physical violence.
Similarly, immunological memory/antigen recognition is one of the first line defenses we have in our bodies, and it's good to have those first-line defenses well honed.
Whereas cytokines such as IL-6 are more like guns; once there are too many going off in one place, whatever you were hoping to prevent from happening probably already has.
Envect t1_ir4w6d8 wrote
You know they were talking about anti-vaxxers, right?
Propyl_People_Ether t1_ir4xm35 wrote
They may have been, but a lot of the things anti-vaxxers repeat are things that start as oversimplification into inaccuracy.
In order to fight this form of disinformation, we must also avoid feeding it new and different inaccuracies.
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