[[polio vaccine]] https://x.com/forrestmaready/status/10051…

I think I've read most of Forrest Maready's books. This story was from the Moth in the Iron Lung. Another really good book of his is Crooked. Highly recommend! It made me remember when my brother developed both a squint and a nervous tic when we lived in America for a couple of years as kids, and were forced to take all our shots over again to satisfy the American school system requirements, even though we'd already had them all and could prove it. A few years later I developed rheumatoid arthritis after yet another Rubella vax. I dread to think what the poor kids of today's bodies are being bombarded with at 72+ injections before the age of 18! https://www.amazon.com/Crooked-Man-Made-Disease-Explained/dp/B07BHPW1M9/ref=sr_1_3

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Critiquing the "isolation and purification" of the poliovirus in early research raises significant questions about the methodologies used and the resulting conclusions about the virus's role in causing polio. Here’s a breakdown of the main points:
Methodology of "Isolation": Early researchers struggled to isolate the poliovirus in a form that could reliably reproduce symptoms of polio in animal models. Much of what they referred to as "virus isolation" involved taking samples from symptomatic individuals, preparing them in a mix that included potential contaminants, and injecting them into animal brains—typically monkeys. This process was far from what we'd now consider pure isolation, as it lacked controls to eliminate environmental toxins or other pathogens.
Lack of Purification and Contamination Concerns: The samples used in early polio experiments were crude preparations that included spinal cord and brain tissue, sometimes from individuals already exposed to toxic substances. Because these preparations were not purified, it’s possible that they contained a mix of other neurotoxic agents or environmental pollutants, muddying the link between poliovirus alone and paralysis.
Injection Directly into the Brain: To induce paralysis, researchers often had to inject these crude virus suspensions directly into the brains of monkeys, bypassing natural infection pathways. This raises concerns about the validity of the model, as this method doesn’t reflect how polio would naturally spread in humans. Such direct brain injections would likely cause injury or paralysis regardless of the virus itself, making it unclear whether the symptoms were due to the virus or to the invasive procedure and potential contaminants in the mixture.
Failure to Replicate Natural Infection and Disease Course: The inability to induce paralysis by other means (e.g., ingestion or nasal exposure, as would occur naturally) highlights a gap in understanding polio transmission and pathology. If the vir…