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      Pathogens don’t care whether or not you spread them to other people who don’t drink raw milk, I’m afraid.

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        And people who care, actually do things like get vaccines, and believe doctors.

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          Unless they can’t, some people are immunocompromised. The world is more complicated than you think, so try thinking instead of reacting.

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            Well, I get that. And at this point, I’m sicking of trying to keep people from setting the house on fire, while they are dousing themselves with gasoline.

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                Don’t even bother. They think you can vaccinate against bacteria. And they’ve doubled down on it three times now.

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                  https://www.reuters.com/article/world/fact-check-vaccines-do-protect-against-viral-infection-idUSKBN25O207/

                  Vaccines can be developed for bacterial or viral infections. As explained here the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccines are used to prevent, rather than treat, infection, “working with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to disease.” Vaccines mimic an infection, causing the body to produce antibodies and defensive white blood cells, in order to help develop immunity.

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                  Several vaccines against extracellular bacteria have been developed in the past and are still used successfully today, e.g., vaccines against tetanus, pertussis, and diphtheria. However, while induction of antibody production is usually sufficient for protection against extracellular bacteria, vaccination against intracellular bacteria is much more difficult because effective defense against these pathogens requires T cell-mediated responses, particularly the activation of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. These responses are usually not efficiently elicited by immunization with non-living whole cell antigens or subunit vaccines, so that other antigen delivery strategies are required.

                  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9144739/

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          There isn’t an available bird flu vaccine that we could manufacture fast enough to make it available even if we started right now. This is assuming that they let us have it instead of telling us to tough it out and take some vitamin C.

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              You didn’t even read that, did you?

              H5N1 continually mutates, meaning vaccines based on current samples of avian H5N1 cannot be depended upon to work in the case of a future pandemic of H5N1. While there can be some cross-protection against related flu strains, the best protection would be from a vaccine specifically produced for any future pandemic flu virus strain. Daniel R. Lucey, co-director of the Biohazardous Threats and Emerging Diseases graduate program at Georgetown University, has made this point, “There is no H5N1 pandemic so there can be no pandemic vaccine.”[34] However, “pre-pandemic vaccines” have been created; are being refined and tested; and do have some promise both in furthering research and preparedness for the next pandemic.[35] Vaccine manufacturing companies are being funded to increase flexible capacity so that if a pandemic vaccine is needed, facilities will be available for rapid production of large amounts of a vaccine specific to a new pandemic strain.[36]

              There is no guarantee that any “pre-pandemic” vaccines will work.

              But then, you think you can vaccinate against bacteria…

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                  No. No you can’t. Again, you really do not understand how any of this works. Pneumonia isn’t even a cause, it’s a symptom. I can be caused by fungi, viruses or bacteria. Saying you can vaccinate against pneumonia is like saying you can vaccinate against a runny nose. That’s literally not how anything works.

                  But please do keep digging.

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            I dunno if we have them, because they are both only transmissible via tainted food or water. And, well, if you don’t drink or eat tainted food, you wont really have to worry, now will you?

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              You don’t know that you can’t have a vaccine against bacteria?

              Then maybe you’re out of your depth here.

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                  Dude, seriously stop digging. Vaccination is for viruses, not bacteria.

                  I get that you really love your raw milk, but that doesn’t entitle you to just make shit up.

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      I think that’s their point. Just let them be adults and decide. I think overall it’s a very calculate issue used as a proxy for something else. What I don’t understand is why the Democrats or people on the left haven’t seen this stuff for what it is. Also there’s no counter to this strategy. It’s like a weird game theory situation where one group is knows game theory and the other side knows how to play checkers

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        I think overall it’s a very calculate issue used as a proxy for something else.

        That much is true. Its a proxy for industry de-regulation.

        I’m all for people getting the raw milk they demand, because I hope it will lead to a quick demise.

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          Problem is, if they acquire a novel virus, they can basically send us into another pandemic.

          This kind of crap hurts everyone.

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            Honestly?

            It would not be a bad thing, if that were to happen in the US. Then, we wouldn’t be able to fuck over other countries, due to a severe lack of manpower.

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              Um, no thanks to that, thank you very much.

              If you think something with a fatality rate of ~52% would be a good thing? Not sure what to do with that…and there is no fucking way something like that would stay within our borders in any case.

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          Big Dairy would probably mark everything up, selling pasteurization as a premium feature.

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      The flu in general is great at swapping proteins with other strains many of which are extant in the population right now. Every human bird flu infection of which there are presently few is a chance for highly pathogenic bird flu to make a version that is more transmissible which might yet retain its present greater than covid lethality. If this happens millions could die among them the most vulnerable including the old and those with auto immune disorders. Most of these folks who would die don’t themselves drink raw milk for obvious reasons.

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        Well, thankfully, civilized nations around the globe will be able to contain the damage to mostly just the fascist Imperial States of America.

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          No they won’t be able to. There is no tested and mass produced vaccine as of yet. There is no guarantee that a vaccine vs the present bird flu will work against what idiots brew up. Even if the experimental vaccines we have in the pipe are functional against the strain that emerges there is no reason to believe that everyone especially the poorer nations shall be able to manufacture enough fast enough to prevent widespread death.

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            Covid did have the silver lining of really jump-starting science and medicine in this regard. I shudder to think how the viciously stupid and hateful donvict administration will handle something like bird flu, even with these great tools we now have.

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          There is not a chance of that happening.

          People in America also thought that Covid was just something “over there” when it started in China, too. That’s not how disease works.

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    its because it is dangerous.

    There’s literally no point in selling non pasteurized milk, unless you want to waste money and cause potential health issues.

    Literally all pasteurization does is heat up the milk, moderately, for a short period of time, and thats it.

    It’s more cost effective to do at scale, it’s easier to regulate, ensuring consumer safety is easier, and ensuring that something happens if your dumbass doesn’t do it properly, can also happen. The only reason you shouldn’t do this is if you want to pasteurize your own milk, for some reason.

    Maybe if you hate having free time, and need more responsibilities you should go synthesize your own fucking motor oil. Not pasteurize milk.

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      Cows are getting avian influenza. Farm workers are getting it from the chickens and cows. There is concern that people may eventually catch bird flu from raw milk. The more people get infected, the greater the odds that a mutation will develop that allows human to human transmission. Unfortunately, we may, yet again, have all of our lives and livelihoods threatened by people too ignorant to take even the most basic precautions for self preservation.

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      Except they’re also giving it to their kids, who are far more susceptible to the diseases

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          What you said is horrible and you should feel horrible.

          But your willing to sacrifice children’s lives for your own political goals is noted. Israel does something similar.

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              You really are not connecting A and B here.

              They said there should be a general strike. I said to them that 40% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck, meaning that missing work means not being able to feed and house their kids.

              They said they can just take their kids to a soup kitchen. Which, and I don’t know how to make this any clearer to you, will not stop their kids from getting taken away from them because they’re homeless.

              So you’re right, they aren’t responsible for other people’s kids and neither are you. You just both expect people to sacrifice them anyway.

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                look bro, would i push for a law that allows raw milk to be sold? Probably not, if they push one, am i going to stop them just because they might end up killing people? Also no, collateral damage is still damage, and we’re so far gone it’s not gonna improve much at this point.

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                  This has absolutely nothing to do with what is being discussed, which is child abuse.

                  Both of you keep trying to change the subject.

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              Why are you assuming that? Do you think fascism is a genetic trait? Which gene is the fascism gene?

              Are your politics the same as your parents? Because I sure as fuck am not a Zionist like my father was.

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        Ok, so they get to watch their kids die at their own hands, and then head off to jail. Problem seems to be fixing itself.

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        Tuberculosis is also carried in unpastuerised milk. The US currently has the largest outbreak in its history.

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          Yeah, in Kansas City. From what I’ve been able to track down, Patient Zero came back from a recent trip to the Federated States of Micronesia. Current infected rate reported hit 66 people, but that might be higher.

          If you’re in the Midwest, brush up on symptoms to look for, and stay away from Nursing Homes and elementary schools if you’re vulnerable.

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        Bird flu? Human-to-human either isn’t happening, or is extremely rare, can’t remember.

        For now. If it mutates to become more contagious without becoming less deadly, that becomes an everyone problem

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    Sorry but how the fuck are insurance companies OK with this? They hold extreme amounts of power over the US. They are going to have to do ridiculous amounts of payouts for hospital bills.

    How the fuck are people’s life saving surgeries getting denied at pre-approval, but they are not denying people’s coverage for fucking drinking raw milk??

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    I drank milk from the tank and cream is the best. However, I still prefer pasteurized milk. If the MAGAts want to drink raw milk, let them and watch the green apple splatter flow.

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    You know what, just let it happen. I’ll just do my best to stay away from any milk for four years. We’ll see how things turn out afterwards.

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    I mean… science says it’s dangerous. Reality says it’s dangerous. And soon, for many, entropy will remember that it was dangerous.

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        Wait, are you’re seriously trying to say that raw milk isn’t dangerous??

        If I may, I’d like to ask you to read a few resources that will help illustrate how consuming raw milk has the potential to be incredibly dangerous with the hope that you will take this seriously.

        The Center for Disease Control is a good place to start where they illustrate what pasteurizing means and why we do it:

        Raw Milk Pasteurization

        Next, I’d suggest you look into the complications that can arise as a result of consuming raw milk:

        Dangers associated with raw milk consumption

        And finally, I’d recommend you read up on the misconceptions and flat-out lies you’ve been led to believe about the “safety” of consuming unpasteurized milk:

        Raw Milk Misconceptions

        Hope this helps you out!

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          Legal in the UK and they’re fine. I don’t need help whatsoever. Clotted cream is fucking delicious.

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            Again, clotted cream is pasteurized in the cooking process. This is very well known. I think you’re being willfully obtuse at this point.

            And for the record, “it’s fucking delicious” isn’t a thing anyone considers when deciding wether or not something is safe to consume. For example:

            Typically, pizza is cooked at between 800-900 degrees Fahrenheit, or 259-260 degrees Celsius. However… while I wouldn’t suggest you eat it at that temperature….

            I’d be willing to bet it’s fucking delicious.

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            Clotted Cream isn’t the same thing as raw milk.

            https://www.roddas.co.uk/faqs/

            "IS CLOTTED CREAM PASTEURISED?

            Yes it is pasteurised and therefore is it safe for both children and pregnant women to eat and enjoy.

            IS CLOTTED CREAM SAFE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO EAT?

            Yes, it’s pasteurised, so it’s perfectly safe for those with a bun in the oven."

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                One of the key manufacturers of clotted cream says in their very own FAQ page, TWICE, that you’re wrong.

                The reason it’s not for export is that it’s not shelf stable enough to export. Totally different issue from pasturuzation.

                Removed and temp banned for repeated misinformation.

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            Some odd use of the word “fine” I’m not familiar with:

            https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/raw_milk

            Is raw milk safe?

            Raw milk can carry dangerous bacteria such as salmonella, e-coli, listeria and campylobacter.

            A 2019 Public Health England review finds raw milk responsible for 26 outbreaks of intestinal infectious disease in England and Wales between 1992 and 2017. These involved 343 people and resulted in 41 hospitalisations. There were no outbreaks between 2003 and 2013, but seven occured between 2014 and 2017.

            Pasteurised milk was the cause of 12 outbreaks during the same 25-year timeframe: 10 due to pasteurisation failures and two to post-pasteurisation contamination.

            “In terms of food safety, from a microbiological point of view, drinking raw milk is not safe", says Dr Jorge Gutierrez-Merino, a lecturer in food microbiology at the University of Surrey. “Raw milk may contain many different pathogenic microbes, including some deadly bacteria, which could cause fatal infections, mainly in children, the elderly and immunocompromised people", adds Dr Gutierrez-Merino.

            A representative of FSA says “a ban of raw cow’s drinking milk was introduced in Scotland in 1983", adding it poses“a high risk to public health […] with 12 potentially associated deaths in Scotland in the early 1980s".

            In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, raw milk is sampled and tested four times a year by hygiene inspectors. The farms are inspected twice a year and the herd must be healthy and free from brucellosis and tuberculosis.

            If testing detects the presence of harmful bacteria or is ‘inconclusive’, the relevant local authority must be informed and sales of raw drinking milk must cease immediately. The cause of the problem must be identified and corrective action taken. Sales can resume after at least two consecutive tests from different batches of milk proving its safety.

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        https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-disease/salmonella-outbreak-tied-raw-milk-products-often-implicated-firm-may-have

        Salmonella outbreak tied to raw milk products from often-implicated firm may have sickened 165

        https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/dangers-raw-milk-unpasteurized-milk-can-pose-serious-health-risk

        “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 1998 through 2018, there were 202 outbreaks linked to drinking raw milk These outbreaks caused 2,645 illnesses and 228 hospitalizations. CDC points out that most foodborne illnesses are not a part of recognized outbreaks, and for every illness reported, many others occur.”

        https://abcnews.go.com/Health/updates-bird-flu-outbreak-now-linked-raw-milk/story?id=116479974

        "Updates on the bird flu outbreak, now linked to raw milk products in California

        The first case of bird flu in a person was confirmed in April by the CDC."

        https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/two-cats-in-california-died-after-drinking-raw-milk-recalled-for-bird-flu-their-owner-says

        "Nearly a dozen cats in California have died since early December after consuming raw milk or raw pet food contaminated with bird flu, health officials have said.

        The infections have followed a massive outbreak of the bird flu virus in dairy cows, which has affected in more than 900 U.S. dairy herds in 16 states. About 80 percent of those herds are in California.

        Federal and state health officials have warned people not to drink raw milk because of the potential for infection with bird flu and a host of other germs. Officials also have cautioned pet owners to avoid feeding unpasteurized milk and raw meat diets to their animals."

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        Brother, why do you think pasteurization was invented?

        I personally don’t see an issue with people wanting to eat risky foods, but don’t try and tell us that we shouldn’t warn you that they are risky and could harm you. What happens after is your responsibility, but at least allow people to make an informed decision first rather than cover up the obvious health risks.

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          When there choice can harm others by spreading of disease we should care.

          It’s not a this only affects them situation.

          Plus, these people inflict these risks on their kids which should be child abuse. The kids aren’t able to make an informed choice.

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          Because it’d take a week in a shitty wooden “tanker” to move milk from farms into the Parisian slums.

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            Not sure what that has to do with anything. Milk still needs to be transported from farms to consumers regardless of whether or not it was pasteurized.

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    This will almost certainly cause a rise in neonatal Listeria cases from maternal transmission…which even if the child survives, can leave them with lifelong disability and functional dependency. Through no fault of their own…just their parents.

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      lifelong disability and functional dependency.

      Poor family from medical bills, more easily manipulated into voting GOP. 3 votes secured!