Crazy theories About Vaccine That Blows My Mind
Unlike medicines whose main purpose is to treat a disease, a vaccine works more like a tool that helps people to avoid getting sick. This was usually done by introducing our bodies with a weakened or inactive part of the disease-causing organism, resulting for our immune system to recognize the harmful organism and build immunity against it, so that when we got exposed to the actual disease the next time, our bodies would be able to fight the disease and reduce our chances of getting sick or if they get sick, the effects were not that severe. Since the introduction of vaccines, it has helped curb down the spread of many diseases such as measles and pneumonia, as well as the reason to the eradication of smallpox, which has a 30% mortality rate. Even the current lifestyle we have now was saved thanks to vaccines, when the world turned upside down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, despite the millions of people that vaccines were able to save, there are still some who remain skeptical about the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines, which should be fine if their concerns were backed by Science and evidence. But most of the time, they were nothing but conspiracies and misinformation that only risked people of getting sick and, at worst, died from something that is supposed to be preventable. It really blows my mind how people can make such dumb takes, as well as how they were able to convince other people that what they are saying is true despite the lack of evidence.
The time when these conspiracies were at their peak was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that even resulted in people to doubt vaccines used for other diseases. For example, my country has been Polio-free since 2000, but there was a resurgence of the disease by September 2019 that lasted until June 2021, which is related to the fear that stems from the Covid vaccine conspiracy theories.
One of the craziest and, I think, the dumbest conspiracy theory about vaccines was that it contains microchips, which apparently will be used to track people or to control their minds. To begin with, we already have a device that has the ability to track us wherever we are and to know what we are doing to some extent, then sell that information to big companies as well as to the government. It's called a smartphone, and wasn't the misinformation and propaganda on social media doing more than enough job to control people? At the same time, the pandemic has also significantly impacted the supply of materials used in integrated circuits, which leads to a global chip shortage, so how was it possible that while the rest of the tech industry suffers from the lack of materials used in chips, big pharma was just willy-nilly distributing them in their vaccines? Oh, rest the souls of all those people who have to purchase PS5 at $800, if not of those who need to spend $1000-2000 from scalpers due to the lack of chips.
Another dumb theory that surfaced during that time is that vaccines have the mark of the devil by some religious hardliners due to their interpretation of their holy book. Instead, they believed that their faith in their god was more than enough to save them from the virus, which is not only very dumb but also reckless because the followers of this group tend to believe in what their leader says without a second thought and will claim that the reason why a member of their group gets Covid is because they do not have enough faith in god. For these people, no amount of logic and evidence is enough to change their minds. That was until the pastor of that group got Covid and, sad to say, didn't survive. I have my sympathies for the family that she left behind, but she did it to herself.
Some years have passed now since the Covid pandemic, and although the virus is not completely gone, our lives have now returned to what they once were, and that by itself just proves the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines as well as the best way to debunk the many conspiracy theories that attempt to instill fear in people. As you can see, I am one of those people who get a vaccine shot but have no signs of my mind being controlled by Big Pharma, or maybe I am and was just using me to write this post.
Thank you for reading my post, and see you in the next one!
The job of the vaccine is to improve the immune system and build strength to fight the disease and protect against the disease.
yeah... They are more of a prevention than a cure.
The post is quite long and emotional, which can sometimes weaken its impact.
I understand your frustration with people who believe in conspiracy theories, but some parts of your post come off as judgmental or sarcastic (e.g., “dumb takes,” “did it to herself,” etc.). While some readers may relate to this tone, it might alienate those you are actually trying to reach — especially skeptics. You may succeed in expressing your feelings, but not necessarily in changing minds.
It would be more effective if you included some data or sources.
It’s great that you mentioned the impact of vaccines on diseases like polio and smallpox, as well as during COVID-19. But to strengthen your argument, it would be helpful to include at least some facts or references — for example, how many lives were saved according to the WHO or CDC? What report specifically discussed the resurgence of polio in the Philippines?
Not everyone who is hesitant about vaccines is a conspiracy theorist.
Some people have doubts or fears about vaccines not because they believe in microchips, but because of more personal reasons — like past trauma, lack of access to accurate information, or bad experiences with the health system. It would be better to clarify the difference, so your message can be more inclusive and compassionate.
Your closing is clever but still carries sarcasm.
That final line — “or maybe I am and was just using me to write this post” — is witty, but it may also come across as mocking to people who still have doubts. If your goal is to inform and encourage understanding, it might be more effective to end with an invitation to ask questions, do research, and listen to experts, rather than with ridicule.
Final suggestion:
Writing about science, health, and belief requires a careful balance — the truth must be clear, but so should the tone and sensitivity toward your audience. Your intention is good, but it might have more impact if delivered in a way that not only informs, but invites understanding.
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Have you ever actually studied vaccines, or read a pure statistical analysis of different vaccines and their efficacy and side effect rates?
Your post is essentially just a rant. It's abrasive, dogmatic, uninformative, uninformed, and emotional.
Everyone who has looked in depth at this subject knows there is a large variation in vaccine types and effectiveness. Some help prevent catching a sickness, some help your body fight it once you get sick, others give you a mild case of the disease so your body will have antibodies on hand that can target a more serious infection if you happen to catch it later.
We humans love to oversimplify things, and that is what has happened with the vaccine debate. In reality, every vaccine is different and deserves its own careful study and discussion of benefits vs side effects.
To say "all vaccines are good," or "all vaccines are bad," both are oversimplifications of a very intricate, complicated, and often emotionally driven subject. It doesn't do anybody any good when you just dogmatically take a stand on one side or the other.
My post was more about some conspiracy theories revolving around vaccines that I heard, and why I think they are dumb takes rather than the vaccines themselves. I know that there are variations in the vaccine types and their effectiveness. I, for one, only got one vaccine shot because the type of vaccine that I got is enough to give me immunity to covid while some takes 2-3 shots because they are not as effective.
But that has nothing to do with the conspiracy theories that I mentioned above. The people who believe in those conspiracies do not care whether the vaccine works or not, and how effective they are.
Still, thanks for dropping a comment.