So it occurred to me that maybe the point of my last post missed its mark.
By saying that "vaccines [are connected] with ... immunology," that woman is only stating the obvious.
For an SAT-style review:
vaccines :: immunology
algebra :: mathematics
So there's really nothing scary, ominous, or "secret researchers hiding things from the mass media" about vaccines being connected to immunology. Of COURSE they're connected to immunology -- they are a subset of the study of immunology, just as algebra is a subset of the study of mathematics!
Maybe she meant that vaccines are connected to immunological disorders? Well, I have to say that's still stupid. Because guess what? NOT vaccinating is ALSO connected to immunological disorders, and in a much more scary and obvious way.
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Yeah, when I read it I wondered if she just misspoke and meant to say "immunodeficiency" or something like that. Or maybe I'm giving her far too much credit.
I definitely cringed when I read it, though. Way to make yourself look way less smart than you probably are, lady...
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