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A man called Mr Franklin once wrote that he bitterly regretted not inoculating his son for smallpox.” He was a fine lad and only four years old. He died in the usual way.”

By the way, this was 1736 and the man’s first name was Benjamin.

#innoculation #cowpox #BenjaminFranklin #vaccination

Flu is starting to spike in Alberta. The vaccine immunity matched the virus well this season, but the vaccine induced defense is degraded after 3 months. I got my vaccine in early Oct (4.5 m ago) so I asked AB Public Health if any remaining doses can be used for boosters. Nope, they will instead chuck them in the garbage if unused.

#unWise #Vaccination #Innoculation #Flu

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Who Invented Vaccines? A History of Variolation and Innoculation

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West coast conservative group attempts to sway public workers to leave unions | Pennsylvania Capital-Star

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FedEx mounts big-money push to head off unionization by US workers

Teamsters bid to organize employees seeking better pay and benefits as company bombards them with anti-union messages

Here’s What the CEO of Kickstarter Said to Creators About Firing Union Organizers

The CEO Aziz Hasan denied retaliating against employees for union organizing, but said that a "union framework is inherently adversarial."

Read the company's response for some good #innoculation against corporate #bullshit:

Yoga for the Masses. Unions for the Instructors? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/nyregion/yoga-instructor-union.html

Yoga for the Masses. Unions for the Instructors?

As the multibillion-dollar industry expands, teachers are beginning to demand more pay, benefits and job security.

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