See how the argument changed from the polio rates to whether or not polio existed though?The same idea applies as to moon landing deniers and the anti-vaccine crowd. You choose to ignore evidence despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. For instance your DDT theory is easily debunked with just a little research. Polio even was known to exist prior to the use of DDT. British physician Dr Michael Underwood was one of the first to attempt the first-known clinical description of polio called “debility of the lower extremities in 1789. This website goes into further detail about the DDT/polio disinformation:
Then you have to an understanding of how viruses work, their pathogenesis, the different serotypes, how vaccines work in the body, etc to get an idea of how and why they work. I am not an epidemiologist but I would be willing to bet that consensus of that community would verify the effectiveness of the polio vaccine is at stopping the disease.
And disease is still a problem as discussed in this article when a switch to the oral vaccine failed horribly. I understand skepticism but let’s not go backwards in scientific advancement but rather pave a way forward that actually improves lives and help keep our population safe from easily preventable diseases.
Who ever said polio never existed? Nobody. It’s a strawman argument that violates the pillar of logic out of the gate, so why are you making that argument?
Vaxopedia is clearly a biased source where every article is in favor of Pharma. Gee, I wonder who is running that website? It would be like going to SIG for safety record information and lawsuits on the P320. So citing Vaxopedia as a source violates the completeness, accuracy, and fairness principles in critical thinking.
I agree if our common goal is to prevent diseases and properly go about mitigation and intervention. From everything I’ve studied on this topic, the 500lb gorilla in the room usually comes down to sanitation, nutrition, waste management services, availability of clean water, basic bodily substance isolation and PPE for patient care facilities, and overall sense of wellness for humans living in a healthy family/societal environment.
I also recognize that schools are one of the biggest disease vectors for contagion. Same with promiscuity for STDs, which school promotes.