An initial 18m doses will be delivered over the next two years to combat a disease that kills nearly half a million children annually
  • Gormadt
    8·
    1 year ago

    It seems a lot of people misunderstand that being declared “safe” doesn’t mean it’s effective and being declared “effective” doesn’t mean it’s safe.

    For example: water is safe, but it’s not an effective treatment for a heart attack. And dying is an effective treatment for heartburn (it’ll stop it) but it sure as hell ain’t safe.

    It’s important to have both.

        • irkli@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 year ago

          Ok for everyone’s benefit I’ll spell it out: first water, then heartburn, then heart attack, followed – generally last – by death.

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      I accidentally inhaled maybe half a teaspoon of water the other day. Was coughing up mucus and even a little foam for like three days. I googled “am I in danger if I inhale a little water?” and it was like “you gon die muthafucka!”

      But if I went to the ER every time google told me I was gonna die I’d be in so much debt.

      Anyway I’m still here for now. I’m still coughing up weird globs of mucus at random moments.

      I fucking hate how expensive medicine is.

      • Gormadt
        2·
        1 year ago

        If it continues it may be cause for concern BTW

        Could turn into some kind of lung infection which would be cause for concern

        Maybe not ER but urgent care maybe?

        IDK I usually go to the urgent care first because I’m a broke MF and the ER is expensive AF.