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From: JonH🍕
Were it not for this board I could have gone the whole winter without hearing about the latest flu jab. Do GPs offer to regular patients? Or is it age and risk profile. The phrase "manufacturing consent"—originally coined by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky to describe how media and elite structures shape public opinions is frequently applied to vaccine policies in two distinct contexts: sociological/political analyses of public health campaigns and critical assessments of clinical informed consent. 1. Sociological Meaning: Public Communication & Coercion In political science and sociology, researchers look at how democratic governments "manufacture consent" to achieve high compliance with public health mandates without relying solely on raw force. A prominent study published in Frontiers in Communication analyzed how different nations strategically deployed media and rhetoric to build compliance for childhood vaccine mandates: Country Strategy Style Key Mechanics France: High-style & Encyclopedic Focused on massive scientific detail, explaining adjuvants, and institutional trust-building to combat widespread hesitancy. Australia: Low-style & Emotional Utilised emotionally resonant narratives, bereavement testimonials, and highly targeted messaging for specific subgroups.

Current Thread	Author	Time
If you’ve not had a flu jab yet, run and get one....[more]	Hamsterwheel	08:57:07
>> Problem probably is , you caught it at the jab centre ( dangerous places ... [more]	Denc 🗡	14:54:18
>> Indeed, though could have picked it up anywhere. I literally was in the jab room ... [more]	Hamsterwheel	16:34:29
>> Never really had flu that I can recall. I know some seem more vulnerable than ... [more]	Denc 🗡	17:07:34
>> Worst I’ve ever had, apparently as in on day 6 recovery starts now. Perhaps ... [more]	Hamsterwheel	17:18:47
>> October and it’s like a beautiful English summer day. Will be going down for ... [more]	Denc 🗡	17:10:12
>> Assume this is some sort of an attempt at humour.	Free Thinking Doggie	09:02:11
>> No, offering sensible advice, this years flu isn’t fun. Avoid if possible.	Hamsterwheel	09:03:42
>> So you had a jab and it gave you the flu....[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	09:06:39
>> No, the jabs CANNOT give you flu.	Hamsterwheel	09:23:13
>> Eee-jut. How many people had COVID19 after they were jabbed. My mate Bob ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	11:13:51
>> The non too bright couldn’t get the 14 days incubation period for the ... [more]	Denc 🗡	14:44:32
>> Thickoes also believe that vaccines work 100% and failure to prevent ... [more]	Denc 🗡	14:50:16
>> 🤔🤔🤔	Occhio Pazzo 🇬🇧	10:04:18
>> Et tu, doofus?...[more]	Hamsterwheel	10:28:23
>> Don’t confuse them with facts.	Denc 🗡	14:14:41
>> FFS. ...[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	11:19:15
>> Wow! So frit of a flu jab that you invent imaginary issues.	Hamsterwheel	11:43:50
>> I know better than to get one, thanks. You, on the other hand, are ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	12:15:36
>> You know better than vast majority of doctors, where did you qualify?	Hamsterwheel	12:18:45
>> Thousands of doctors and clinicians warned us about the ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	12:35:02
>> Really. Show us	Denc 🗡	14:15:57
>> Tumbleweed….	Hamsterwheel	19:18:38
>> Bearded feckwits all.	Hamsterwheel	12:45:11
>> Covid. Ukraine. Israel. ur a disgrace & a traitor.	LP12	11:52:02
>> Brave of a reject dossing in France to call anyone a traitor	Hamsterwheel	12:08:11
>> me 'dossing' in france hurts no one. You on the other hand are ... [more]	LP12	12:52:43
>> Cast aside in France a dream for many Brits surely? My ... [more]	JonH🍕	13:20:12
>> Charente grandparents 😀 . ... [more]	LP12	14:01:55
>> From memory, I've had flu once in my life, turned out it was COVID19....[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	09:05:43
>> Last cold I had came the day after we ate at an Indian restaurant (indoors)....[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	09:09:01
>> I do eat lots of ginger (Mrs FTD makes a ginger & lemon drink with other ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	09:17:30
>> Big pharma wants you well in much the same way as the casino wants you to win....[more]	JonH🍕	10:17:36
>> Yup.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:14:14
>> Were it not for this board I could have gone the whole winter ... [more]	JonH🍕	12:11:38
>> Sociological. huh, see above.	LP12	13:02:50
>> Some more emotionally resonant than others it seems 😂😅	JonH🍕	12:15:40
>> After a month in Greece I’ve had plenty VitD, brownest I’ve been for years.	Hamsterwheel	09:24:46
>> Obesity is a major health risk.	Free Thinking Doggie	11:14:39
>> So are your parents.	Denc 🗡	14:55:25
>> And not have pet 🐶 🐈	Hamsterwheel	17:08:10
>> A few extra pounds may even be a good thing…...[more]	Denc 🗡	17:14:53

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