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		dublinben on May 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My No-Soap, No-Shampoo, Bacteria-Rich Hygiene Expe... >we are not talking about vaccination; I think that is a completely different thing Why is it so different? They both contribute to societal health, and personal hygiene is much less painful than getting your complete battery of vaccines.

logfromblammo on May 22, 2014 [–]

Vaccines are specifically targeted. General hygeine practices can impact benign or neutral species as much as the pathogens, whether the latter are present or not.

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