I Was Stupid, Naturally, To Bring Up Natural Immunity

J. Edward Les, MD
4 min readSep 30, 2021

It’s just a simple song.

Passenger

“Why,” asked my friend and whip-smart colleague, “did you open your big, fat mouth about natural immunity?“

That’s not quite what he said — he’s far too gracious a man to be so blunt. But his meaning was clear, and uncomfortably close to the mark.

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J. Edward Les, MD

Pediatric emergency physician. Former veterinarian. Father. Writer. Cancer survivor.