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Yes, of course, the implications are costly, but the costs of not doing so are also vast and must (and will) be considered very closely. Polio could be eradica
by beaker52 11y ago
Yes, of course, the implications are costly, but the costs of not doing so are also vast and must (and will) be considered very closely.
Polio could be eradicated by subterfuge, humanity can claim it's victory and the world doesn't necessarily need to know how Polio was magically eradicated in these vaccine-resistant populations.
Or perhaps the world could unite, West, East, Middle East, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists etc and force this vaccination upon these pockets in unprecedented unity.
"It's not 'they' who want this of you, WE all want this of you".
This is new ground. Humanity collectively has something standing in the way of progress. Humanity has the opportunity to approach it jointly.
- mikeash 11y agoI find this to be shortsighted. It might work, and polio might be eradicated because of it, but what happens with the next disease? You'll simply confirm their fears and cause even more resistance to medical science. It strikes me as being the same sort of thinking that caused the CIA to abuse the vaccination program in their hunt for bin Laden. In both cases, a focus on a single short-term goal harms more people overall because of the larger consequences.
- beaker52 11y agoI agree wholly. I want to add: Couldn't you also say, that humanity's short-term goal of not violating the lives of people who don't want Western vaccines, could cause more harm to people overall because of the consequence of failing to eradicate Polio?