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> and that's why the West is decaying. Who cares about your morals when there's an epidemic ? This kind of bait is not needed on Hacker News. Keep that on redd
by simongray 7y ago
> and that's why the West is decaying. Who cares about your morals when there's an epidemic ?
This kind of bait is not needed on Hacker News. Keep that on reddit or facebook or whatever.
- spats1990 7y agoIn fairness, the GP is bait too. It's just more thoughtful bait with paragraph breaks. It's basically elegant finger wagging. Decay of the west bit aside, the parent has a point. Do you freak patients out by getting them to sign things when they are already in quarantine and fearing for their lives? Or do you prioritise research and response? related: "Conducting Research in Disease Outbreaks" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2669128/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2669128/
- DanBC 7y agoBut even that document talks about the need to get consent from patients if you're going to use them in medical research.