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Having "candidate vaccines" is very different from having a "vaccine". Variolation is a reasonable alternative to the lack of a known, effective vaccine.
by bradj 6y ago
Having "candidate vaccines" is very different from having a "vaccine". Variolation is a reasonable alternative to the lack of a known, effective vaccine.
- vikramkr 6y agoVariolation as a term only applies to smallpox. Giving small doses of the live virus as hanson suggests is literally just a lame vaccine. It's also not known to be safe or effective and would have to go through all the trials anyway.
- ggreer 6y agoHanson is saying we should do those trials, not that we should start deliberately infecting the masses ASAP. The issue is that such trials are banned.