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That's called variolation [0], and it was floated early on by some pundits, but not seriously. It faces the same sort of pushback as challenge trials. [0] http
by Zanni 5y ago
That's called variolation [0], and it was floated early on by some pundits, but not seriously. It faces the same sort of pushback as challenge trials.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation
- amluto 5y agoSort of. Variolation also involved intentionally inoculating with a naturally occurring less deadly strain. Also, introducing intentional Covid infections in a naive population would likely infect many contacts of the inoculated patients before they got inoculated, which would defeat the purpose.