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"Preventable causes" are very different form "preventable illnesses". Avoiding a heart attack requires decades of actions and decisions. Avoiding polio requires
by standardUser 5y ago
"Preventable causes" are very different form "preventable illnesses". Avoiding a heart attack requires decades of actions and decisions. Avoiding polio requires one shot once.
In the developed world, not many people die from diseases that are preventable by vaccine. Well, until now.
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- throwawayboise 5y agoOne argument that got thrown around a lot was that people in the hospital with COVID are taking medical resources away from others. You could make the same argument for people who choose to drink, smoke, remain obese, sedentary, have untreated diabetes or other chronic conditions that will eventually put them in the hospital needing a lot of very expensive care.
- Imnimo 5y agoThose conditions don't overwhelm hospital capacity because they don't produce exponential growth of illness, so I don't think you could make the same argument.