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If there were a vaccine against HIV, and an ongoing pandemic overwhelming hospitals, then yes I guess?
by niklasbuschmann 5y ago
If there were a vaccine against HIV, and an ongoing pandemic overwhelming hospitals, then yes I guess?
- nyokodo 5y ago> and an ongoing pandemic overwhelming hospitals, then yes I guess? HIV spreads more slowly so it doesn’t threaten to overwhelm hospitals, at least not in developed nations, but it is an ongoing pandemic which has killed at least 36 million people, including 680k in 2020, and is spread mostly by risky behavioral choices like drugs and unprotected sex. The social cost is incalculable let alone the costs to individuals and families! So, I think the same principle applies and the same judgement ought to be given if any is given at all. Of course it shouldn’t, because the world is a mad house and we’re all inpatients.