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Differing dynamics of diseases calling for different measures. We could go down a rabbit hole debating moot points. The fact is the original comment as phrased
by mint2 5y ago
Differing dynamics of diseases calling for different measures. We could go down a rabbit hole debating moot points.
The fact is the original comment as phrased was totally wrong, and we could debate the clarification.
Instead let’s just acknowledge that if smallpox were around today and we had a world wide epidemic but we had a vaccine that prevented ill effects in nearly all cases but still allowed transmission, then it’s safe to assume there would be vaccine mandate. That would be different dynamics just like polio. Different dynamic need different responses.
- josephcsible 5y agoNever in history has there been such a widespread mandate for such a leaky vaccine. Saying there would be in a counterfactual world isn't a strong argument, especially since the smallpox vaccine was effective enough at stopping transmission that we were able to eradicate the disease.