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Smallpox was actually deadly though. If Covid had the death rate of Smallpox then everyone would have gotten a vaccine. That's the end of the discussion. If
by dham 5y ago
Smallpox was actually deadly though. If Covid had the death rate of Smallpox then everyone would have gotten a vaccine. That's the end of the discussion. If your neighbor is bleeding from their eyes (Ebola) then people will take the vaccine. The reason Covid is different is because most people have to be reminded every day that it even exists, take a test every-time they sniffle to get diagnosed. So you can imagine vaccine uptick is just going to be less. It's a fact of life. The connection just isn't there.
- Ensorceled 5y agoCOVID has killed 919,336 Americans, excess deaths over previous years indicate that is under reported by almost 50%.
- brandonmenc 5y agoSmallpox is like - at minimum - 30x more deadly - probably up to 70x more deadly - kills fully half of infected children under age 1 - and renders blind around 1% of those infected. It's ridiculous to even compare the two.
- selcuka 5y ago> If Covid had the death rate of Smallpox then everyone would have gotten a vaccine. The point is even with smallpox some people refused to get the vaccine. People are weird.