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Anything could happen. Imagine the Virus will adapt to this cure and is now more worse than before and is faster and will spread now more easily by air (no one

Anything could happen. Imagine the Virus will adapt to this cure and is now more worse than before and is faster and will spread now more easily by air (no one can say that this will not happen with this cure). Or to say it in a more satirical way: Have not you seen any Zombie movies... it all started this way. This is like playing roulette and you will not know what impact this cure has in a bigger and longer perspective (not looking at an individual).

copperx 12y ago
I'm saddened that there's no way to 'downvote' here.
- MaulingMonkey 12y ago
  If you earn enough meaningless internet points, there is. I suspect constructive disagreement as seen above is more effective though.
victorhooi 12y ago
Right, and we should go back to the Middle Ages, where people died from things like the common cold. Or where diseases like polio left children crippled for the rest of their lives? Or where diabetes sufferers went blind, or had bits of their legs fall off? Ugh. This is as bad as arguing with the anti-vaccination crowd. Look, pathogens will adapt. That's evolution - deal with it. But does that mean that as humans, blessed with our intellect and skills, we shouldn't try to improve our lot in life?
- therealmarv 12y ago
  You are comparing apples with oranges. I'm definitely not anti-vaccination. But this serum is highly experimental and not widely available or even tested on humans. I even doubt that your FDA has the right to give an exception here. Who is responsible when something goes wrong or worse? Your FDA? For Liberia? Europe would e.g. never allow usage of this serum on humans (it's totally illegal) and there is a big reason to avoid that usage even if two individuals die. Would you say ok to every experimental serum which could cure and it is not well tested (for aids? for cancer?) ... and what about the 1600 Africans who are dying at this moment and are not US citizens?

copperx 12y ago

I'm saddened that there's no way to 'downvote' here.

MaulingMonkey 12y ago
If you earn enough meaningless internet points, there is. I suspect constructive disagreement as seen above is more effective though.

victorhooi 12y ago

Right, and we should go back to the Middle Ages, where people died from things like the common cold. Or where diseases like polio left children crippled for the rest of their lives? Or where diabetes sufferers went blind, or had bits of their legs fall off? Ugh. This is as bad as arguing with the anti-vaccination crowd. Look, pathogens will adapt. That's evolution - deal with it. But does that mean that as humans, blessed with our intellect and skills, we shouldn't try to improve our lot in life?

therealmarv 12y ago
You are comparing apples with oranges. I'm definitely not anti-vaccination. But this serum is highly experimental and not widely available or even tested on humans. I even doubt that your FDA has the right to give an exception here. Who is responsible when something goes wrong or worse? Your FDA? For Liberia? Europe would e.g. never allow usage of this serum on humans (it's totally illegal) and there is a big reason to avoid that usage even if two individuals die. Would you say ok to every experimental serum which could cure and it is not well tested (for aids? for cancer?) ... and what about the 1600 Africans who are dying at this moment and are not US citizens?