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Re:Pfizer submits Covid vaccine to FDA for approval, to dist... by floatingatoll on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:37AM (#25161432)
You’re suggesting that people prioritize decisions based on individual uncertainty over decisions based on public good. That the logistics of distribution will result in the same outcome as your suggestion does not mitigate the perceived selfishness of your suggestion.
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Re:Pfizer submits Covid vaccine to FDA for approval, to dist... by leetcrew on Friday November 20, 2020 @11:44AM (#25162137)
> You’re suggesting that people prioritize decisions based on individual uncertainty over decisions based on public good.

this is a simplistic and somewhat naive take. the decision to approve and distribute a covid vaccine is not going to be based solely on "public good". a vaccine has immense economic and political significance. it's not unreasonable to wonder how that might affect the approval process.

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Re:Pfizer submits Covid vaccine to FDA for approval, to dist... by mindcrime on Friday November 20, 2020 @08:03PM (#25167004)
That the logistics of distribution will result in the same outcome as your suggestion does not mitigate the perceived selfishness of your suggestion.

I could not care less about anyone's opinion of my "perceived selfishness".

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