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Re:Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster... by minikites on Thursday August 05, 2021 @11:41AM (#28075276)
>if we let the virus spread unchecked in the poorer countries

It's spreading unchecked now in the USA because people are refusing the vaccine. The scenario you describe is absolutely going to happen, but it won't be because of poorer nations, it will be because of selfish people in rich nations.

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Re:Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster... by leesec on Thursday August 05, 2021 @11:46AM (#28075351)
Pretty baseless to assume where a variant is going to spread or why. It's not like every country other than USA would have 100% vaccine uptake either.
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Re:Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster... by minikites on Thursday August 05, 2021 @11:48AM (#28075387)
I think it's reasonable to place more of the blame on people who choose not to help (refusing the vaccine) instead of the people who don't have the means to help (unable to get a vaccine).
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Re:Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster... by __s on Thursday August 05, 2021 @12:00PM (#28075569)
The original comment was laying blame on the cause of people unable to get a vaccine, not the people themselves. Incidentally that puts them in agreement with you: selfish people in richer nations
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