Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ are found in Pennsylvania laboratory

Re:Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ are found in Pennsylvania labora... by lapetitejort on Thursday November 18, 2021 @04:47PM (#29271049)

There's a difference between someone coughing through their illness on instagram versus someone covered head to toe with boils. Maybe someone could call it "a somewhat stronger chickenpox" as a method of dismissal, but it'll be difficult.

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Re:Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ are found in Pennsylvania labora... by toss1 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @07:53PM (#29272544)

The world has become deeply un-serious in the last few decades. To the point where I'm not alone in being unsure we can predict any particular reaction, including farcical dismissal.

Perhaps like this upcoming comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbIxYm3mKzI

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Re:Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ are found in Pennsylvania labora... by mey on Thursday November 18, 2021 @05:10PM (#29271277)

The amount of people I've heard say "I have a strong immune system" (or some variation), as if that's a defense to COVID, I'm sure would have no problem trotting that out against Smallpox.

When we can make Big Bird promoting vaccination a political issue, I expect the amount of people who would reject a smallpox vaccine would be disturbingly high.

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Re:Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ are found in Pennsylvania labora... by klyrs on Thursday November 18, 2021 @06:57PM (#29272172)

The weird thing about that is the age bracket at greatest risk of dying from COVID were actually vaccinated for smallpox. If that came to pass, the elderly would be watching their children and grandchildren die.

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Re:Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ are found in Pennsylvania labora... by mey on Thursday November 18, 2021 @07:35PM (#29272430)

My parents generation lived through Polio. They've seen first hand what an effective vaccine can do for themselves and their children.

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