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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @07:22PM (#42261186)
Yes, you’re supposed to be excited and accepting of things that save millions of lives, not decry them just because they have vaguely the same shape as something evil.

HN is having a real hard time here with the concept that mass death is actually bad and something that’s nice to prevent.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:09AM (#42262860)
Is this the only way to prevent it? No.
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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:51AM (#42266116)
Is there a better way?
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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:24PM (#42267474)
Yes, attack the mosquitos, not the people.
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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @02:19PM (#42267884)
That’s been done for decades and the problem is still severe.
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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @11:33PM (#42270828)
Yes, there's room for improvement.
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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Friday November 29, 2024 @12:30PM (#42275414)
Perhaps the mosquitos could be infected with a modified parasite that confers immunity but doesn’t cause sickness.
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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Saturday November 30, 2024 @10:09AM (#42282011)
No, that's still attacking people.
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