Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite
by dietr1ch on Thursday November 28, 2024 @07:56AM
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> over 50 billion people have suffered from Malaria over the course of human history.
Those are long dead already, aren't they? I guess the right question to be asked when thinking about taking action is which one is going to kill more in the near future.
> unfortunately we are in warming planet where Malaria's host vector range is going to increase as temperatures continue to rise.
This is a fair point and should be accounted when thinking about the impact on malaria
> Destroying Malaria is one of the greatest possible morale goods we could pursue
It's great for sure, maybe among the greatest ones around health, but I don't think it'd go over peace.
Those are long dead already, aren't they? I guess the right question to be asked when thinking about taking action is which one is going to kill more in the near future.
> unfortunately we are in warming planet where Malaria's host vector range is going to increase as temperatures continue to rise.
This is a fair point and should be accounted when thinking about the impact on malaria
> Destroying Malaria is one of the greatest possible morale goods we could pursue
It's great for sure, maybe among the greatest ones around health, but I don't think it'd go over peace.