i grew up hearing about how difficult life was before the polio vaccine. one of my aunts has permanent mobility issues from contracting polio as a child.
Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine in 1953. Poliovirus wasn’t fully eliminated in the imperial core until 1995. how can politicians be so ignorant?
Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine in 1953. Poliovirus wasn’t fully eliminated in the imperial core until 1995. how can politicians be so ignorant?
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but suffice it to say: I agree,
it's going to be *BAD* and I think as a culture and a species humans are not ready for how bad it will be
https://bsky.app/profile/omfproductions.bsky.social/post/3lclizcvk5k2p
I find myself thinking somewhat like an accelerationist now, which horrifies me, but they are too good at swaddling themselves in self-delusion.
if we’re dragged there by conservatives against our will however, mulling over the systemic implications makes sense.
But prolly not the right place for a neuroscience skeet thread rn...
Unfortunately, neurotypicality has no known cure.
/joke
they're cruel and they're dangerous, but they're cowards.
I think that type is less common now because it may have been weakened but live virus? Not as safe as the injectable.
how can anyone older than me forget how much more harsh the world was before mass immunization was a pillar of public health policy?
The billionaire class does not need so many people. Maybe they intend to cull the herd.
1. Ban the vaccine
2. Let polio run rampant for a few years
3. Make billions off treatments, technologies, and a "new, approved" vaccine.
(that sound you hear is my teeth grinding)