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[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 101 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Really is impressive how the empire is tearing itself apart over something as foundational and (originally) apolitical as vaccinations

Even just 15 years ago, being an anti-vaxxer got you derision from everyone

Now, it gets you elected surgeon general lmao

[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 71 points 1 week ago

Disgraced former doctor and medical science fraudster Mr. Andrew Wakefield and his consequences have been a disaster for public health

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even the USSR and US had vaccine deplomacy on smallpox. This here is dangerous

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eventually. Iirc, The USSR had to basically drag the US kicking and screaming into vaccinating the third world.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And they had distributed hundreds of millions of doses too.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

Ya, I think it was largely a USSR/UN project or something that they eventually got the US to help fund. The US probably being reticent because of their love of using Smallpox and other biologicals in warfare.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you think we will have libraries in 50 years in the US?

[–] jack@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Yes, because we will have had a socialist revolution