Fri Apr 17 22:23:38 2020
<8f79fcda> There are a lot of conversations being had about it. I think the antivaxxers have a point that “my body my choice” – you are the best person to assess what is an acceptable level of risk for you. I think the propo against gates is overblown. I have a few problems with this research industry based on a few simple premises: You can’t have a vaccine for something that doesn’t exist, so you have to make something exist for the vaccine to work.
<8f79fcda> I find that whole line of thinking ethically unsound
<8f79fcda> as with any technology, this was bound to happen. the difference is – we haven’t had any extreme viruses accidentally released from a bioweapons lab in georgie