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		vikramkr on May 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Variolation Variolation as a term only applies to smallpox. Giving small doses of the live virus as hanson suggests is literally just a lame vaccine. It's also not known to be safe or effective and would have to go through all the trials anyway.

ggreer on May 27, 2020 [–]

Hanson is saying we should do those trials, not that we should start deliberately infecting the masses ASAP. The issue is that such trials are banned.

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