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re: Smallpox wasn't cured until 1950ish. But USA was not shut down from 1917 to 1950
Posted on 8/11/21 at 11:26 pm to mmcgrath
Posted on 8/11/21 at 11:26 pm to mmcgrath
quote:George Washington himself insisted on inoculating his troops, even when it was pretty novel. It was one reason we won the damned war. And you can bet your arse he didn't ask them or give them a choice. I guess now GW would be a freedom hating soi boi.
There was a vaccine for smallpox by then. The smallpox vaccine was invented by 1800.
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Posted on 8/11/21 at 11:43 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Washington insisted on inoculations for his troops
True.
But, smallpox is many many times more serious for military aged males than Rona.
It's not even close.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 5:38 am to Big Scrub TX
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George Washington himself insisted on inoculating his troops, even when it was pretty novel. It was one reason we won the damned war. And you can bet your arse he didn't ask them or give them a choice. I guess now GW would be a freedom hating soi boi.
So I should just be ok with forced vaccinations because George Washington did it?
Thebes won a war by having a band of gay lovers. I wouldn't recommend forcing the public to do something just because it worked in a war once.
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