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Natural Herd immunity (Original Post) Dream Girl Aug 2021 OP
Following Sweden. Not sure how that turned out. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #1
Smallpox didn't care about herd immunity. haele Aug 2021 #2
I truly believe they are gambling that it will kill more D's than R's. Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #3
Well, D'Souza probably got the vaccine - haele Aug 2021 #4
Darn autocorrect, D's. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #5

haele

(12,676 posts)
2. Smallpox didn't care about herd immunity.
Fri Aug 6, 2021, 06:38 PM
Aug 2021

You got it, you died or survived, and if you survived, you were immune. The immunity was unfortunately not passed on genetically

Nothing really stopped Smallpox from ravaging communities over and over again for centuries until there was a legitimate vaccination.

Herd immunity is not a real answer for most diseases, unless one does not care about the initial high body counts until the disease finally burns itself out or mutates to something else.

Haele

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)
3. I truly believe they are gambling that it will kill more D's than R's.
Fri Aug 6, 2021, 07:54 PM
Aug 2021

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That would be a hell of a vaccination campaign to increase vaccination numbers for D’Souza.

haele

(12,676 posts)
4. Well, D'Souza probably got the vaccine -
Fri Aug 6, 2021, 09:37 PM
Aug 2021

Like most hypocritical "elite" Republicans did.
It's well known that Kushner and TFG were sure that the cities - primarily the blue areas, and of course, the poors, will be the ones to get hit hardest.

Not that any of them would know how to read up on the history of epidemic spread or pandemics if someone chucked a History book at them.

Haele

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