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array_key_firstlast Saturday at 11:15 PM1 replyview on HN

Every disease can be treated without a vaccine. But treatments aren't 100%, and treatments come with their own risk. Taking medicine isn't risk-free, and certainly not necessarily less risky than vaccinations. So, even if you believe it's fine to just treat the disease instead of trying to prevent it, that doesn't mean you skip out on risk. You could have more, just from the medicines alone, not even considering the effects of the disease itself.


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odyssey7last Saturday at 11:38 PM

There are vast trade-offs that are worth considering beyond what you’ve outlined. I encourage you to think more about this.