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A Pandemic Rapidly Stopped In 1947


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2021 Jan 10, 2:12am   480 views  7 comments

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#newyorksmallpoxcrisis1947:
We have a crisis getting people rapidly vaccinated. I found a fascinating story from 1947 that happened in New York City. One courageous health department chief stopped a pandemic and got 6 million people vaccinated rapidly. Here is the story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_New_York_City_smallpox_outbreak

This man's heroic efforts led to a situation where 12 people got smallpox and were hospitalized. There were only two deaths.
To make a long story short, when it came to vaccinations, it was "all hands on deck." Anyone qualified to give an injection was brought in to help. The situation we have now with Covid-19 is more complicated. We have to maintain social distancing between people waiting to get vaccinated. We also have to observe people after they get an injection to make sure that they are not affected adversely by the injection.

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1   Onvacation   2021 Jan 10, 7:03am  

Thank God covid is not small pox. IT"S THE FUCKING COLD! Most people (like 998 out of a 1,000 or 9,995 out of 10,000 if your healthy) get it and survive. Get it?

But if you think it is as deadly as smallpox PUT YOUR FUCKING MASK ON AND STAY IN YOUR FUCKING BASEMENT UNTIL YOU FEEL SAFE.

Why should I have to stop my life because I MIGHT give someone the cold?
2   komputodo   2021 Jan 10, 7:21am  

Onvacation says
Why should I have to stop my life because I MIGHT give someone the cold?

Because it is very selfish of you to spread around the deadly pandemic and be responsible for killing 1000's of people including ohomen
3   GlocknLoad   2021 Jan 10, 7:43am  

komputodo says
Onvacation says
Why should I have to stop my life because I MIGHT give someone the cold?

Because it is very selfish of you to spread around the deadly pandemic and be responsible for killing 1000's of people including ohomen

If you want to live in a society where everyone is responsible for everyone else, you will live in communism. It is a fact.

Onvacation is absolutely correct, this is the seasonal flu gone wild. Politicians are going to assfuck you (in memory of AF).
4   komputodo   2021 Jan 10, 8:08am  

GlocknLoad says
If you want to live in a society where everyone is responsible for everyone else, you will live in communism. It is a fact.

I didn't know that commies gave a fuck about their neighbors...I always thought they would fight them to death for that last loaf of stale bread.
5   GlocknLoad   2021 Jan 10, 8:12am  

komputodo says
GlocknLoad says
If you want to live in a society where everyone is responsible for everyone else, you will live in communism. It is a fact.

I didn't know that commies gave a fuck about their neighbors...I always thought they would fight them to death for that last loaf of stale bread.

Are you aware of what collectivism is and how it starts? Communism is collectivism. America was founded on the principle that the individual is supreme. Freedom demands that each person is responsible for themselves.
6   NDrLoR   2021 Jan 10, 8:52am  

GlocknLoad says
Communism is collectivism
And always causes famines for which we're supposed to send relief.
7   Shaman   2021 Jan 10, 9:43am  

komputodo says
Because it is very selfish of you to spread around the deadly pandemic and be responsible for killing 1000's of people including ohomen


If I could be assured of killing all those people including OP I would definitely run around doing whatever it takes.

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