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Just questioning assumptions, in a healthy skepticism kind of way. I have no expertise here. There is a lot of speculation and general fud surrounding covid-19, seems right to question potential 'solutions' when we are light on facts. To be clear, I never said it wouldn't work, I'm saying that it looks like you assume it will work.


I most certainly have not assumed it will work, in fact I say there is a pretty good chance it won’t. What I do think it could work and that the cost in minor compared to the payoff if it does work.


In which case, we need to think about Medical Ethics. Do we start experimenting with you and your loved ones?


Nobody is being experimented on or proposed to be experimented on. The proposal is to go and look for an attenuated strain and then decide what to do with it if we find one.





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