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Chemisse

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3. Ahhh, I see the direct connection now, after rereading it.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 8, 2020, 09:23 PM

Feb 2020

I didn't realize it was the antivax group that led her to avoid the antiviral treatment.

Oh well, the pendulum swings. If the coronavirus leads to a pandemic in the US, and if it really is significantly lethal, parents will be begging for the vaccine once it's developed.

I was just learning about diphtheria the other day and was shocked to find out what an awful disease it was (is - the pathogen is still around and able to infect unvaccinated kids). It creates a mass in the back of the tongue and the child dies of suffocation. Nowadays they could probably intubate though.

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There's no reason to demonize her when the child would likely have died regardless. Chemisse Feb 2020 #1

well, that was the point. that she didnt act once he was sick. mopinko Feb 2020 #2

Ahhh, I see the direct connection now, after rereading it. Chemisse Feb 2020 #3