Maxwell Smith, PhD

Maxwell Smith, PhD

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Bioethicist, Associate Professor, & CIHR Applied Public Health Chair at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Also Director, Western's Centre for Bioethics and Associate Director, Rotman Institute of Philosophy. Views are my own. maxwellsmith.ca

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BREAKING: The hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau "will not move forward," the lead researcher says. “The solution is clear here: Take the money and vaccinate as many kids as you can,” @pauloffit.bsky.social told me: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Excellent article, and absolutely in keeping with the faulty reasoning I see regularly from antivaxxers, and anti-maskers too. Treating disease prevention and safety regulations as if there is no ethical duty to protect others, nor any value or social contract involved is so disingenuous.

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Luke Stark
21 October 2026 00:14

Let's put some numbers to this point. How many teachers or professors would need to be hired in Ontario to drop the average class size to 10-12 students at every level? How many new classrooms would need to be built? How much would all that cost? How much economic activity would all that generate?

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Luke Stark
21 October 2026 00:14

This is of course true (and is true for K-12 as well) and it's comforting to know we have an organizational, if not yet politically feasible solution to the problem

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21 October 2026 00:14

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