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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...
Show PostExcellent 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.
Show PostLet'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?
Show PostThis 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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