So I’m going to help challenge it on a couple of grounds, this is also a point my boss even said and I didn’t have a reply at the time, so maybe it will help everyone else:
The definition of inoculation back then was very much the “classic” one, only I suspect with a much more “live” virus - they were basically doing small pox parties like to spread chicken pox for kids.. but much riskier… the reason for this segues nicely into my next point..
The article I found also says that the British had herd immunity - something the modern left denies exists and can be achieved without experimental gene therapy
Therefore, for such a statement to make sense, we’d have to be facing a threat that kills people at a rate smallpox does, and further, if they want to make the historical argument here, then natural immunity has precedence.
As with most leftist arguments, it’s only partially true at best.
So I’m going to help challenge it on a couple of grounds, this is also a point my boss even said and I didn’t have a reply at the time, so maybe it will help everyone else:
The definition of inoculation back then was very much the “classic” one, only I suspect with a much more “live” virus - they were basically doing small pox parties like to spread chicken pox for kids.. but much riskier… the reason for this segues nicely into my next point..
The article I found also says that the British had herd immunity - something the modern left denies exists and can be achieved without experimental gene therapy
Therefore, for such a statement to make sense, we’d have to be facing a threat that kills people at a rate smallpox does, and further, if they want to make the historical argument here, then natural immunity has precedence.
As with most leftist arguments, it’s only partially true at best.
QED :)
Good work, fren!