MOS: The History of Polio, Part I
Part One: Was polio worse than covid? What did a typical case of polio look like, and how did that compare? The data says covid is far worse.
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Daily MOS: The Eradication of Smallpox, Part II
A veritable army of 135,000 doctors from 170 countries made over a billion house calls to bring the last stand of smallpox to an end.
Daily MOS: Onesimus, the Slave who Taught the Colonizers to Vaccinate
A smallpox epidemic hit in the hub. With that came the New World’s first introduction to the concept of variolation. But they didn’t choose to adopt this life saving technology en masse.
Daily MoS: Herd Immunity
Have you heard what I’ve heard about herd immunity? There’s been a lot of discussion about a herd immunity tactic to control the pandemic. Let’s look at why this is gonna be a no from me. And science.