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The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
(www.npr.org)
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Imagine if the world could get its shit together for a planned 4 week lockdown, everyone has ample time to prepare, get supplies and set up for the lockdown, then we simultaneously all hunker down except for the most vital people running essential services (hospitals, water plants, power plants, etc).
We could wipe out so many transmissible viruses, even wiping out the common cold alone would pay back the entire cost in lost business hours.
Im not saying we wipe out things to be able to work more, but wouldn't you rather be at work than feeling terrible in bed? (It's about the quality of life improvement.)
I love the thought, but the reality is there are enough actually essential services (though much fewer than the owner class defines as essential) that we wouldn't wipe out viruses that easily. Not to mention the impossibility of getting other countries to do anything similar.
STDs, on the other hand...
If everyone just stopped fucking younger people, STDs would be gone in a generation
If everyone just stopped fucking, STDs would be gone in a generation.
Fixed it for you
As would all other human diseases
That's just a bonus
A huge number of viruses have both human and non-human vectors and jump back and forth between us. Many dog owners can tell you about how both they and their dog once got sick at the same time. I doubt it would actually stop as much transmission as you think.