• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 hours ago

    Measles is (I believe) the most contagious virus we have ever encountered. It can remain for 2 hours after an infected person leaves an area.

    • Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org
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      Yes, but every sensible person would likely be vaccinated*. Antivaxxers often get away with being unvaccinated just because of sheer dumb luck (they don’t get infected). A mass (self-)infection event could quickly rectify that situation.

      • Everybody with immuno deficiency would probably have to stay indoors for a couple of months, but all things considered I’d say that’d be a small price to pay if it means millions of antivaxxers and Trump supporters get to see the error of their ways or outright kill themselves.
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        7 hours ago

        I mean… we effectively did just that with covid, and the results were not great…

        Immunodeficient people still need to buy groceries…