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Robin Hanson on Variolation as a Response to COVID-19: Self in Society #15

Robin Hanson on Variolation as a Response to COVID-19: Self in Society #15

Update: 2020-04-24
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Economist and iconoclast Robin Hanson suggests that variolation—controlled, intentional infection of the virus that causes COVID-19—could be an important "Plan B" if containment fails in the long-term and eventual herd immunity seems likely.

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Robin Hanson on Variolation as a Response to COVID-19: Self in Society #15

Robin Hanson on Variolation as a Response to COVID-19: Self in Society #15

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