Re: (Tears) Fads and Fallacies by Martin Gardner

In article <oqse4jds7ibad4prv0kbcv6bbt7hpqo0lg@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

>
The diseases will adapt (Natural Selection) and the Medical Industry
will make money, not just with the current vaccine, but with the next
and the next and the next ...
>

It is possible to wipe out specific diseases. It appears the C19 counter-
measures may have inadvertently eliminated two previously common flu
strains. As well, humans have eliminated smallpox in the wild.

We had considerable success with measles until a terrible outbreak of
stupid people brought it back. 



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