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by _qwfv 2124 days ago
What if they are a well educated, critical scientist who loses their life to the untested vaccine? The world may be missing out on decades of their future work. If they have a family who has to mourn their passing?

Not saying that makes it unethical, but the calculus is more complex than just whether they put others in direct risk.

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is the world entitled to the future work of a bright mind, before it is even done? imo, this is a worrying line of thought if you follow the thread further.