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by nickpp 1961 days ago
For a nice sum, a whole bunch of people would probably volunteer.
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An ethical consideration is whether it is ethical to disproportionately place the poorest (those most in need of a nice sum) at this unknown risk
Given that we have seen that the poorest are the most at risk of dying from the disease, I'm not sure that argument even holds any more. Sadly, it's this obsession with straw man arguments about ethics and equity that's cost the West a million lives in the last year.