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by Madmallard 844 days ago
Very expensive

Not a great side effect profile

Not even very effective

Yup sounds like medicine in the 21st century. I think we're going to cull ourselves as a species because we're not at all aligned with doing things that actually make people healthier, unless that also happens to make good money.

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Would you prefer the alternative of the 20th century, where this drug doesn’t exist at all?
The 20th century had far fewer people with allergies as a proportion of the general population
I've been on the shots for four years with zero side effects. My allergist has put hundreds of patients on it and takes it himself.