Curious what polling would look like if you asked 3 groups: 1. "Should an FDA-approved fentanyl vaccine be mandatory for everyone to attend public school?" 2. "Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory?" If yes, ask prior q 3. "If a person overdoses on fentanyl and saved by paramedics, should vaccine be required?"
Inspired by: https://www.piratewires.com/p/fentanyl-vaccine
1. I think most people would say no. 2. Maybe? Def stronger case than 1. 3. Maybe. Addiction is much more complex than just a chemical problem... This is probably why the article mentions that the vaccine would be good for people that are already in recovery. Gabor Matte is very good on this topic.
really cool question and cast. This is what should reach the highlights and provoke a meaningful debate 👏🏻
how do you think the government would deal with a modern day Typhoid Mary?
strong case against #3 given the vaccines work similarly: "vaccine against cocaine does not attenuate cravings or the symptoms of withdrawal. Thus, users might attempt to use excessively high quantities of cocaine to overwhelm the vaccine’s effects" (from one of the paper's linked in the article)
If nothing else, the vaccine can drive up the purity of the drug that addicts were actually trying to buy in the first place or at least force suppliers to use cutting agents other than fentanyl. Moral judgments aside, the fentanyl epidemic can be seen as a supply chain security issue.