Plagues were not invented in modern laboratories. They’ve been around since the beginning.
The difference now is that we have a great deal of Heath knowledge and medical tools to combat most old plagues and many new ones. The worry now is that viruses being created in labs open the door to far more virulent viruses, viruses that target specific races, etc. We need to stop categories of research, or at least regulate differently, that risk the future of millions. But, when it comes to plagues, simple health actions (diet, exercise, fresh air, vitamin supplements, washing hands, optimistic attitudes, condoms, etc.) defeat most plagues. Effective antibiotics and actual focused vaccines (not the new gene therapy serums combatting Covid nor the recent combo flu vaccines made from questionable source materials) have stamped out most plagues, old and new.
Except for prions, which we have no defense against. Yet.
Plagues were not invented in modern laboratories. They’ve been around since the beginning.
The difference now is that we have a great deal of Heath knowledge and medical tools to combat most old plagues and many new ones. The worry now is that viruses being created in labs open the door to far more virulent viruses, viruses that target specific races, etc. We need to stop categories of research, or at least regulate differently, that risk the future of millions. But, when it comes to plagues, simple health actions (diet, exercise, fresh air, vitamin supplements, washing hands, optimistic attitudes, condoms, etc.) defeat most plagues. Effective antibiotics and actual focused vaccines (not the new gene therapy serums combatting Covid nor the recent combo flu vaccines made from questionable source materials) have stamped out most plagues, old and new.
Except for prions, which we have no defense against. Yet.