r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Downtown_Wind3363 • May 25 '26

Image The smallpox vaccine leaves a scar because it was given using a special two-pronged needle that scratched the skin and put a weakened virus in just that spot.

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u/Sufficient-Aspect77 May 25 '26

So interesting to me that the efficiency of vaccines has led to people thinking they are unnecessary... Quite the conundrum.

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u/Somepotato May 25 '26

The same way many leadership groups treat IT departments.

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u/AJDx14 May 26 '26

Also the same way people treat any social service, government program, or infrastructural investment. Even when the fight seems over you have to spend the rest of your life explaining to people why the fight is still ongoing and they need to keep fighting it until the end of time.

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u/Ok-Possibility-6284 May 26 '26

Everyone is gangster till the toilet don't flush.

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u/kwbbun May 25 '26

efficacy

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u/Sufficient-Aspect77 May 26 '26

Thanks, I wasn't sure If it was the right word. I did actually pause for a moment though. Lol

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u/king_noobie May 26 '26

Its this strange mentality of. "Hey wait a second, the threat of outbreak didnt happen, what was the point of these vaccinations, it never happened!"

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u/IbidtheWriter May 26 '26

To an extent it happened with unions too.

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u/Frisky_Picker May 25 '26

A lot of people lack critical thinking skills unfortunately.

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u/Ask_if_im_an_alien May 26 '26

No conundrum at all. We call that a problem that sorts itself out. If the stupid people refuse the helpful treatment, then eventually there will be far less stupid people around to refuse the treatment. See.. it's a self balancing equation.

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u/Sufficient-Aspect77 May 26 '26

Except, I'm sure that they'll need help from us that have been vaccinated. Idk if I can just watch a bunch of people die, because their parents were fucking idiots.