The thing I find most fascinating about the endless CVD (Coordinated Disclosure) vs Full Disclosure debate is that both sides are essentially right. Their arguments are sound, data and precedent on their side. The main difference is which outcome you're trying to optimize for.
Ughh, fine
. Should epidemiologists be allowed to make arbitrary rules, without any input from other stakeholders and without explanation?
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If publishing full information about a lethal virus on the internet would allow random jerks to distribute the disease freely then I'd be OK with being vague for a while and allowing vaccine producers a head start on knowing about it, TBH.
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Well, random jerks can distribute the virus. For example, a malicious person could travel to a hotspot and then purposefully infect other people. So, you do argue for arbitrary rules without explanation and no news coverage of epidemics?
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