The analogy isn't to the type of virus at all, it is to the type of appeals made to ordinary people in wealthy countries.
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Exactly. I think what you can argue is that we would all be better off in terms of variants if we had actually invested in the capacity of all countries to detect and sequence pathogens. For that you can certainly make a „selfish“ argument.
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It sounds like maybe the answer is "don't invest in getting the 'vaccine-hesitant' to get vaccinated". Not trying to be facile - if vaccines can protect those who want protection (here), maybe that's all we need to do. Looking for someone to poke holes....
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. And there it matters some how sound the rationale is—so I think the questions you’re raising are key and also we should be cautious because if it is scientifically sound (leave that to the virologists) then we want this argument in the arsenal