For the world’s sake, vaccinate for COVID

Seventy years ago a killer Myxoma virus was released in Australia to curb a massive overpopulation of European rabbits. 99% of Australia’s rabbits died.

The Bubonic Plague, (The Black Death), wiped out large segments of populations in the Middle Ages.

The "Spanish Flu" of 1918-20 killed 50 million plus. Now the coronavirus has spread worldwide killing or maiming, while starting to evolve into variants, each in some ways worse.

Anti-Viral Vaccination was started by Edward Jenner in the 1790s with smallpox.

In the last century other vaccines were perfected that rid us of polio, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, etc. Fortunately we have learned from the past, and once COVID-19 arrived, immediately researched, developed, tested, and manufactured anti-COVID vaccines.

These will evolve in time into ones that are the most effective, the least harmful, and the easiest to distribute. Eventually these will be distributed world wide and hopefully COVID will follow polio and the other killer viruses oath: To oblivion as long as a sufficiently large percentage or the world’s population continue the necessary vaccinations.

There have been, and always will be vocal anti-vaccination groups, despite medical and historical evidence. Religion, fake medical studies, political or financial motivation, or just plain contrariness drive the protestors. Even Jenner, 220 years ago, was assailed by anti-vaccinationists.

For the world’s sake, vaccinate.

Bradley Houston

Penticton