New malaria vaccine

[Firebird]

How a new malaria vaccine could save thousands of lives

Nearly half a million children younger than 5 die each year in Africa because of malaria, so great excitement accompanied the rollout July 15 of a second malaria vaccine — both released this year.

www.ksl.com

I don’t know anything about this but it showed up in local news, thought some of you might have an interest

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Africa already has a population problem. Sadly, this will only make matters worse. Alexandria, for example, already with a population of a gazillion, had a doubling rate of ten years last I knew. And my studies in that field are extremely dated. I'm sure it's less than that now. The HIV epidemic in South Africa is almost a blessing. Terrible to say. But it's a fact. Overcrowded people are hungry people are angry people = people at war = everything on the ground suffers. People need to die ... one way or the other. We just need to make sure the rest of the planet doesn't go with us.

 

[Hunt anything]

Africa already has a population problem. Sadly, this will only make matters worse. Alexandria, for example, already with a population of a gazillion, had a doubling rate of ten years last I knew. And my studies in that field are extremely dated. I'm sure it's less than that now. The HIV epidemic in South Africa is almost a blessing. Terrible to say. But it's a fact. Overcrowded people are hungry people are angry people = people at war = everything on the ground suffers. People need to die ... one way or the other. We just need to make sure the rest of the planet doesn't go with us.

That’s pretty harsh! IMO

 

[Rem280]

Love the positive comments from our friendly northern neighbor.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

That’s pretty harsh! IMO

Harsh, yes. It is what it is. To the best of my knowledge only two countries actually make legislative efforts at birth control: China and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh birth control is part of kindergarten curriculum. In China the govt dictates how many kids in a family. Desperate situations call for desperate measures. But here in Canada parents are actually PAID by the govt to have kids. Every month! I see the baby bonus was just raised 5% (it's election time). Crazy. No one loves babies and children more than me. But I love the wild natural environment more. "Growth" is killing everything.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Malaria Nets:

Bednets and fishing nets​

Andreessen’s objection is rooted in something that’s been true of bednets for decades: sometimes, people use them as fishing nets instead.

At worst, you can accuse nets of making an existing problem worse. (regarding the collapse of tropical inland freshwater fisheries)

It is interesting to note that the researchers tend to focus on their tool and its effectiveness and not the unintended consequences.


Not the first to have the thought:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism

 

[Hunt anything]

Harsh, yes. It is what it is. To the best of my knowledge only two countries actually make legislative efforts at birth control: China and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh birth control is part of kindergarten curriculum. In China the govt dictates how many kids in a family. Desperate situations call for desperate measures. But here in Canada parents are actually PAID by the govt to have kids. Every month! I see the baby bonus was just raised 5% (it's election time). Crazy. No one loves babies and children more than me. But I love the wild natural environment more. "Growth" is killing everything.

I would prefer the route of slowing the birth rate in many countries and raising it in some. While African countries would benefit from a lower rate countries like the US would benefit from an increase as long as the parents can support them.

 

[Hunt anything]

Malaria Nets:

Bednets and fishing nets​

Andreessen’s objection is rooted in something that’s been true of bednets for decades: sometimes, people use them as fishing nets instead.

At worst, you can accuse nets of making an existing problem worse. (regarding the collapse of tropical inland freshwater fisheries)

It is interesting to note that the researchers tend to focus on their tool and its effectiveness and not the unintended consequences.


Not the first to have the thought:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism

When I spent time in Mozambique the poachers would use the UN mosquito nets as snares for suni and the other Pygmy antelope. They would cut it in thin strips braid it into rope and you have an instant killer.
Also many of the villagers wouldn’t use insect repellent, they would rather sit in a smoke plume from smoldering elephant crap to ward off mosquitoes.

 

[WAB]

Malaria Nets:

Bednets and fishing nets​

Andreessen’s objection is rooted in something that’s been true of bednets for decades: sometimes, people use them as fishing nets instead.

At worst, you can accuse nets of making an existing problem worse. (regarding the collapse of tropical inland freshwater fisheries)

It is interesting to note that the researchers tend to focus on their tool and its effectiveness and not the unintended consequences.


Not the first to have the thought:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism

We watched this in action in Mozambique. Fishermen were building a camp nearby. While building they used the nets over their beds. Once they had a palm frond roof up they moved their beds under the roof and used the nets to fish.

 

[K-man]

I think Mr Ebenezeer Scrooge needs a visit from the three ghosts of Christmas. " let them die and decrease the surplus population" really?