![]() Millions of people have received the vaccine with few side effects. The EMA is an agency of the European Union (EU. YOU SAID: the good of the many outweigh the good of the few. Despite the possible side effects of the mRNA vaccines, the EMA stressed that they believe the benefits of the vaccines far outweigh the risks. I’m sad that you don’t see the sacrifice we are all making as very small when weighed against a preventable loss of life. The good of the many outweigh the good of the few. I’m sad that you see a “stay at home” plan as a loss of your rights. That the good of the many outweighs the good of the few is gospel truth for a wide swath of the population, including many philosophers, economists, and politicians. ![]() ![]() And if the ICU beds are all full of people with COVID-19, then people who are injured in car accidents, firefighters with smoke inhalation, police officers shot by bad guys, and and anyone else who might need an ICU won’t get a bed. In the film, Spock brings the meaning of these words to a poignant reality by sacrificing his life to save the life of the. Of course, Spock himself violates this edict in some circumstances. The words of Leonard Nimoy as the character Captain Spock in the film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. 0.15 In The Wrath of Khan (1982), Spock says, Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. If all the ICU beds are full of people getting their short-term care, then more people who need that short-term care won’t get it, and they will die. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one. ![]() Most people with COVID-19 will recover on their own, a small number will need a brief time in the ICU, and an even smaller number will die no matter what. Most of us will probably still get the virus, but the point of staying home is to slow down the spread, so that hospitals aren’t overwhelmed by a huge rush of sick people. Yes, the point of the many staying at home is indeed to reduce the spread of the virus so that our most vulnerable members of the population will be less likely to die. ![]()
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