Editing 2397: I Just Don't Trust Them
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a BAT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
+ | Cueball echoes a statement made by anti-vaccine activists about "Big Pharma" (the powerful and profit-driven companies who develop pharmaceutical drugs such as vaccines). Anti-vaccine protesters believe that vaccines contain harmful toxins that cause ill effects on the human body, and that the corporations that make them are not to be trusted because they are exploiting a captive public for profit while disregarding public health. The joke is that Cueball is revealed to be not talking about Big Pharma but, instead, bats. | ||
− | + | COVID-19 likely originated in bats, so the act of getting the virus would mean having something developed in bats infect his body. Bats, which are unhygeinic disease-carrying animals rather than rational humans, should obviously be trusted less than people to develop something that you should put in your body. | |
− | + | The comic thus serves as a compelling argument against the anti-vaccine movement, which is often criticized for spreading misinformation and increasing rates of disease, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This comic comes shortly after the news of the development of several COVID-19 vaccines with high rates of success; there are concerns that herd immunity may be delayed if people refuse to take the vaccine. | |
− | + | The title text refers to getting immunity the old fashioned way, i.e. catching the disease and waiting for your immune system to build up a response. This can be dangerous, sometimes deadly, and highly contagious, and so should not be taken if it can be avoided. The joke here is that many Anti-vaxers claim that it is more natural to not take a vaccine. While this is technically true, it is also true that what is "natural" is not necessarily what is most ''beneficial''; many natural substances, items, and events can in fact be lethal.{{Citation needed}} | |
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− | The title text refers to getting immunity the old | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
− | + | :[Cueball, with his arms to his sides, standing next to Megan] | |
+ | :I just don't trust them, and I don't want to put something they developed into my body. | ||
− | :[Caption below the panel: | + | :[Caption below the panel]: |
:How I feel about bats | :How I feel about bats | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
[[Category:Biology]] | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
+ | [[Category:COVID-19]] |