Charlie Stross on Nostr: nprofile1q…0nx0h Nitpick here (I speak as an ex-pharmacist and STRONG proponent of ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqv34lzfz8pj80slleh7xmf62w950gyppkj78cxczq33hxpzsdjl3sc0nx0h (nprofile…nx0h) Nitpick here (I speak as an ex-pharmacist and STRONG proponent of vaccination): TB went into decline decades before the first vaccine for TB was developed, as a result of the decline of urban horse-drawn transport and cattle being driven to the slaughter in cities. Bovine/equine TB were the infection reservoirs and once people weren't living in close proximity to cattle transmission dropped a lot. Central heating also helped.

The TB vaccine *then* came along and did the rest.