New Behavioral Vaccines Raise Unsettling Questions

“Government and drug makers are looking to treat drug addiction with vaccines.”

How exactly do anti-addiction vaccines work? According to Chemical and Engineering News, in the case of heroin, the vaccine “would stimulate a person’s immune system to produce antibodies that bind to heroin. The antibodies would block the drug from crossing the bloodstream into the brain, stopping the person from experiencing a high and preventing a relapse.”

New Behavioral Vaccines Raise Unsettling Questions (theepochtimes.com)

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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.

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