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0 pointsrunjake14h ago0 comments

No, because trench foot is something not treatable by vaccines.

However, we did receive a lot of training in how to avoid and treat it, along with better equipment. Does that count as a “vaccine”?

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hammock6h ago· 1 in thread

> Did we ever get a vaccine for trench foot?

> No, because trench foot is something not treatable by vaccines.

Isn’t that tautological?

History and the future are full of things that can be treated with a vaccine that were not previously.

Starman_Jones5h ago

I apologize if I’m missing the point you’re making, but trench foot and vaccines are completely unrelated.

Vaccines fundamentally impact viruses. Trench foot is not caused by a virus, or any infection. It’s more akin to frostbite.

We’re really pushing the boundaries of what we can do with vaccines, but the root cause of trench foot is poor circulation, and a vaccine can’t really fix that.

actionfromafar11h ago

It depends on if trench foot treatment is woke or not.

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