Vivid_Peak16 t1_ir4582b wrote on October 5, 2022 at 5:05 AM

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I'm not sure how that would work given how reliant the world is on international trade in food and energy

rush-jet t1_ir465dz wrote on October 5, 2022 at 5:15 AM

It would work the same way it currently does for animals. Quarantines, vaccines, health checks, everything. For example, Google "taking dog overseas". Plenty of countries already employ these protocols for dogs, these same protocols could be used as a basis for a human.

Vivid_Peak16 t1_ir46wtj wrote on October 5, 2022 at 5:24 AM

There could be an issue with scaling that. For example, 1.5 tons of food are sent via international shipping lanes per person, per year. Quarantine on every cargo ship would be problematic to say the least.

Strazdas1 t1_ir4if1f wrote on October 5, 2022 at 7:57 AM

They already do that for food and livestock though. In fact food is even irradiated to kill bacteria when shipped.

Strazdas1 t1_ir4icqo wrote on October 5, 2022 at 7:56 AM

World is not reliant of international trade in human bodies on planes.