[lnanek2]

Don't see how ships to trade is a red herring. First Google result for "Black Death rats ships":

> The Black Death was also carried by rats on merchant ships through the trade routes of Europe. It struck Europe in 1347, when 12 ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina. Subsequently called “death ships”, those on board were either dead or sick

Parent is using an example of a case where we know trade by ships helped cause the plague to spread, so is similar to how obese people have worse covid outcomes. No one is really going to go on a platform and attack trade by ships, though, just like in modern times no one is allowed to discriminate against the obese.

[techbio]

Because "ships to trade" is the Black Death equivalent of something like "Wuhan flu".

Not even close to obesity. Maybe you are looking for "allowing home ovens to bake bread attracts rats."

[chiefalchemist]

The point is, the infection rates, etc. are not comparable. Taken in aggragate and on a long enough time line just about anything can look dangerous. Sans, evidently, preventable diseases. Then we sweep those aside, even before Covid.

Again, all that's being suggested is more transparency and honesty, and less hyperbole and statistical fueled manipulation. That is all.