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" ... But there’s possibly potentially perhaps something else. Gandhi and Rutherford postulate that an ordinary face mask could actually work a bit like a vaccine and give you immunity against the Covid-19 coronavirus. A vaccine? How? Are you supposed to inject the mask into your arm? No, and please don’t do that. The thought is that a mask could help you gain immunity through “variolation.” ... "
" ... In 1721, the worst smallpox epidemic hit Boston. Half of the city's population of 11,000 was infected. The death toll of 850 was significant, but not nearly as deadly as many other epidemics. With so many infected, an extreme response was needed to curtail its spread, especially because people knew smallpox was deadly, having killed millions around the world. The only solution that seemed to have worked was variolation (something experimented in Asia). Variolation involved taking the pus from a lesion of an infected patient and inoculating it into a healthy person. It caused a mild infection but then secured the patient from getting the full-blown version of smallpox. ... "
" ... What changed Franklin’s mind? First of all, he was (among many other things) a scientist. Decades after the 1721 smallpox outbreak, with more data to support variolation’s safety and effectiveness, it made sense for Franklin to change his mind. ... "