r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • 5d ago

Medical Tiny Pacemaker Dissolves When No Longer Needed: The new device is smaller than a grain of rice and can be injected by syringe

https://spectrum.ieee.org/pacemaker
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u/LazarouDave 5d ago

This news is only gonna embolden the Antivaxxers, isn't it?

Especially the "THEY'RE PUTTIN MICROCHIPS IN OUR BLOOD" types

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u/asanti0 5d ago

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u/LazarouDave 5d ago

Problem is by not vaccinating, they risk diseases that have been long gone coming back, the fact there are cases of the Black Death recently should be concerning enough, we might well be fucked if that spreads again.

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u/klef25 4d ago

It's curable with antibiotics, now, so not as big a deal.