I have a suspicion that in the coming months, underground websites will be full of ads for coronavirus vaccines. Clearly, (some) people are desperate to get the vaccine, and you don’t need a doctorate in sociology to realise that any restrictions on resources — especially ones that might stand between life and death — will fuel an underground market eager to capitalise on this.

So, without being alarmist, let’s engage with history. ..

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