To be fair, it’s possible it has been a significant factor to weakend immune systems all along; it was just now that the connection/link with tattoo ink was identified. Not a scientist obviously, just spitballing.
Comment on Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells and Weakening Vaccine Response
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 8 hours agoI think if these effects were universal and as serious as the paper makes out, we’d have noticed them waaay sooner.
scytale@piefed.zip 6 hours ago
jacksilver@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
And yet things like asbestos, lead, and smoking all took way longer than you’d expect (given they were a lot more universal).
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
And yet humans have been tattooing themselves since the dawn of recorded history - significantly longer than any of those other things were around before their harm became evident.