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Remember also, countries like Israel won't have anything to do with Pfizer, aka, the mRNA jab. Same with China and others. They knew better. Americans are screwed and now it's too late, sadly enough. There's a reason why they asked for immunity first.

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Check out carefully the discrepancy between countries super vaxxed vs the ones least vaxxed and there you'll have the answer. And you haven't seen nothing yet. Then you have the huge problem with EMFs and the monster of 5G (6G coming soon, as well). Don't let the liars tell you these are conspiracy theories. The proof is in front of your noses. Do your research. :)

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I'm late to this, sorry! But I wonder if rising productivity growth can boost the fertility rate? Periods of industrial growth have generally led to population booms and some scholars have made the connection. I must admit to being in the techno-optimist/liberal natalist camp so I hope the hypothetical fourth industrial revolution and the green transition can give us a miracle. As for the values gap, most polls/studies have shown that a majority of women have less kids than they would like to have. Would love your take on this and thanks again for your wonderful work Dr. Sciubba!

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Interesting! Are you familiar with "pro-natal" movement and its recent revival? I'm really fearful of the ways that anti-gender fascists (religious nationalists) are beginning to use falling birthrates in the US and around the world as justification for rolling the clock back on family planning efforts, abortion access, birth control policy, women's health more broadly, etc.

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Good news! (despite the misleading heading). However, our global population is still above replacement (however slightly) and adds annually about 75 million more humans. Most importantly, we are a very long way from reducing our numbers to a level that allows more-than-human life the living space and resources it needs. Our global population is grossly and unjustly out of balance with the natural world. https://scaledown.substack.com/p/this-isnt-normal

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Why do Israel and Gaza have such high birthrates contributing to a very young population and the need for more housing in a geographically-constrained area?

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