Some things to note about variolation wrt Coronavirus:

- About a 2% death rate when used with Smallpox (compared to 20-30% without variolation), so we could expect mortalities from variolation with Coronavirus.

- You actually get infected with the virus, and are contagious, though the effects are lowered and you gain an immunity to the stronger/regular virus. So you'd still need to self-quarantine and people would need to still wear masks/do social distancing and close places with lots of people.