 Why was Macklin against having an antitoxin to combat the virus?
But Macklin is exactly what we need for a quick, dramatic test. No one knew whether his Theory of Spatium was correct or not because no one had yet been able to frame an argument with it. The government took up a lot of his time using him as the symbol of the Ideal Scientist to help recruit Science and Engineering Cadets. "I would have said the common cold," Macklin replied, "but I suppose from what you have said you mean headaches." "Aspirins would still be used to reduce fever and relieve muscular pains," Mitchell said. A colony of virus in the brain cells will relax the cerebral vessels—and only the cerebral vessels—so that the cerebrospinal fluid doesn't create pressure in the cavities of the brain."
 He didn't want the headaches to return.
 He feared the additional side-effects of the antitoxin.  He didn't want the headaches to return.  He enjoyed the attention he was receiving.  He enjoyed the newly found free time he had.