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twice_hatch@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• frezik@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  “You guys cured smallpox, and there’s people who are working against the cure?” - Also Ben Franklin, who lost one of his sons to smallpox

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  • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Is it correct to say we “cured” smallpox? A vaccine isn’t a cure, but we used that vaccine so effectively that we eradicated the disease. But the overall sentiment of your post holds up.

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