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To: Deo volente

‘There are none.’

polio and smallpox have been basically eradicated...


47 posted on 05/13/2020 1:29:58 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: IrishBrigade

“polio and smallpox have been basically eradicated.”

There are still cases of each. Just a few, but those two viruses aren’t totally eradicated. They’re also stored in one American lab and one Russian lab. Imagine how awful it would be if someone got hold of a vial, and decided to unleash it. Either for some grand political purpose, or even just to make a point. It makes me shudder.


78 posted on 05/13/2020 2:03:03 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ
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Polio and smallpox...those were eradicated by mass vaccination. Not the same as a proven “cure” once you get it. There are some antiviral treatments but there’s no sure-fire “cure” for a virus.

Garcetti said we must wait for a cure before we can end the shutdown. We’ll be waiting forever if that’s the case.


95 posted on 05/13/2020 2:34:36 PM PDT by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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