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Old 10-19-2013, 11:11 AM   #11
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I thought that had been eradicated world wide. Why is that still on there?
Polio has an interesting legacy from the cold war. Since it could be used as a weapon in a world that no longer needs that vaccine, then both the US and Russia have this disease in cold storage. So that vaccines can be created if needed.
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