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1. abnry · 1791169150 · focus · HN ↗

   How often does this sort of thing happen? I'm guessing more than we think, either because we forget the news stories we read or because it isn't reported.

   1. jmyeet · 1791169414 · focus · HN ↗

      Janet Parker was the last person to die of smallpox and, yes, she caught it in a lab [1].

      [1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;whyy.org&#x2F;segments&#x2F;the-tragic-case-of-smallpoxs-final-victim&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;whyy.org&#x2F;segments&#x2F;the-tragic-case-of-smallpoxs-final...

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