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by _euvw 2686 days ago 

    > Is it like making smallpox virus available, so it can be studied?
You do realize that small pox was eradicated by introducing a malign version of small pox as a vaccine? Kinda like 'black hat medicine'.
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jacobush 2686 days ago
Did you mean chickenpox?
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_euvw 2683 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccine
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