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by erfgh 1943 days ago
Ebola does not spread as easily as COVID so a lockdown would not be needed.
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ImaCake 1942 days ago
Ebola infected ~28,000 people in a few African nations over the course of a few years. Knowning now just how flawed testing is for COVID in developed countries it is easy to imagine this number is understated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_African_Ebola_virus_ep...

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ptaipale 1943 days ago
Ebola has spread quite quickly, and there have been lockdowns to stop it.
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