[flurdy]

Ah, the disrespect of my great-great-uncle's dog Balto! Though to be fair Togo was great, but Balto did amazing as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_Kaasen#Last_leg_of_the_...

[rcoveson]

> The worldwide publicity the event received helped spur widespread diphtheria inoculations, which greatly reduced [yearly deaths].

Seems we messed up by not getting dogs involved in covid vaccine delivery.