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CDC to Destroy Oldest Smallpox Vaccine
ATLANTA -- The government announced Friday that it has said goodbye to one of the world's greatest lifesavers _ the oldest smallpox vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month made arrangements to dispose of the last of its 12 ...more
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