Dispensary Corner 10 Jul 14
July 10, 2014
Variola, verily.
Speaking of vaccinations, while
smallpox has been eradicated,
maybe we should keep a hold of
the vaccine, given the news that
six vials found in a storeroom
in the United States have been
confirmed to contain the disease.
Formerly, the only known
samples of the disease had been
kept in high security labs in
Atlanta and Russia, but the vials
were found on 01 Jul in a Food
and Drug Administration lab in
Bethesda, the New York Times
reported.
The vials, which appeared to
date from the 1950s, were set
to be destroyed after additional
tests to determine if the disease
was viable, but the fact that they
were found in a storeroom was
termed “curious beyond belief”
according to infectious disease
specialist Dr William Schaffner,
who said every research lab in
the world was asked to submit
all specimens for accounting
and destruction following
the disease’s eradication, the
publication reported.
FORGET the world cup.
Need a world cup cure? Forget
Brazil’s shame and revel in the
fact that there’s a new Harry
Potter story out.
J.K.Rowling has released a short
story in the form of an article
by Rita Skeeter (journalism’s
unflattering magical avatar)
detailing an older Potter and
friends - but be warned, you need
a fan account to read it HERE.
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