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1. That's scary

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 07:00 AM

Nov 2021

It seems there are at least 5 vials of possible virus -- 10 were labeled vaccine and 5 were labeled smallpox. I'm guessing they have been sitting in Merck's freezers since the '70s and everyone figured it would be easier to do nothing --- kinda like the gallons of mercury at my former high school.

If anything, this shows that eliminating the official repositories in Atlanta and Russia probably won't eliminate the virus from existence. Either another lab will pop up, or some will be reclaimed from a corpse or other repository.

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Vials labeled 'smallpox' found at vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, CDC says [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 OP

That's scary Sgent Nov 2021 #1

GALLONS of mercury???? bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #3

Yep Sgent Nov 2021 #26

Oh yeah BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #6

Very scary. alittlelark Nov 2021 #2

That's a nugget bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #4

if you have a small roundish scar on an upper arm you were vaxxed. alittlelark Nov 2021 #5

My smallpox vaccine scar has disappeared. It was a different kind of scar, though: tblue37 Nov 2021 #25

This lovely scar (on my arm too) BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #7

My oldest son, born 1967, was vaxxed for smallpox. My daughter, born 1969, was not. Arkansas Granny Nov 2021 #9

I was vaccinated for small pox three times rickford66 Nov 2021 #8

Born in 1954 Karma13612 Nov 2021 #10

born in 1948 yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #23

My son has been saying an enemy could wipe out the USA by sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #11

Biowarfare is risky with so much global travel? Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #14

Worked in that town for 15 years. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #12

I live about 12 miles from North Wales BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #15

I am 15 miles north of North Wales The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #19

I'm south of there in the city BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #20

When smallpox was eliminated, there was discussion of maintaining a small collection of samples 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 #13

Yup BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #18

7 yrs ago was when Obama called for an end to all gain of function research in US womanofthehills Nov 2021 #21

Let this be a reminder to clean out the freezer. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #16

We must not allow a mineshaft gap! n/t Harker Nov 2021 #17

The CDC Biorepository has approximately 6.6 million biological and environmental samples. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #22

I had so many smallpox vaccinations in the army I don't think the last couple did anything. marie999 Nov 2021 #24

Smallpox would make a significant dent in the population if reintroduced. roamer65 Nov 2021 #27