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3. Please don't. Foege is among those I respect the most in public health. He was amazing and

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 08:08 PM

14 hrs ago

deserving of all the respect we can muster.

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Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

Measles? littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #1

Too soon n/t Polybius 13 hrs ago #5

It's spreading from SC into NC now. He would probably get the joke, too. littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #6

Ohhh! I just wrote about him yesterday re: his work on smallpox...I hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #2

He spear-headed the "ring" strategy BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #4