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As well as #VEDay, today marks the anniversary of one of humankind's greatest achievements. 40 years ago, WHO declared smallpox eradicated.
Smallpox had killed 100s millions, maybe 1/2 billion in the 20th C. through the development of inoculation via Edward Jenner, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and others, and a vaccine globally delivered by @WHO between '58 and '77.
@WHO The last case was recorded in October '77.

It is ironic that we celebrate this in the midst of COVID, but it is a demonstration of humankind's ingenuity and resolve in the face of one of the most lethal agents in our history.
@WHO So, vaccinate your kids.
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I woke up with the Quangle Wangle in my head. So...
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The Quangle Wangle sat,
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Here is a tweet from an internet man with far right interests, who claims to be an 'international Science Communications specialist' and 'an historian'.

His tweet, predictably, is ahistorical, and scientifically illiterate meaningless puffinwank.
Apart from being continually invaded by Romans, by endless people from the Eurpoean continent, and a almost complete population turnover from Beaker folk about 4500 years ago, England wasn't really a nation till the 10th century.
Before which there was widespread Roman Briton Christianity. See @holland_tom on Æthelstan and Æthelflaed for more info on that.
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