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World History

mahatmakanejeeves

(62,090 posts) Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:24 PM Dec 31

On this day, December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization was informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31

• 2019 – The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One year later, to the day:

• 2020 – The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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On this day, December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization was informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 OP

Just one year Bluebelle76 Dec 31 #1

Bluebelle76

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1. Just one year

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Tue Dec 31, 2024, 02:33 PM

Dec 31

One year was all it took to develop the first vaccine? That's a scientific miracle. I remember how long vaccines used to take in development. We owe a lot of scientists a lot of thanks. Also the governments and other backers of their efforts.

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