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Oswaldo Cruz of Brazil
http://lileks.com/money/money/brazil/11.html
Oswaldo Cruz was a noted physician and public health official, the sworn enemy of Plague and Smallpox. Tell me if this sounds familiar: his work resulted in an event called the Vaccine Revolt. Six days of Rio riots over compulsory vaccination. The riots worked; vaccination was suspended. Four years later, hey presto: a hideous epidemic of smallpox. After that, people were a bit more disposed to Dr. Cruz’s ideas. ...
Not holding my breath until Fauci is on US currency.