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Re:In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: w... by heisenbit on Saturday June 19, 2021 @07:22AM (#27559607)
To a degree the early people in the western countries who called for wearing masks. Ironically they were laughed at due to a cargo cult based on Semmelweis‘s insights.
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Re:In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: w... by mro_name on Saturday June 19, 2021 @11:57AM (#27561596)
> cargo cult based on Semmelweis‘s insights.

Uh, how so?

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