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CDC Works For You 24/7 Saving Lives - Celebrating the Great Race of Mercy to Stop Diphtheria Outbreak in Alaska - Years ago, diphtheria wiped out entire communities, sometimes killing all the children in a family. This is the story of a famous event that galvanized people in the United States to begin to use diphtheria vaccine—which has virtually wiped out the once dreaded disease in this country.'


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