Black and white photo of Aimee Wilcox and Dr Seward Miller at a microscope in one of CDC's first labs.

July 1, 1946 CDC was created, in the heart of the south, to combat malaria in the US. That year there were ~48,610 US malaria cases. With the help of WHO and others, CDC established case reporting, investigation, and preventative measures. By 1957, endemic malaria had been eradicated in the US.

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“How can the government ban Tiktok? It’s a violation of the First Amendment!”

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬.

They don’t care about our constitutional rights.

#ReadBannedBooks
#Booksky #Booktok
#Tiktokban #BannedBooks

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#ontyranny #booktok #tiktokban #political #becalmwhentheunthinkablehappens

Reading is fundamental!

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