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.......... * THERE WAS A CROWDSOURCED VACCINE, * ..........
.......... * THAT COULD BE CREATED REGIONALLY BY * ..........
.......... * MOST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES * ..........
.......... * WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT, AND IT WAS * ..........
.......... * ESTIMATED THAT IT HAD SAVED * ..........
.........- * TENS OF MILLIONS. * -.........
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.......-~* BUT IT WAS NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY *~-.......
......-~** THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AND AS **~-......
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...-~***£# * CREATE OUR OWN CHIPS. THEY WERE * #£***~-...
....-~***£ * LARGER THAN THE OFFICIAL ONES, AND A * £***~-....
.....-~*** * LITTLE UNSTABLE, AND NEEDED * ***~-.....
......-~** * MAINTENANCE. BUT THEY WORKED! * **~-......
.......-~* * OR, THEY WOULD WORK TOGETHER WITH A * *~-.......
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