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Scientists warned us about monkeypox in 1988. Here's why they were right.

Smallpox vaccines being administered in Paris in 1941. When the disease was eradicated and vaccination came to a stop, that created an opening for its virus relative monkeypox. (Roger Viollet via Getty Images)
Smallpox vaccines being administered in Paris in 1941. When the disease was eradicated and vaccination came to a stop, that created an opening for its virus relative monkeypox. (Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

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