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In 2019 a lot of people started getting sick. The people were sick with a virus. A virus can spread from person to person. Doctors needed to protect people from getting sick. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett knows a lot about viruses. She found a way to help people. She found a way to help people fight the sickness.
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