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Developing a vaccine against war

What if the vaccine that's eventually developed is so large in scope it includes the words of UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres and Pope Francis?

I revisit Guterres' words of a week ago: "The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war. That is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world. It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives." We must, he said, "silence the guns; stop the artillery; end the airstrikes . . . to help create corridors for life-saving aid. To

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