Folks have already pointed out the whole “multiple teams of sled dogs” thing.
The dogs also weren’t delivering vaccine. They were delivering diphtheria antitoxin, which is a treatment for diphtheria, not an inoculation. The kids were already sick.
There was technically a vaccine for diphtheria then (it was invented in 1923, two years before this epidemic), but it wouldn’t have saved anyone who’d already caught the infection.
people really do not understand what vaccines do
Thats right, because Togo did it. Balto was just given all the credit becuse he did the final leg.
They don’t have sled dogs in Florida.
soon they won’t have kids either
The sled dog team led by Balto didn’t deliver vaccines. The vaccine for Diphtheria didn’t exist in 1925.
They delivered diphtheria antitoxin serum which was the only treatment at the time.
The image has a good sentiment though. The Florida change is just more undermining of public schools to push private charter school enrollment. These bozos in our government voted in vouchers to directly subsidize the businesses they themselves are invested in.
It did exist. It was developed in 1923.
It was initially discovered on the other side of the planet in a french lab in 1923. It wasnt widely adopted until the 30s. But yeah it technically did “exist”. In hindsight I should have just said it wasn’t available.
Just have the dog run farther 🤷♂️
Well you’re right. Balto didn’t do it.
Fuckin stolen valor asshole dog
He was a good boy, don’t blame him for what people did.
