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A fact from Wellbee appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that in 1960s America, the CDC'sWellbee(pictured), encouraged vaccination against polio and diphtheria? Source: Wellbee, a smiling round faced bumblebee..communicate the importance of immunization widely...part of CDC's effort supported by Vaccination Assistance Act of 1962...which resulted in a drop in cases of polio and diphtheria..[1][2]
ALT1... that in the 1960s, Wellbee(pictured) personified good health in the United States?
ALT2... that in the 1960s, Wellbee(pictured) encouraged American children to take the oral polio vaccine?
ALT3... that in the 1960s, Wellbee(pictured) encouraged vaccinated Americans to get boosted?
Overall: Thank you Whispyhistory and Philafrenzy. No problem with this one. All the ALTs are fine, but I would suggest using just the cartoon bee picture for all four (or rather any of the four) and not the poster, which is not striking enough to work at DYK. Storye book (talk) 17:23, 15 January 2022 (UTC)Reply