21. A Narrow Escape
Thankfully, the CDC was able to determine that the mummy was safe quickly. The Smallpox in her remains was not viable. The virus was dead and could not cause any further infection. Given that the world’s population is now mostly unvaccinated due to the virus’ eradication, it would have been a tremendous public health disaster if the disease saw any resurgence. The mysterious woman’s mummy was now deemed safe for further research. Warnasch and others were now free to try to put together the pieces of her life.