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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No. The reason that we used to be advised to cook pork thoroughly was because of trichinosis. That is no longer common, so it is no longer necessary to thoroughly cook pork to the degree that it used to be.