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Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980. It doesn’t need to be held in check by vaccines
The World Health Organization in 1980 officially declared smallpox eradicated. The last natural case was in 1977. The smallpox vaccine helped eradicate the smallpox virus. Because the virus doesn’t ...
Smallpox eradicated in 1980, not just ‘held in check’ by vaccines | Fact check
The World Health Organization declared smallpox officially eradicated in 1980. The vaccine is no longer administered ...
Fact Check: Smallpox is eradicated, not held in check by vaccines
Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide since 1980 and is not held in check by vaccines, contrary to posts suggesting the ...
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The eradication of small pox may have the set stage for the mpox outbreak
After small pox was eradicated and vaccinations against the disease came to an end, people in parts of Africa started getting sick with something rarely seen before - mpox. Researchers eventually ...
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Smallpox eradicated in 1980, not just ‘held in check’ by vaccines | Fact check
“Say hello to smallpox,” reads text around the images. “It was never eradicated; it’s held in check by vaccines, which RFK Jr. says he will eliminate coverage for, making vaccines ...
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The eradication of small pox may have the set stage for the mpox outbreak
After small pox was eradicated and vaccinations against the ... Researchers eventually realized that with the end of smallpox vaccinations, any immunity to other pox viruses such as mpox went ...
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The Eradication of Smallpox: Edward Jenner and The First and Only Eradication of a Human Infectious Disease
Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the ...