Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: on Nostr: In 1950, smallpox killed over two million a year. In 1959, the WHO launched the ...
In 1950, smallpox killed over two million a year.
In 1959, the WHO launched the Smallpox Eradication Programme.
To eliminate smallpox, 80% of the world’s population would need to be vaccinated.
Epidemiologists from the Soviet Union and the United States of America worked side by side in the middle of a cold war.
In 1980, the WHO declared smallpox officially eradicated.
Look what we an achieve when we all work together.
In 1959, the WHO launched the Smallpox Eradication Programme.
To eliminate smallpox, 80% of the world’s population would need to be vaccinated.
Epidemiologists from the Soviet Union and the United States of America worked side by side in the middle of a cold war.
In 1980, the WHO declared smallpox officially eradicated.
Look what we an achieve when we all work together.