2021 ⟶ Leaded Petrol Phased Out Globally
August 30: The UN Environment Programme announces that leade...
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💉 World Health Organization Announces Smallpox Eradication
May 8: WHO announces the eradication of smallpox.⟶
Public HealthDisease EradicationVaccinationWorld Health OrganizationGlobal HealthMedical AdvancementInfectious DiseasesSmallpox
💉 Wakefield's Lancet Study Linking MMR Vaccine to Autism Published
February 28: A study led by Andrew Wakefield is published in The Lancet suggesting an alleged link between MMR vaccine and autism. Now known to be full of data manipulation, the study was instantly controversial and fueled the nascent anti-vaccination movement.⟶
VaccinationPublic HealthMedical Ethics
United Kingdom⛽ Leaded Petrol Phased Out Globally
August 30: The UN Environment Programme announces that leaded petrol in road vehicles has been phased out globally, a hundred years after its introduction.⟶
EnvironmentPollutionPublic HealthUnited NationsAutomotive IndustryFossil FuelsRegulation
💊 Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19
Pfizer develops the world's first pill for COVID.⟶
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United States🛑 World Health Organization Declares End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
May 5: World Health Organization ends the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern.⟶
COVID-19PandemicWorld Health OrganizationPublic HealthEpidemiologyGlobal HealthInternational Relations
🌡️ Hottest Year on Record
2023 is the hottest year on record.⟶
Climate ChangeGlobal WarmingEnvironmentExtreme WeatherTemperatureMeteorologyEarth Science