1977 ⟶ World Health Organization Eradicates Smallpox
October 26: The last wild case of smallpox is eradicated by ...
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💉 World Health Organization Eradicates Smallpox
October 26: The last wild case of smallpox is eradicated by the WHO.⟶
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💉 World Health Organization Announces Smallpox Eradication
May 8: WHO announces the eradication of smallpox.⟶
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💉 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.⟶
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United Kingdom🌍 Africa Declared Polio-Free
August 25: Africa is declared free of wild polio, the second virus to be eradicated from the continent since smallpox 40 years previously.⟶
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💉 WHO Endorses First Malaria Vaccine
October 6: The World Health Organization endorses the first malaria vaccine.⟶
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🛑 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.⟶
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