Lessons learned: The eradication of smallpox 40 years ago
It was one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) greatest triumphs: On May 8, 1980, the WHO declared the smallpox virus, “Variola,” to be completely eradicated. In living memory, or as far as we know, the virus had killed many millions of people around the world and that over many centuries. Alone in the 20th century, […]