A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along
In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a ...
Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval
Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest ...
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Third-generation Smallpox Vaccines: Challenges in the Absence of Clinical Smallpox
Intratracheal; iv.: Intravenous; WR: Western reserve. Prophylactic immunization using vaccinia virus facilitated the eradication of smallpox. Concerns on the possible use of variola virus as a ...
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What is the World Health Organization and why does Trump want to leave it?
WHO’s most notable achievement was the eradication of smallpox, which marked a rare instance of cooperation between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In 1967, the organization set ...
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WHO regrets United States’ decision to withdraw from the organization
Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO. With the participation ...