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Action Needed to Improve U.S. Smallpox Readiness and Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Therapeutics, Says New Report

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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William Foege, doctor and scientist whose ‘ring vaccination’ strategy helped to eradicate smallpox

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foege in 1990: although his worldwide vaccination scheme initially met with some resistance, it was crucial to the worldwide ...

Return of the pox: How smallpox eradication cleared the way for new threats

When Dr William Foege died earlier this month, the world mourned the loss of a scientist who helped rid humanity of a virus that had plagued the Earth for thousands of years.
The Beaumont Enterprise

Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, has died

ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday at the age of 89, according to the ...