The eradication of smallpox is one of the great achievements of human history. It's astounding how many people are unaware of it.
@bachynski.bsky.socialA public health giant has passed. “Among public health professionals, Dr. Foege was almost without peer… In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest honor given to a civilian.”
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William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89