Permanently wiping a disease from the face of the earth. To date, smallpox is the only human disease that has been eradicated although there is an ongoing worldwide effort to eradicate polio.
Where we talk about Eradication
- Just the Facts Did vaccines eradicate smallpox?
- Just the Facts Did smallpox vaccines save lives?
- Blog Can We Get Rid of Measles Once and for All?
- Blog A Polio Epidemiologist on the Anti-Vaccine Movement
- Just the Facts Do polio and measles vaccines work?
- Blog Ep. 79: Polio in Gaza