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measles eradication
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The Measles Vaccine Timeline: When Did It First Emerge and Transform Public Health?
Before the vaccine, measles was a leading cause of childhood mortality, claiming an estimated 2.6 million lives annually by the 1980s. The question of when did...
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The Measles Vaccine Timeline: When Did It First Emerge and Why It Changed Public Health Forever
The breakthrough arrived unexpectedly. In 1954, a young researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. John Enders, isolated the measles virus in tissue...