On May 8th 1980 the WHO announced smallpox had been eradicated. Here's how we did it — and why we haven't managed to eradicate any other disease in the decades since.

How We Beat Smallpox

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Fascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole. Brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia (watercoolertrivia.com). *Content Warning* Language, comic mischief, & weird stuff! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

Fascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole. Brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia (watercoolertrivia.com). *Content Warning* Language, comic mischief, &amp; weird stuff!  Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

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