Before antibiotics and vaccines, childhood was a gamble—1 in 4 children died before age 5 from diseases we now prevent. Smallpox killed millions. Polio paralyzed thousands. Measles took 2.6 million lives a year.

Then medicines arrived. Vaccines arrived. Deaths plummeted. Diseases disappeared. Life expectancy soared.

This episode examines the documented historical record—mortality stats, global eradication campaigns, and the numbers that don’t lie. We also look honestly at the dark side: mistakes, scandals, and rare harms.

Skepticism is healthy. Blind denial is not. If you’ve ever wondered how we got from burying children to raising them, listen now. No agenda. Just evidence.

#History #Medicine #Vaccines #PublicHealth #ScienceFacts

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