WHO: Smallpox Eradication Strategy (1967)
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The WHO debated between mass vaccination (vaccinate everyone) and ring vaccination (find cases, vaccinate contacts). Ring vaccination proved more efficient and achieved the first eradication of a human disease.
Ring Vaccination (Surveillance + Containment)
1967
year
Find cases, vaccinate all contacts
strategy
Less vaccine, more surveillance
resources required
Chosen — smallpox eradicated by 1980
outcome
Mass Vaccination
1967
year
Vaccinate entire populations
strategy
Enormous — couldn't reach remote areas
resources required
Initial approach — too slow and expensive alone
outcome
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