Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-28 18:17:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C45311FB52AFC3569B21B450504ABB2710C798BF2EDB6F81F1AFD1F1BD2EF43C
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Smallpox was eradicated in U.S. through vaccination. Polio in the U.S. was eliminated due to vaccination. Measles was declared eliminated (absence of continuous disease transmission for >1 year) from the U.S. in 2000. This was thanks to a highly effective vaccination program https://historyofvaccines.org/vaccines-101/what-do-vaccines-do/disease-eradication https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html#:~:text=about%20measles%20vaccine.-,Measles%20elimination,compared%20with%20the%20previous%20year
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