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Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide since 1980 and is not held in check by vaccines, contrary to posts suggesting the deadly virus may circulate again if vaccines become optional. The posts were ...

On Dec. 9, 1979 — 45 years ago Monday — a commission of doctors working with the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been eradicated from the face of the Earth. The disease, which ...

Scientists in search of a smallpox cure hope they'll find one already on the shelf. Their strategy: Sift through the hundreds of potential virus medicines developed by drug companies to see if any ...