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Too little vaccine, so he went looking

In eastern Nigeria in the 1960s, William Foege faced smallpox with too little vaccine, and his answer helped change how the disease was beaten. Research and a book billed as a bestseller then ask what good data can and cannot do. This is history and research, not medical advice.

Major #33: Public HealthThe story: William Foege (1960s). The book: Factfulness by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund.

About 8 minutes

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In this lesson

  • A shipment months away
  • Find the virus first
  • What the research says
  • The book: Factfulness
  • What the evidence says about the book
  • Where this comes from
  • Try it today
  • 4 questions to check yourself

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