Successful mass vaccination programs through the years: from smallpox to COVID-19
Summary
On October 2nd, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a second vaccine to prevent Malaria, an important milestone in the fight against this highly contagious disease. However, to deal with the rising body count from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its strains, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines were authorized within a year of when the pandemic broke. As a result, the disease had a high mortality rate, causing significant suffering and loss of life before the vaccine was developed. For his various achievements in the field of infectious diseases, Dr. Enders, the doctor who led the research efforts, is known as the ‘Father of Modern Vaccines.’ He was later awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for cultivating the poliomyelitis virus. Children only needed one vaccine to protect against three diseases, and it became easier for healthcare workers to convince parents to give their babies one shot instead of many.
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