Why wasn't measles eradicated like smallpox? I know that…
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Why wasn't measles eradicated like smallpox?
I know that we are currently seeing a resurgence of measles due to increasing vaccine skepticism. But before the past decade, why was measles never eradicated the way smallpox was, since it has no animal reservoir? Was there was less collective effort put towards global vaccination/eradication compared to smallpox, or is there a reason it's harder to eradicate it? Did we ever come close?
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I know that we are currently seeing a resurgence of measles due to increasing vaccine skepticism. But before the past decade, why was measles never eradicated the way smallpox was, since it has no animal reservoir? Was there was less collective effort put towards global vaccination/eradication compared to smallpox, or is there a reason it's harder to eradicate it? Did we ever come close?
#science
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