Girl Vaccinated Against Smallpox
by Bettmann
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Girl Vaccinated Against Smallpox
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) United Nations: Sometime this year the last case of smallpox will occur, according to a prediction by the World Health Organization. The last known cases were reported in Ethiopia, India and Bagladesh. WHO officials said Ethiopia was expected to reach "nil incidence" by March. In this 1969 photo a Nigerian girl winces as she gets one of the 100 million vaccinations against smallpox. Africa was once the continent hardest hit by the disease. 2/16/1975
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