Title:
This community smallpox eradication team volunteer vaccinator was photographed as he was checking his vial of smallpox vaccine, while a smal
Description:
This community smallpox eradication team volunteer vaccinator was photographed as he was checking his vial of smallpox vaccine, while a small child watched from the background. Local residents, who became resident vaccinators, played a profound role in achieving a successful outcome to the eradication program. As locals, they were viewed as familiar, and trusted, and spoke the local dialect, thereby, facilitating enhanced communication with fellow inhabitants. Also integral to the success of the eradication campaign, was getting the word out to those who were unaware of the disease's symptoms, and how to prevent its attack on those who had not yet been vaccinated, which included showing a picture of a child who displayed the characteristic smallpox maculopapular rash.
Creator:
CDC/ World Health Organization; Stanley O. Foster M.D., M.P.H.
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Date Added:
December 1, 2012