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cord-344986-nknt413b	Heymann, D L	Successful smallpox eradication: what can we learn to control COVID-19?	2020-05-30		.txt	text/plain	1682	99	54	Speaking at a virtual event hosted at WHO-HQ to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of smallpox eradication, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity's victory over smallpox is a reminder of what is possible when nations come together to fight a common health threat." 2 Some of the lessons learned from the eradication of smallpox could be essential in helping us now tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the special programs to detect and isolate cases, and contain outbreaks, called "surveillance and containment", was thought to be one of the key components of smallpox eradication. If we come together collectively and use the public health tools that we have at hand, enhanced by vaccination, we will be successful in containing COVID-19 despite geopolitical tensions, just as we were successful in eradicating smallpox despite the Cold War at the time.	./cache/cord-344986-nknt413b.txt	./txt/cord-344986-nknt413b.txt