Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Miracle of Vaccination - A Science History Video



This video is from an excellent Wall Street Journal article explaining why physicians care so deeply that their patients be vaccinated against preventable disease.

It's hard to imagine an outbreak of smallpox today. But for centuries the deadly virus wiped out entire populations. WSJ's Christina Tsuei reports on how the discovery of vaccines (with the help of cows) eradicated the disease and led to the prevention of many other diseases.

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