Home›Articles›The One Disease Vaccination Has Ever EliminatedArticleThe One Disease Vaccination Has Ever EliminatedConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnVaccination, Treatments Well-attested SourcesWikipediatier 2Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationSmallpox article, History section, WikipediaQuote, Smallpox article, History section, WikipediaAs recently as 1967, the World Health Organization estimated that 15 million people contracted the disease and that two million died in that year. After successful vaccination campaigns throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the WHO certified the global eradication of smallpox in May 1980.View the SourceMedicine Atlas Original Articlestier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.