Inception to Inoculation – The Eradication of Smallpox

How did we get rid of smallpox. Obviously, it doesn't scar us with its presence today, but what events and inventions lead to this monumental achievement along with some of the hindrances like vaccine hesitancy and poor infrastructure that made the process more difficult? This week Pranjal and Eric talk about how we went from dreading the day we might get the pox to barely giving it a second thought. Follow us on Twitter @moreabstract for supplementary material Intro/Outro by Eric Pierce