Political Rewind: 'Safe, Potent And Effective' Public Health Giant Dr. Foege On History Of Vaccines
Friday on Political Rewind: The COVID-19 vaccines have been crucial to protecting health as the latest surge of infections continues to roll across Georgia and other states. Despite their efficacy in limiting the spread and severity of illness, there are many stories of people who refuse to be vaccinated.\n\nThe challenges faced by today\u2019s vaccines are not new. The history of vaccines dates back centuries. While the development of vaccines to protect against deadly diseases like smallpox, polio, yellow fever and others are among the greatest achievements in medical science, challenges confronted vaccine advocates throughout history.\n\nToday, we explored the fascinating history of vaccines with one of the genuine heroes of global health, Dr. Bill Foege. Foege is a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a young public health doctor he devised and led the campaign that eradicated smallpox.\n\nPanelists:\n\nDr. Bill Foege \u2014 Epidemiologist, former director of the CDC and co-founder of The Task Force for Global Health\n\nPatricia Murphy \u2014 Columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution