- 1796: Smallpox vaccination introduced by Edward Jenner
- 1955: Polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk
- 1981: First cases of HIV/AIDS reported
- 1988: Global eradication of polio initiated by the World Health Organization
- 2000: Measles declared eliminated in the United States
- 2014: Ebola outbreak in West Africa declared over
- 2020: COVID-19 declared a global pandemic, vaccines developed and distributed to combat the virus
Notable dates of overcoming some diseases around the world
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