What I Learned From the World’s Last Smallpox Patient

Published by The Atlantic on August 30, 2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/rahima-banu-last-smallpox-patient-covid/671280/

Rahima Banu’s story as the world’s last known smallpox patient reminds us how far public health can go when the right tools and willpower come together. But it also highlights that the end of one epidemic doesn’t mean the end of all infectious threats. Learning from past successes strengthens our ability to face current and future disease challenges.