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Every year, on March 16, India observes National Immunisation Day, to commemorate the launch of the Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign in 1995. Here’s an occasion for you to catch up on vaccine trivia
Q: Which scientist is credited with developing the first successful vaccine?
A: Edward Jenner
Q: Which is the only human disease to have been eradicated by vaccination, in 1980?
A: Smallpox
Q: In 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician X and 12 coauthors was published in The Lancet. The paper falsely linked the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, derailing the MMR vaccination globally, for years. Who is physician X?
A: Andrew Wakefield
Q: To increase the body’s immune response, and help make vaccines more effective, adjuvants are added to many vaccines. What is a common adjuvant?
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