Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980

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Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980
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A Facebook photo claims smallpox, a viral infection the World Health Organization declared eradicated in 1980, will retu

Smallpox was “never eradicated, it’s held in check by vaccines,” and RFK Jr. would eliminate coverage for the smallpox vaccine.Robert Kennedy Jr., right, speaks at a rally on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for health and human services secretary, has said in recent interviews he would make vaccinations a personal choice.rn now that President-elect Donald Trump has said he will nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health and human services secretary.

We rate the claim that smallpox was never eradicated and that RFK Jr. would eliminate coverage for the smallpox vaccine False. In Glynn County, Georgia, it was 'voter fraud' when poll workers found no record of a person who already voted. Smallpox was “never eradicated, it’s held in check by vaccines,” and RFK Jr. would eliminate coverage for the smallpox vaccine.

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