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editorial . 2020 May 30:taaa090. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa090
Successful smallpox eradication: what can we learn to control COVID-19?
D L Heymann
1, Annelies Wilder-Smith
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D L Heymann, MD
1
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Prof
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Annelies Wilder-Smith, MD
1
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
2
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Prof
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
2
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. Prof Annelies Wilder-Smith, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom; anneliesws@gmail.com
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Annelies Wilder-Smith: MD, Prof
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, solidarity, WHO, Dr Tedros, global coordination, public health emergency of international concern, ACT Accelerator
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