NYTIMES | U.S.
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
天花根除关键人物威廉·H·福格逝世，享年89岁
William H. Foege in 1985. He played a critical role in making smallpox the first infectious disease to be altogether eliminated. He stood beside a bust of Hygeia, the Greek goddess of health, at C.D.C. headquarters in Atlanta.
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Among public health professionals, Dr. Foege was almost without peer — the grand old man of public health, a field that many feel is under siege by the Trump administration. His successors at the C.D.C., the nation’s primary public health agency, often sought his counsel. In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest honor given to a civilian.
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