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1009 The forgotten hero who helped eradicate one of humanity’s oldest killers

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Bryan Walsh @ Vox · 02/03/2026 06:30 EDT

The forgotten hero who helped eradicate one of humanity’s oldest killers

Had William Foege been a military general or a CEO or a politician, his death on January 24 would have been bold-type, front-page news. Elementary schools and highways would have been named after him.  Instead, Foege’s passing registered the way the deaths of many public health giants do: as a quiet tremor among the people […]

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