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I don't believe that eradication is possible, but I'm curious to hear more what your thoughts are

• fzeroracer 7y ago
  Eradication is absolutely possible. High enough vaccination rates would help prevent further evolution of viruses, eventually containing them and then removing them provided there aren't alternative vectors like animals or pets. Unfortunately, certain other efforts are compromising this.
  • Fomite 7y ago
    It's not at all clear the pertussis vaccine creates a strong and lasting immunity enough to be an eradication target. Honestly, it's not one of the more promising eradication targets.
• maxerickson 7y ago
  Smallpox is a counterexample to your concern. Polio almost is, the issues are social and political and have little to do with vaccine escape.
• BurningFrog 7y ago
  Any disease that only affects humans can be eradicated with a universal vaccine. If it lives on in other species, it's a much harder problem.