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Fiona Spooner
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Data Scientist @ ourworldindata.org
Interested in environmental change, biodiversity and health.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Reposted by Fiona Spooner
In a new article, @scientificdiscovery.dev and @spoonerf.bsky.social tell the story of measles vaccines and their life-saving impact: ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
ourworldindata.org
May 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thanks, we've now added a note in the caption to acknowledge the inspiration - ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
ourworldindata.org
May 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Thanks for the kind words Francis! You are right this is our attempt at updating the classic WSJ chart.
May 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Aw thanks Bertha! ❤️
April 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM