February 17, 2022, 08:47 AM ISTSource: TOI.in
Google Doodle celebrated the 94th birthday of smallpox vaccine pioneer Dr Michiyaki Takahashi. Japanese virologist Dr. Michiyaki Takahashi is known for his important role in medical science. Dr. Takahashi was born in Osaka, Japan in 1928. He was the first to develop a vaccine against chickenpox in early 1974. Dr. Takahashi’s chickenpox vaccine, ‘Oka’, was accepted by the World Health Organization. The vaccine has been widely used around the world. Today’s Google Doodle is illustrated by Tokyo-based artist Tatsuro Kiuchi.
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