Wolf- “Yes, and that�s because the disease was eradicated. It�s only because it was eradicated that we stopped taking the vaccine. If the disease was still out there, we�d still be vaccinating for it.”
You forgot to mention why it was eradicated.
Vaccination was the main reason for the eradication.
From the CDC:
“Global Smallpox Eradication Program
The Intensified Eradication Program began in 1967 with a promise of renewed efforts. This time, laboratories in many countries where smallpox occurred regularly (endemic countries) were able to produce more, higher quality freeze-dried vaccine. A number of other factors also played an important role in the success of the intensified efforts, including the development of the bifurcated needle, establishment of a surveillance system to detect and investigate cases, and mass vaccination campaigns, to name a few.”