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Maurice Hilleman's Effect On Society

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Some people choose to live in hatred and detestation; therefore, they spend their lives maltreating innocent beings. However, others choose to devote their lives saving others and spreading their impact throughout the world. Maurice Hilleman, a medical scientist and microbiologist, was a life-saver, an influence, and a bellwether of the 20th century’s medicine. In fact, he changed the world with his medical breakthroughs of developing almost 40 vaccines. I sometimes wonder what humanity would be like if Hilleman was not a medical scientist. Therefore, my question to Dr. Maurice Hilleman would be: “What did you say to your daughter, Jeryl, when she woke you up complaining about her painful sore throat and did you ever think that particular

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