How does the author of "Edward Jenner and the History of Smallpox and Vaccination” support the claim that the World Health Organization achieved its goal to eliminate smallpox?

The author supports the claim by quoting the World Health Assembly’s 1980 announcement that smallpox had been eradicated. This announcement directly confirms that the World Health Organization achieved its goal; describing the earlier report or campaign alone would not prove the goal was reached.

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