And… this morning, Google has done its part on that score. This is Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, who likely saved several million childrens’ lives, over the last 70 or so years… by making chickenpox an anomaly, rather than a yearly scourge. I wish today’s anti-vax crowd understood more… actual bio-science.

But I guess that is a life-long goal for all of us: to help the next generation appreciate how human bio-science works — and life progresses. In any event, here’s the press on it all:

…Search engine giant Google honoured virologist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, who developed the first vaccine against chickenpox, on his 95th birth anniversary on Thursday with a special doodle.

Illustrated by Tokyo-based guest artist Tatsuro Kiuchi, the colourful doodle shows how the Japanese researcher’s vaccine helped save children’s lives and reduced the number of chickenpox cases around the world….

The Kiuchi doodle is at the upper right corner of my graphic, and I am grinning widely this morning — wondering if I’ll need my snow shovel again, later this afternoon… all good, though (if I can prevent the deck furniture from blowing way down the lane, out beyond and past the church). Heh.

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