Google Doodle celebrated Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi’s 94th birth anniversary. Dr Takahashi developed the first vaccine against chickenpox.
Google on Thursday celebrated the 94th birth anniversary of Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi, who developed the world s first vaccine against chickenpox with a Doodle.The lifesaving vaccine developed by Takahashi in 1970s and later .
The doodle charts the Dr Takahashi’s journey from researching on Chickenpox vaccine to administering the vaccine to millions of children around the globe.
Dr. Michiyaki Takahashi was born on 17 February 1928 in Osaka, Japan. He earned his medical degree from Osaka University and joined the Microbial Disease Research Institute of Osaka University in 1959.