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Edward Jenner (1749-1823) Edward Jenner was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire on 17th May 1749. He was the eighth of the nine children born to the vicar of Berkeley, the Reverend Stephen Jenner, and his wife Sarah.
Read a brief biography about Edward Jenner, the pioneer of the smallpox vaccination and the father of immunology.
Sep 29, 2020 · When he heard of Jenner’s vaccine, he commissioned a physician to lead a global expedition to deliver it to the furthest reaches of the Spanish Empire.
Apr 25, 2019 · Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine to prevent smallpox infections, and this success led to the global eradication of smallpox and the development of many more life-saving vaccines. Key facts about vaccination.
In May 1796, a British physician named Edward Jenner tested his hypothesis that direct inoculation of a person with the much milder and less deadly cowpox would render that person immune to smallpox. Jenner based this theory on his observations of milkmaids.
Jun 14, 2011 · Edward Jenner, who discovered that it is possible to vaccinate against Small Pox using material from Cow Pox, is rightly the man who started the science of immunology. However, over the passage of time many of the details surrounding his astounding discovery have been lost or forgotten.
Bolstered by efforts united around the world, Jenner’s concept survived to defeat a historic scourge. After 3000 years of suffering and death from the disease, there hasn’t been a recorded case of smallpox in almost half a century.
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