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  1. The germ theory of disease, the discovery and study of viruses, and the understanding of modern immunology tended to support his main conclusions. The discovery and promotion of vaccination enabled the eradication of smallpox: this is Edward Jenner's ultimate vindication and memorial.

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  2. The steps taken by Edward Jenner to create vaccination, the first vaccine for smallpox. Jenner did this by inoculating James Phipps with cowpox, a virus similar to smallpox, to create immunity, unlike variolation, which used smallpox to create an immunity to itself.

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  3. Apr 27, 2024 · Edward Jenner (born May 17, 1749, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England—died January 26, 1823, Berkeley) was an English surgeon and discoverer of a vaccine for smallpox. Jenner was born at a time when the patterns of British medical practice and education were undergoing gradual change.

  4. Sep 29, 2020 · 29 September 2020. By Richard Hollingham,Features correspondent. Getty Images. Smallpox used to kill millions. But a chance discovery led to the first vaccine, and a transformation in human...

  5. 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. Smallpox and vaccination are intimately connected.

  6. Feb 9, 2010 · Early smallpox vaccine is tested. Edward Jenner, an English country doctor from Gloucestershire, administers what will become known as the world’s first vaccination as a preventive...

  7. Having heard of local beliefs and practices in rural communities that cowpox protected against smallpox, Dr Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps with matter from a cowpox sore on the hand of Sarah Nelmes, a local milkmaid.

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