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James Phipps (1788 – 1853) was the first person given the experimental cowpox vaccine by Edward Jenner. Jenner knew of a local belief that dairy workers who had contracted a relatively mild infection called cowpox were immune to smallpox, and successfully tested his theory on the 8-years-old James Phipps on 17 May 1796.
Feb 1, 2018 · In 1796, he vaccinated a child named James Phipps with pus taken from a cowpox pustule, according to a historical report in 2005 in the journal Baylor University Medical Proceedings.
Phipps remained in perfect health, the first person to be vaccinated against smallpox. Not everyone was on board with Jenner and his vaccine. Rumours circulated at the time that it would turn people into cows. But by 1801, through extensive testing, it was shown to effectively protect against smallpox.
Apr 25, 2019 · In 1796 he took some matter from a cowpox pustule on the hand of milkmaid Sarah Nelmes and injected it into the arm of a young boy called James Phipps. James developed a scab and experienced some soreness and mild fever for a day. Six weeks later, Jenner inoculated young James with smallpox matter and the boy showed no signs of the disease.
Feb 9, 2010 · On May 14, 1796, Jenner took fluid from a milkmaid’s cowpox blister and scratched it into the skin of James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. A single blister rose up on the spot, but James soon...
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...
Sep 4, 2018 · SCIENCE. The Mysterious Origins of the Smallpox Vaccine. Though the disease was declared eradicated in 1980, the era of smallpox is far from over. Katherine J. Wu. Correspondent. September 4,...
