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  1. 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.

  2. Feb 9, 2010 · 1796. 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...

  3. In 1796, British physician Edward Jenner demonstrated that an infection with the relatively mild cowpox virus conferred immunity against the deadly smallpox virus. Cowpox served as a natural vaccine until the modern smallpox vaccine emerged in the 20th century.

  4. The basis for vaccination began in 1796 when the English doctor Edward Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had gotten cowpox were protected from smallpox. Jenner also knew about variolation and guessed that exposure to cowpox could be used to protect against smallpox.

  5. 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.

  6. Apr 6, 2024 · Smallpox vaccine was introduced by British physician Edward Jenner, who in 1796 used the cowpox virus (vaccinia) to confer protection against smallpox in humans.

  7. Mar 5, 2024 · Edward Jenner, An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variolae vaccinae, a disease discovered in some of the western counties of England, particularly Gloucestershire, and known by the name of the cow pox (1798). Edward Jenner, an English physician, used folk knowledge to find an alternative to variolation.

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