It has been called the birthplace of modern vaccination. More than 220 years ago, the residents of an English village lined up outside a small wooden hut to have their arms scratched with a lancet … ...

The fight against the coronavirus continues, and the world faces an uncertain future as scientists race to find a vaccine to mark the end of the crippling pandemic. But as we adjust to today’s ...

Sixteenth century Aztec drawing of smallpox victims. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. One of the most celebrated medical anniversaries concerns a country doctor named Edward Jenner (1749-1823) who ...

Dr. Edward Jenner, an English country physician, officially legitimized and introduced the word "vaccination" into the scientific literature in the late 1700s.

Although we're hearing about vaccines a lot in the news recently, vaccines have been with us for hundreds of years.. The story of vaccines and immunizations begins in 1796 when Dr. Edward Jenner ...

Since the first vaccination in 1776, when Dr. Edward Jenner inoculated a boy against smallpox using pus from a cowpox lesion, physicians and researchers have been studying how to develop safe and ...

Vaccine comes from the Latin for cow, vacca, as Dr Edward Jenner is famously said to have used the cowpox virus to inoculate an eight-year-old boy, his gardener's son, against deadly smallpox in ...

It is the first of six plaques installed on properties in the town to celebrate its heritage. The plaque was unveiled on Melbourne House in Horse Street, where Jenner, from Berkeley ...

The home of Dr. Edward Jenner in Berkeley, England, is now a museum that tells the story of his pioneering vaccination efforts against smallpox.

Now the museum is urging supporters to help keep Dr. Jenner’s House running through donations. In return, donors can choose various rewards – such as a ticket to the museum for a $7 donation ...

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