It was quite a victory, then, when English physician Edward Jenner developed an inoculation against smallpox in 1796. Armed with the knowledge that milkmaids who had been exposed to cowpox ...

Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the ...

A section of cow horn, inscribed 'G C Jenner, 1825'; possibly a relic of a cow called 'Blossom' - the source of the first vaccination fluid. 'G C' is Edward Jenner's (1749-1823) nephew ...

A plaque dedicated to vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner has been unveiled to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death. It stands outside The Old School, on Park Lane, Cirencester, where he was a ...

Krylova, Olga Earn, David J. D. and Dobson, Andy P. 2020. Patterns of smallpox mortality in London, England, over three centuries. PLOS Biology, Vol. 18, Issue. 12, p ...

One doctor in particular single-handedly smashed accepted medical wisdom. Enter: Dr Edward Jenner 'the father of immunology'. Jenner lived in England when smallpox was at its height. While ...