Child mortality has been halved in the last 25 years. Building on this progress, new innovations in immunization are working ...

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Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796, pioneering immunization practices. Louis Pasteur demonstrated that microorganisms cause disease and introduced pasteurization.

Jenner observed that milkmaids who had contracted cowpox, a disease like smallpox but much milder, seemed to be immune to smallpox. In 1796, Jenner conducted his groundbreaking experiment.

On May 14, 1796, Englishman Edward Jenner tested vaccination on a human subject. Building on conventional wisdom, Jenner introduced vaccination against smallpox, a disease that has now been ...

Cowpox is a similar disease to smallpox, but milder and now known to be transmitted by a virus from the same family as smallpox. When Edward Jenner, a physician, learned of these stories, he ...