Years later, Edward Jenner the village physician and man of science had the idea that there might be a less risky way to protect people against smallpox, based on the milkmaids' seeming immunity.

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 as they were given the first vaccine for smallpox.

Dr. Edward Jenner, an English country physician, ... Smallpox, which causes flu-like symptoms, fever, and raised bumps to appear on the face and body, is particularly noxious.

Edward Jenner (1749–1823), born as an orphan in Berkeley, England, is considered to be the first physician to have given his patients the smallpox vaccine in 1796. His observations that people who had ...

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

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

Edward Jenner received a wealth of titles and honors for his achievment. The British Parliament awarded him £10,000 —a colossal sum for the time—later supplemented with an additional £20,000.

As the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program reaches full stride, approximating 3 million shots per day, the time is ripe to recall the contributions of the physician-scientist who first put vaccines ...

Caricature of Edward Jenner inoculating patients in the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras. The patients are shown growing cow heads from parts of their anatomy following the vaccination ...

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 … ...