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Whose vaccine helped wipe out smallpox worldwide?
Quick Answer
Edward Jenner developed the first successful smallpox vaccine in 1796. His work started the path that led to smallpox being eradicated globally in 1980.
The Full Story
Edward Jenner observed that milkmaids who had cowpox were often protected from smallpox. In 1796, he tested this idea by inoculating a boy, James Phipps, with material from cowpox lesions. Jenner’s approach became the basis of vaccination, a word derived from vacca, the Latin word for cow. The World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated in 1980, making it one of the greatest achievements in medical history.
Key Facts
1.1796: Jenner’s first vaccination experiment
2.1980: smallpox eradicated globally
3.The word vaccine comes from the Latin for cow
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