Smallpox and the First Vaccine
2021-05-01T21:00:40-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzdhXC8yMDIxMDUwMTIxMDY0MTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In 1796, Dr. Edward Jenner created the world’s first vaccine to combat the smallpox virus, a highly contagious disease that killed on average 30 percent of those infected. Karen Sherry gave the history of the vaccine’s development and looked at some of the controversies surrounding its distribution. She’s an exhibitions curator at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, which provided this video.
In 1796, Dr. Edward Jenner created the world’s first vaccine to combat the smallpox virus, a highly contagious disease that killed on averag… read more
In 1796, Dr. Edward Jenner created the world’s first vaccine to combat the smallpox virus, a highly contagious disease that killed on average 30 percent of those infected. Karen Sherry gave the history of the vaccine’s development and looked at some of the controversies surrounding its distribution. She’s an exhibitions curator at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, which provided this video. close
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