1798: Combatting disease by injecting vaccine into the bloodstream was a major breakthrough in medical science. Edward Jenner used “cowpox” to
combat smallpox. His contribution was not only discovering the remedy but then proving that his patients were immune from smallpox.
Before Jenner’s time, an estimated 10-20% of the human population died from that disease. He is the father of immunization.
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