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| A cartoon satirizes British physician Edward Jenner, who is shown injecting patients with cowpox virus, resulting in their transformation into cows. Jenner lived from 1749 to 1823. His discovery that cowpox was an effective vaccine against smallpox was initially greeted with skepticism, but soon accepted. The procedure dramatically reduced the incidence of smallpox, once a major cause of death in the 18th century. | ||||||
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| Immunization; Smallpox; Medicine | ||||||
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