3 years ago
Ep.27 – The First Vaccine
Vaccines are a hot topic these days, but did you know the first one came in 1796 for smallpox?
Episode Notes
Smallpox has been one of, if not THE, biggest killers in medical history. Hundreds of millions died as the result of the miniature menace, but it was eventually completely eradicated after British scientist Edward Jenner noticed that dairy farm-working milkmaids never got infected. The story of the FIRST vaccine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccine