James Phipps - Citizendia

James Phipps (1788-1853), as an eight year old boy, was the first person given the cowpox vaccine by Edward Jenner. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Cowpox is a Disease of the skin that is caused by a Virus known as the Cowpox virus. Edward Jenner, FRS, ( May 17 1749 – January 26 1823) was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley

Phipps was exposed to the smallpox virus multiple times over the next twenty years, but successfully resisted infection, proving the efficiency of Jenner's vaccination. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor.

References

Defending Edward Jenner - talk on ABC Radio National 1997

ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide Radio network broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with many various programs involving News and

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