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jan 1, 1796 - Edward Jenner created the world's first vaccine to fight smallpox.

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Jenner inoculated a person with cowpox virus, who recovered and was then immune to smallpox. Jenner supported biogenesis.

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jan 1, 1796
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~ 230 years ago