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feb 26, 1796 - Jenner/Vaccination

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Created the first successful vaccine. Jenner followed up on the fact that milkmaids who had cowpox didn't contract smallpox. He inoculated cowpox into cuts and then introduced smallpox, and then found that it was true (using a 9yr old boy)

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feb 26, 1796
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~ 230 years ago