History of vaccination, 19th century illustration. The British physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823, depicted at left) performed the first vaccination in 1796 when he used fluid from a cowpox blister to inoculate a boy against the more dangerous smallpox. Smallpox is an often-fatal disease caused by the Variola virus. Prior to vaccination it killed millions of people each year. | |
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