Category Edward Jenner (founder of vaccinology)

November 8, 2021 / Posted in  anti-vaxxers, Blog, CDC, coronavirus, coronavirus in USA, COVID spreader, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Edward Jenner (founder of vaccinology), Fox News, GOP, immunization (history), Iowa, Misinformation, Republican Party, Research, Trump denial of coronavirus, Trump Donald J, Tucker Carlson, U.S. military, vaccination, Vaccines, virologist, World Health Organization (WHO)

The practice of immunization dates back hundreds of years.

1. Buddhist monks drank snake venom to confer immunity to snake bite and variolation (smearing of a skin tear with cowpox to confer immunity to smallpox) was practiced in 17th century China.
2. Edward Jenner is considered the founder of vaccinology in the West in 1796, after he inoculated a 13 year-old-boy with vaccinia virus (cowpox), and demonstrated immunity to smallpox.
3. In 1798, the first smallpox vaccine was developed.
4.  the right of government to impose vaccines was established by the Supreme Court in Jacobson v. Massachusetts. In a 7-to-2 ruling, the Court said Cambridge, Massachusetts could require all adults to be vaccinated against smallpox.

Immunization record of First Lieutenant Herman J. Grabenstein, Jr...