In From Cowpox to a Smallpox Vaccine, host Andrew Marr introduces us to Edward Jenner, a young English doctor who was impacted by smallpox as a child. As an adult, he heard a rumor that people who catch cowpox were protected against smallpox. This sparked the idea for the first vaccine and produced a vaccine that would eradicate smallpox from the world, saving millions of lives. This video is excerpted from BBC’s A History of the World, a story of human history that uses reenactments, modern footage, and storytelling to explain history’s greatest achievements.
The article "The Race for a Cure: How Vaccines Were Developed for 4 Deadly Diseases" by BBC's HistoryExtra explores the history of vaccines, starting with Edward Jenner's fight against smallpox in 1798. The article highlights the challenges and triumphs in developing vaccines against smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, and polio.
In From Cowpox to a Smallpox Vaccine, host Andrew Marr introduces us to Edward Jenner, a young English doctor who was impacted by smallpox as a child. As an adult, he heard a rumor that people who catch cowpox were protected against smallpox. This sparked the idea for the first vaccine and produced a vaccine that would eradicate smallpox from the world, saving millions of lives. This video is excerpted from BBC’s A History of the World, a story of human history that uses reenactments, modern footage, and storytelling to explain history’s greatest achievements.
The article "The Race for a Cure: How Vaccines Were Developed for 4 Deadly Diseases" by BBC's HistoryExtra explores the history of vaccines, starting with Edward Jenner's fight against smallpox in 1798. The article highlights the challenges and triumphs in developing vaccines against smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, and polio.