Case study: Jenner and the development of vaccination Flashcards
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How did Jenner develop his vaccine?
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He theorised milkmaids did not get Smallpox because they were made immune by coming into contact with Cowpox.
He exposed James Phipps to Cowpox and he subsequently did not catch Smallpox.
He repeated the process on several other people.
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What supported the impact of Jenner’s vaccine?
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By 1840 the Royal Society had widely published Jenner’s work
The Government banned variolation (inoculation) in 1840, and offered the smallpox vaccine free of charge
The Government, through making the vaccine compulsory (1853) and appointing vaccinators (1875).
The urgency in society to overcome repeated outbreaks and education to help uneducated people accept the vaccine.
