Dr Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner was the person who developed the smallpox vaccine. He was born in 1749 in Gloucestershire, England. When he was twelve years old, he served as a surgeon's appretience.
    In 1792, he received his medical degree and became a succesful physician and surgion. At that time, smallpox was one of the most dangerous diseases around and it caused alot of deaths. Jenner noticed that farmers who contracted cowpox did not contract smallpox. He realised that inoculating people with cowpox woulde immunise them against smallpox.
    In1796, he inoculated eight-year-old James Phipps with weak germs taken from cowpox diseases sores. The boy was developed cowpox but quickly recovered. Several weeks later, the boy was inoculated with smallpox but did not contract the diseases. Thus, the practise of vacaniatian was started.
    Jenner received many medals and honours. He vaccinated the poor free of charge. For the rest of his life, he performed scientific experiments, wrote medical articles and treated patients. he died in 1823
   

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