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<p>Benjamin Yesty correctly intuited that exposing himself and his family to cowpox could shield them from the recurrent smallpox pandemics of England. Twenty years ahead of Edward Jenner, he became a local pariah. </p>
Milestones in evolution and history
Lessons of Edward Jenner, father of vaccination Richard Gunderman Jenner saved the lives of more people than any other figure in history. As the US Covid-19 vaccination pro gramme reaches full stride, approximating three million shots per day, the time is ripe to recall the contributions of the physician-scientist who first put vaccines on the map, Edward Jenner. Some claim that Jenner saved the lives of more people than any other figure in history, yet his approach is often poorly understood. 1. He built on the work of others Born in England in 1749, Jenner was inoculated as a child against ...
Recently a number of people have told me that they do not intend to be vaccinated against Covid-19. My advice is, unless you have a history of serious adverse reactions against vaccines then vaccination is a must to protect yourself, others around you and also your public duty in reducing the incidence of this disease in society. Every vaccinated person is a brick in the UK’s wall of protection. The side effects of Covid vaccination, if any, are slight and show it is simply priming your immune system. The vaccine gives excellent protection against serious illness and death from C...
One artist who knows all too well what having Covid-19 can feel like is Luke Jerram. He recovered from the virus two months ago but is still feeling the effects. ‘My sense of smell is shot, I have tinnitus and still feel tired at times,’ he says. Since 2004, Jerram has worked on a series of glass-blown sculptures of disease-causing viruses; during his convalescence, he decided that his next artwork would focus on the Covid-19 vaccines, as a tribute to the scientists and medical teams who have been coordinating their efforts across the world to fight the disease. He has now unveiled his g...