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Did Edward Jenner Think That Smallpox Came from Horse Grease?

Vincent Iannelli, MD / August 6, 2024 / absolute protection, animal vaccines, arm-to-arm vaccination, contaminated vaccines, corpse virus, cowpox, Edward Jenner, horse grease, perfectly safe, retrovaccination, Roman Bystrianyk, smallpox, Smallpox Cowpox, vaccination failure, vaccine farms, variolation

Edward Jenner, the inventor of the smallpox vaccine, did not believe that smallpox came from horse grease. He thought cowpox originated from sick horses and used cowpox material to create a vaccine, which protected millions from smallpox. The anti-vaccine propaganda about horse grease and other myths misrepresent Jenner’s groundbreaking work and the importance of vaccination.

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Did Edward Jenner’s Son Die from a Vaccine Reaction?

Vincent Iannelli, MD / May 19, 2019 / cowpox, Edward Jenner, Edward Robert Jenner, ethics, History of Vaccines, inoculation, James Phipps, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Robert F Jenner, smallpox vaccine, vaccine injury, vaccine myths, variolation

Edward Jenner, known for creating the smallpox vaccine, also vaccinated his own son without any negative effects. His son, Robert, lived a healthy life and died years later from tuberculosis, not vaccine-related damage. This debunks the myth that his son suffered from vaccine reactions. The smallpox vaccine was a safer option compared to traditional variolation.

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Vaccines and Mother’s Day

Vincent Iannelli, MD / May 12, 2019 / Betty Bumpers, celebrities, History of Vaccines, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Polio Mother of the Year, Rosalynn Carter, smallpox, variolation

Happy Mother’s Day

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What Did Benjamin Franklin Say About Vaccines?

Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 10, 2019 / Benjamin Franklin, free-riders, hiding in the herd, Liberty, mandates, mandatory vaccinations, Rand Paul, regret, Saad Omer, smallpox, vaccine laws, variolation

Why do folks misuse Benjamin Franklin’s quote about Liberty and Safety?

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