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Vaccination
developments and milestones |
| pre-1800s |
Chinese
method of inoculation by delivering small doses of disease
is employed.
 Dr.Tilli
Tansey explains
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her words
Language notes
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| 1796 |
British
doctor, Edward Jenner injects James Phipps with cowpox;
he is subsequently immune to smallpox.
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| 1870s
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Vaccine
research becomes an area of scientific study under Louis
Pasteur.
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| 1960s |
The
development of disposable, plastic syringes makes vaccination
cheaper and reduces the risk of infection. Universal vaccination
programmes take place.
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1990s
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Research
continues into vaccines for the common cold, HIV and cancer.
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