Origin of Vaccines: Recent Episodes
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The podcast explores the untold importance of Edward Jenner, the pioneer of vaccines, and his relevance to the present.
The history of vaccines has never been more significant in educating people than it is in the present day, with the current situation around the Covid-19 epidemic. By acknowledging the level of difficulty it was to develop a vaccine, it doesn’t seem plausible that a vaccine would be the key to solving all the medical issues tied to this epidemic as many people have hoped for.
“He [Edward] did not discover vaccination but was the first person to confer scientific status on the procedure and to pursue its scientific investigation.” - National Institute of Health
In our podcast, we will discuss the significance of vaccines, the story of Edward Jenner aka known as “the Pioneer of vaccines”, and why his story should be taught to many more.
This episode provides an explanation of the significant influence of vaccines.
Data gathering on Smallpox by the University of Oxford:https://ourworldindata.org/smallpox#all-charts-preview