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 On May 17th, 1749, Edward Jenner, the English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines, was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. Jenner's most famous contribution to medical science was his development of the smallpox vaccine, which laid the foundation for modern immunology.

Jenner observed that milkmaids who had contracted cowpox, a milder disease related to smallpox, seemed to be immune to smallpox. This observation led him to hypothesize that inoculating people with cowpox might protect them against the deadlier smallpox virus.

On May 14th, 1796, Jenner tested his theory by inoculating an 8-year-old boy named James Phipps with pus from a cowpox lesion on the hand of a milkmaid named Sarah Nelmes. Later, Jenner exposed Phipps to smallpox, but the boy did not contract the disease, proving that the inoculation had been successful.

Jenner called this procedure "vaccination," derived from the Latin word "vacca," meaning cow. Despite initial skepticism from the medical community, Jenner's work was eventually recognized as a groundbreaking development in the fight against infectious diseases.

Jenner's birthday, May 17th, is now celebrated as "World Immunization Week" by the World Health Organization to promote the use of vaccines and to raise awareness about the importance of immunization in protecting public health. Edward Jenner's legacy continues to save millions of lives every year, and his contributions to medical science will always be remembered and celebrated.
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