Vaccinov

Vaccinov was the name given to the first Russian to receive the cowpox vaccine against smallpox. He was named as the "son of the vaccine," given a pension, and observed all his life.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Henry Smith; Williams, Edward H., "VII. Eighteenth-Century Medicine", A History of Science, Volume 4, retrieved Jan 27, 2011
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