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“Jenner’s book on cowpox vaccination to prevent smallpox, which he self-published in 1798, is engaging. The book is organised around 23 case histories that together support his historic insight into the protective power of cowpox against the most feared disease in human history, smallpox. Jenner’s choice to self-publish was a brave one, but he did not feel confident that the learned scholars of the Royal Society would agree to publish his controversial findings.” Read more...
John Rhodes, Scientist
