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Originally Posted by Wyseguy
SmallPox Vaccine was used as early as 1805 in Italy. While it had been used in the US for a hundred years, it was not licensed by the FDA til 1931. I believe the post said that there was a Spanish Flu vaccine being given in 1918 that killed many. I guess that It being an experimental vaccine we should not be shocked by the deaths. I didn't see anyone other than above mention it was licensed.
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Actually, the first reference to smallpox vaccination was during the Ming dynasty in 1567-1572. Edward Jenner in England is credited with a true vaccine that didn't use smallpox, but rather cowpox