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Pre-1900
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Smallpox Vaccine Jenner
Edward Jenner developed the first successful vaccine in 1796. Jenner observed that milkmaids who con...
Rabies Vaccine Pasteur
Louis Pasteur developed the rabies vaccine in 1885. Pasteur attenuated the rabies virus by drying in...
Tetanus Vaccine
Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato developed the tetanus antitoxin in 1890. Behring pioneered...
Typhoid Vaccine
Almroth Wright developed the first typhoid vaccine at the British Army Medical School in 1896. The v...
Cholera Vaccine
Jaime Ferran developed the first cholera vaccine during an outbreak in Spain in 1885. Ferrans vaccin...
Plague Vaccine
Waldemar Haffkine developed the first plague vaccine in Bombay in 1897. Haffkine, a Russian born sci...
Anthrax Vaccine
Louis Pasteur developed the first anthrax vaccine in 1881. Pasteur and his collaborators Emile Roux ...
Rabies Pre Exposure
Pre exposure rabies vaccination is offered, under national guidance, to people at higher risk of rab...
Vaccine Mandates
Vaccine mandates date to the first compulsory vaccination law in England in 1853. Jacobson v Massach...
Pasteur Anthrax Trial
The Pouilly le Fort anthrax trial was one of the most dramatic public demonstrations in science hist...
Cholera Hamburg 1892
In 1892, a cholera epidemic struck Hamburg, Germany, killing roughly 8,600 people. Hamburg relied on...
Vaccine Military History
Vaccines have been critical to military effectiveness throughout history. George Washington ordered ...