Edward Jenner

Medicine English 1749 – 1823 388 quotes

Pioneer of vaccination, eradicated smallpox

Quotes by Edward Jenner

I have at length the happiness of being able to communicate to the world the result of my investigations.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine disease is attended with no danger.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The most important discovery ever made in the annals of medicine.

Attributed

My investigations have been carried on with the utmost caution and circumspection.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The practice of vaccination is now established upon a basis that cannot be shaken.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The small-pox is a disease that has for ages been the scourge of mankind.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine fluid, when properly taken, is capable of producing a perfect security against the small-pox.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

It is a truth, that the more we know of the works of nature, the more we are led to admire the wisdom and goodness of the Creator.

Attributed

The benefits resulting from the vaccine inoculation are incalculable.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The history of the cow-pox is a striking instance of the accidental discovery of a remedy for one of the most formidable diseases to which the human race is liable.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine disease is a mild and harmless affection.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

My researches have been conducted with the most scrupulous attention to accuracy.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine inoculation is a blessing that will be gratefully acknowledged by future generations.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The small-pox is a disease that has swept away millions of the human race.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine virus is a specific preventive of the small-pox.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The practice of vaccination is founded on the most solid principles.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The vaccine inoculation is a discovery that will immortalize the name of its author.

Attributed, by others

The small-pox is a disease that has been the terror of mankind.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine fluid, when taken from the cow, is perfectly pure and unadulterated.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798

The vaccine inoculation is a simple and easy operation.

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae 1798