Edward Jenner

Medicine English 1749 – 1823 388 quotes

Pioneer of vaccination, eradicated smallpox

Quotes by Edward Jenner

The vaccine disease is not contagious.

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

The vaccine inoculation is a safe and effectual preventive of the small-pox.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The small-pox is a disease that has been the dread of all ages and countries.

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

The vaccine fluid, when properly preserved, retains its virtues for a considerable time.

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

The vaccine inoculation is a discovery that will confer lasting honour on the medical profession.

Attributed, by others

The small-pox is a disease that has been the most destructive enemy of the human race.

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

The vaccine disease is a mild and transient affection.

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

The vaccine inoculation is a blessing that will extend its influence to the remotest corners of the earth.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The small-pox is a disease that has been the most formidable foe of mankind.

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

The vaccine fluid, when properly applied, produces a local affection only.

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

The vaccine inoculation is a discovery that will be recorded in the annals of history.

Attributed, by others

The small-pox is a disease that has been the most cruel oppressor of the human race.

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

The vaccine disease is a benign and salutary affection.

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

The vaccine inoculation is a blessing that will be felt by countless generations.

Further Observations on the Variolae Vaccinae, or Cow Pox 1801

The small-pox is a disease that has been the most terrible scourge of humanity.

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

The vaccine fluid, when properly introduced, excites a mild and harmless local inflammation.

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

The vaccine inoculation is a discovery that will shed a lustre on the age in which it was made.

Attributed, by others

The small-pox is a disease that has been the most dire calamity of mankind.

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

The vaccine disease is a mild and perfectly safe affection.

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

I have at length accomplished what I have been so long contemplating, and what I have been so long wishing to accomplish.

Letter to Everard Home 1798