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Vaccine Etymology
May 7, 2012 12:51 pm
(@grantbarrett)
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Vaccines take their name from vaccinia, the virus that caused cowpox. It was the original ingredient used to vaccinate people against smallpox. Stefan Riedel, a pathologist at the Baylor University Medical Center, offers a detailed history of the centuries-long fight against smallpox. This is part of a complete episode.
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