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Painting of Dr. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), British physician performing his first vaccination on James Phipps, a boy of eight, on May 14, 1796.

Another Deadly Foe. Abigail fought to protect her family from smallpox with primitive tools. Here, Dr. Edward Jenner inoculates a boy in 1796. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

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