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    Who is the inventor of vaccination?

    Question #103835. Asked by armindasantana. (Mar 14 09 6:46 PM)


    cyberhen

    		Edward Jenner is credited with developing the first vaccine for smallpox in the 18th century, however Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was the first person to vaccinate against smallpox in England in 1721.

    Source - http://resources.schoolscience.co.uk/abpi/history/history9.html

    Mar 14 09, 6:52 PM

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