Dr. James Smith’s Dream of Eradicating Smallpox and the National Vaccine Institution
This article re-examines from a new perspective the efforts of James Smith (1771–1841), a Maryland doctor, to eradicate smallpox in the United States. As one of the few successful cowpox inoculators at the turn of the nineteenth century, Smith recognized the necessity for a public vaccine institutio...
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Korean Society for the History of Medicine
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Uisahak |
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| Online Access: | http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-31-1-297.pdf |