Arming the immune system

Nature, Published online: 27 November 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03636-8In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner introduced the first vaccine, for smallpox, when he infected a young boy with cowpox. In the years since, vaccines — a name derived from the Latin word for cow — have been developed for many diseases, saving millions of lives. But the fight to conquer infectious disease continues.
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