28K views · 1K reactions | An English doctor used cowpox in 1796 to create the first successful vaccine against smallpox. | History Vault | Facebook

18K views · 11 reactions | Smallpox patients in 1850s New York City were taken to Roosevelt Island's Smallpox Hospital, which could hold approx 100 patients at a time. Now, the former hospital is an eerie ruin that some want to preserve both as a landmark and a memorial. | NowThis | Facebook

On this day 40 years ago, smallpox was made history. It's the only human disease to be eradicated so far. A lesson we must take is: when the world unites behind science and public health measures we can defeat diseases and protect lives and livelihoods. | World Health Organization (WHO)

Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine by testing a theory on an eight year old boy. #historyfacts #discovery #medicine | Knowledge

@Valeduque What is the BCG vaccine? What vaccine causes a scar? The BCG vaccine helps protect against tuberculosis and may cause a scar to form. It is likely more protective if it does scar. Smallpox vaccine also causes a scar but that vaccine is not widely used. #vaccine #scar #tiktokdoc #LearnOnTikTok | Zachary Rubin, MD