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Cow were used to produce the smallpox vaccine.

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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Cows in a field in Georgetown, Ontario, grazing on second cut alfalfa.

Smallpox vaccine was produced by introducing calves to the vaccinia virus — a relative of smallpox — which caused reactions on their underbelly that were then pricked with points.

Details

  • Title: Cow were used to produce the smallpox vaccine.
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location Created: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
  • Original Source: Canada Science and Technology Museum Archives/L'archives du Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada
  • Rights: CSTM Archives, CN Collection, X-44273

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