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Prof. Dr. med. Sören G. Gatermann

Head of the Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology at the Ruhr-University Bochum.

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Vaccine

Vaccine History The name "vaccine and vaccination" is derived from vacca (Latin for cow). Liquids containing cowpox viruses were used to effectively vaccinate against smallpox in England from 1796 following the pioneering steps taken by Edward Jenner. Definition A vaccine is a biological agent th...

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