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The Historical Collection: Small Pox and the debate over early vaccination

By Martyn Post · June 5, 2024 · Archives, Books, Collections, Historical Collection, Uncategorised · No comments

In this blogpost we take a look at a couple of books found in the Reece Collection, a collection of items largely on the topics of small pox and early vaccination once owned by Richard J Reece.

In the early 19th century, the advent of vaccination sparked intense debates within…

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