EDWARD JENNER
THE MAN WHO CURED SMALLPOX

RUNTIME: 60 MINS

CAT: AWA125
UPC: 881482312597
RRP: $14.95

1798 was an important year for Edward Jenner, a country doctor from Berkley in Gloucestershire. Already a fellow of the Royal Society after discovering the anti-social nesting behavior of cuckoos, Jenner published a paper documenting his success using the mild cowpox virus to immunize his patients against smallpox. 

This program examines the life and achievements of this great but elusive man,who changed the course of history.