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Detailed explanation-1: -The basis for vaccination began in 1796 when the English doctor Edward Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had gotten cowpox were protected from smallpox. Jenner also knew about variolation and guessed that exposure to cowpox could be used to protect against smallpox.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edward Jenner, (17 May 1749-26 January 1823) was an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world’s first vaccine. Edward Jenner spent most of his life in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, where his father was the vicar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jenner, a country physician, invented vaccination with cowpox to replace the fearful dangers of inoculation with smallpox. This development resulted in immunity to smallpox and ushered in the era of preventive measures for contagious diseases (World Health News. May 1980).