English physician Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine more than 200 years ago to protect against smallpox. It was needle-free, involving arm-to-arm inoculation with the vaccinia virus.

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Sievers is a vaccine researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cambridge and the NIH Vaccine Research Center. I’m a vaccine researcher. And I’m terrified of needles. It’s not something I’m ...

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Social media users are sharing a video that shows the inoculation of frontline workers with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Memorial Health Services’ (MHS) vaccine center in Miramar, Florida. Some of ...