Smallpox: Lessons from Eradication | Jenner Conversations
Channel: Dr Jenner's House
Date: 2020-09-10

For the first of our Jenner Conversations, Professor Paul Fine and Professor David Heymann, who both participated in the World Health Organisation (WHO) smallpox eradication programme, joined Professor Gareth Williams, author of Angel of Death: the story of smallpox, to discuss the steps towards eradication and the lessons we might learn from it today. If you missed it you can catch up on the full discussion now. This event was broadcast live on 9 September 2020.


For further information about our panellists please see https://jennermuseum.com/news/smallpox-lessons-from-eradication


Dr Jenner’s House is the birthplace of vaccination. We share the story of Edward Jenner and his legacy from his adult home, the house where he told the world about his pioneering work on vaccination. Dr Jenner’s House is maintained by The Jenner Trust, an independent charity in receipt of no regular public funding. This Autumn we are hosting a series of Jenner Conversations with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Just as Edward Jenner gained inspiration for his work by connecting different disciplines, we now want to bring together thinkers with different insights and perspectives to discuss how we might face today's challenges. You can find out more about our work and details of our forthcoming Jenner Conversations on our website https://jennermuseum.com