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Ivory vaccination points, Europe, 1801-1900
Ivory points were used to give smallpox vaccinations by rubbing, scratching or inserting the vaccine into the skin, using a lancet. These points were covered with calf lymph which carried the disease cowpox, a milder form of smallpox. An attack gives immunity to smallpox. Ivory was a useful material as the points could be used to transport vaccines over long distances. The points are just 24 mm lo…
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Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- vaccine
- vaccination point
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- vaccine
- vaccination point
Providing institution
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- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057260
Identifier
- L0057260
- Science Museum A60244
- rcf4awc6
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- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:43:06.782Z
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- 2019-06-09T11:43:06.782Z