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In 1718 Lady Montague wrote to various influential persons urging inoculation. She sent essays to subject to magazines. She had both her children inoculated. Despite opposition from religious and medical groups, inoculation caught on. It was the primary defense against smallpox for the next 80 years. It was replaced by the discovery of vaccination by Jenner.
In 1718 Lady Montague wrote to various influential persons urging inoculation. She sent essays to subject to magazines. She had both her children inoculated. Despite opposition from religious and medical groups, inoculation caught on. It was the primary defense against smallpox for the next 80 years. It was replaced by the discovery of vaccination by Jenner.