tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7126914459229528217..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: The Man—and Woman—Who Beat SmallpoxOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67913326317809660462021-04-06T19:12:57.900-04:002021-04-06T19:12:57.900-04:00We all seem to have had the same reaction. When a ...We all seem to have had the same reaction. When a biology major in college, I thought of Jenner's method for attaining a scientific breakthrough as brave. Reading about it now what comes to mind are the concepts of "informed consent" and "punitive damages." Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-66753763816579389332021-04-05T05:44:13.337-04:002021-04-05T05:44:13.337-04:00It says a lot about the rights of the common peopl...It says a lot about the rights of the common people in those days, doesn't it?Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77463242141432954012021-04-05T05:43:40.987-04:002021-04-05T05:43:40.987-04:00Not exactly very Health & Safety, was it? Stil...Not exactly very Health & Safety, was it? Still, somehow I feel better about him giving people cowpox than cows smallpox...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-44475999515951236962021-04-04T15:30:49.342-04:002021-04-04T15:30:49.342-04:00I wonder what James Phipps or his father thought o...I wonder what James Phipps or his father thought of the little experiment!Stan Trolliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608236210727280695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-59727537428519087252021-04-04T06:02:47.152-04:002021-04-04T06:02:47.152-04:00Hmm. I think the regulatory authorities of today m...Hmm. I think the regulatory authorities of today might not be overly impressed with Jenner's experiment! Nevertheless, as far as I know, smallpox remains the only disease that we've managed to make extinct. Why does that fact not make me feel good right now?Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com