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In the 1700's, may people were infected with smallpox. The physician Edward Jenner learned that farmers who had the disease called cowpox were less likely to come down with smallpox. Cowpox is a disease that is similar to smallpox but much milder. Jenner decided to do an experiment by injecting cowpox into a person. Later, he exposed the person to smallpox, and the person did not contract the disease.
Jenner's experiment provided the scientific and medical community with __________.
What is a vaccine for smallpox?