The site where Dr. Jenner first inoculated people against smallpox has struggled in the coronavirus lockdowns, one of hundreds of museums in Britain teetering amid the closures. By Megan Specia ...

A section of cow horn, inscribed 'G C Jenner, 1825'; possibly a relic of a cow called 'Blossom' - the source of the first vaccination fluid. 'G C' is Edward Jenner's (1749-1823) nephew, George ...

The plaque was unveiled on Melbourne House in Horse Street, where Jenner, from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, lived during a seven year apprenticeship. It is believed he discovered the link between ...

Before the pandemic, Dr Jenner's House – where the world's first vaccine was given – was an obscure tourism site. Post-Covid, it could become a major international attraction.

In 1796, Dr Edward Jenner delivered the world's first inoculation to his gardener's eight-year-old son who was suffering from the deadly smallpox virus, but his scientific breakthrough also ...

Dr Edward Jenner lived in the house from 1785-1823 and pioneered the world-changing vaccination against smallpox there in 1796. Visitors to the museum at Dr Jenner's House are able to visit the ...

The future of a museum dedicated to “father of vaccination” Dr Edward Jenner is under threat as it faces a funding collapse during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Vaccination was invented at Dr Jenner's House in Gloucestershire 200 years ago. Until this year, it was a little-visited site but now the museum is set to become a must-see post-lockdown attraction.