Two new studies find that British colonists arriving via ship in the late 18th century likely introduced smallpox, which ...
We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and may be distressing. In April 1789, the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region began, just 16 months ...
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British First Fleet likely brought smallpox to Australia and the actual toll may have been millions
On a hot January day in 1788, 11 British ships commanded by Arthur Philip sailed into Sydney Harbor carrying convicts, ...
Why are we talking about smallpox again? The virus is estimated to have killed more than 300 million people in the 20th century. But by 1980, thanks to a successful vaccination campaign, it was ...
Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. As the United States struggles to distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines, we’re looking back at ...
Smallpox vaccines have been approved for monkeypox. But experts warn that many questions remain about the protection they provide and how to best administer them. Members of the Association of French ...
Health officials are scrambling to stretch scarce doses of vaccine to slow the mounting monkeypox outbreak, but do older people already vaccinated as kids for the related but deadlier smallpox virus ...
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