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I've heard that George Washington mandated his troops get vaccinated for smallpox, but this must have been well before the germ theory of disease was invented. How did people think that vaccines worked and how were they administered? Was technology advanced enough to make needles?

710 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Happy 13th birthday to Sabaka! We figure she was actually born sometime in July, but she refuses to say exactly when. She still jumps up to high surfaces easily and is just as sassy as ever- ruling the house with a furry iron fist

44 upvotes • r/TuxedoCats

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Happy 13th birthday to Sabaka! We figure she was actually born sometime in July, but she refuses to say exactly when. She still jumps up to high surfaces easily and is just as sassy as ever- ruling the house with a furry iron fist

10 upvotes • r/cats

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I've heard that George Washington mandated his troops get vaccinated for smallpox, but this must have been well before the germ theory of disease was invented. How did people think that vaccines worked and how were they administered? Was technology advanced enough to make needles?	710	AskHistorians
Happy 13th birthday to Sabaka! We figure she was actually born sometime in July, but she refuses to say exactly when. She still jumps up to high surfaces easily and is just as sassy as ever- ruling the house with a furry iron fist	44	TuxedoCats
Happy 13th birthday to Sabaka! We figure she was actually born sometime in July, but she refuses to say exactly when. She still jumps up to high surfaces easily and is just as sassy as ever- ruling the house with a furry iron fist	10	cats