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13 maj 2020 · George Washington Had Contracted Smallpox in Barbados. In 1751, when Washington was 19 years old, he and his brother Lawrence sailed to Barbados in the hopes that the warm island air would...
16 sie 2021 · That's why Gen. Washington made the controversial decision to order the mass inoculation of his soldiers, an effort to combat spread of the disease that was at the time a major deterrent to enlistments and posed the risk of debilitating his army and tipping the balance of power against America's first warfighters.
16 kwi 2020 · George Washington Related: Here’s the long, controversial road to developing the first smallpox vaccine. Washington’s encounter with the virus proved fortunate for the new nation.
But lesser known is George Washington's bold decision to vaccinate the entire Continental Army against smallpox. It was the first mass inoculation in military history, and was vital to ensuring an American victory in the War of Independence.
26 sie 2021 · George Washington knew the threat smallpox posed to the new nation, calling it “the most dangerous Enemy” in a July 1776 letter to John Hancock.
Smallpox inoculations were mandated for Continental soldiers in winter of 1777. Why do you think Washington chose to inoculate his soldiers then? What were the dangers of smallpox? Why would Washington be concerned about his troops getting the disease? How might the troops become infected with it?
In the first years of the Revolutionary War, George Washington and his Continental Army faced a threat that proved deadlier than the British: a smallpox epidemic, lasting from 1775-1782. Infrequent outbreaks and wariness of inoculation made his troops very susceptible to the disease.
