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Author:  tycho [ Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:44 am ]
Post subject:  Nelson and Vaccines

Here's an interesting link, in the light of the current focus on vaccines, to a letter Nelson wrote to Emma regarding having Horatia vaccinated against smallpox.

The article says the letter is 'newly discovered'; I don't think so - it is available in numerous publicly-available sources.


https://tinyurl.com/v2rmdzvr

Author:  AlexPhilip [ Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Nelson and Vaccines

Admiral Lord Nelson's tacit support for vaccination has been revealed in a letter found at Royal Museums Greenwich. In the letter, Nelson encourages his lover Emma Hamilton to consider 'inoculating' their six-month-old daughter Horatia against smallpox.

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