The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus by Lucy Ward

The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus

Lucy Ward

352 pages digital 2022

4 editions

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But a key problem remained: convincing people to accept the preventative remedy, the forerunner of vaccination. Arguments raged over risks and benefits, and public resistance ran high. As smallpox ravaged her empire and threatened her court, Cathe...

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