Smallpox inoculation
Subject in Medicine
Smallpox inoculation has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook says roughly 2,000 died at Valley Forge and more would have died without Washington's inoculation programme.
“2,000 people died at Valley Forge, which was the sixth of Washington's army. And more would probably have died if Washington hadn't been an enthusiastic proto-vaxxer”
The Rest Is History: 683. Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1) (Jun 28, 2026) · Listen from 34:48
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
683. Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jun 28, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland trace George Washington's origins and character and examine the winter at Valley Forge in 1777–78 that made his reputation.