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Because James Phipps had never had Smallpox and Jenner needed somebody who was not immune to smallpox or else this experiment would not work.

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Who did edward Jenner try his idea on?

James Phipps


Who did Edward Jenner experiment on?

James Phipps was the boy who had cow poxs put into him as an experiment. Apparently, he was a young tramp who was bought into Edwards house, he was an easy target to experiment on. This is because he had had no parent or family members around, they had all died from this horrid diease called small poxs.


Y was Sarah Nelmes's so important to Edward Jenner?

She was the dairy maid whom Edward Jenner took a sample of cowpox from, to infect James Phipps with cowpox.


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What did Edward Jenner do to stop illnesses getting worse?

Edward Jenner made a vaccicn that help people with smallpox Edward Jenner spoted that people who had cowpox could not get smallpox James phipps was the first person the be vaccinated by a weak form of cowpox


What actors and actresses appeared in The Story of Dr. Jenner - 1939?

The cast of The Story of Dr. Jenner - 1939 includes: Matthew Boulton as Edward Jenner, M.D. Helen Brown as Mary Phipps - Mother Naomi Childers as Townswoman Harry Cording as Village Dairyman Fay Helm as Mrs. Edward Jenner John Nesbitt as Narrator Raymond Severn as Little Jim Phipps


Why was James Phippis import?

James phipps was the first eight year old to be given the cowpox vaccine by Edward Jenner.


What happened to James Phipps?

He developed a slight fever but after he was injected, he was fine


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He had help from the disease cowpox and he tested it on someone called James Phipps callum c-o


What particularly important achievement did Edward Jenner make?

He had discovered a cure for SMALLPOX which was called Smallpox vaccine... had tested the vaccination on a person called James Phipps .


Who did Jenner experiment on?

James Phipps was the boy who had cow poxs put into him as an experiment. Apparently, he was a young tramp who was bought into Edwards house, he was an easy target to experiment on. This is because he had had no parent or family members around, they had all died from this horrid diease called small poxs.


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