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Peter Plett Memorial Stone

Peter Plett Memorial Stone

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Peter Plett Memorial Stone

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Location: Stakendorf, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Eberhard

May 9, 2024

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Peter Plett, a teacher from Stakendorf, discovered in 1791 that cowpox lymph is effective against smallpox (Blatter). Vaccinations were then carried out in the provost's office. Peter Plett thus prevented people from becoming disfigured and dying. This stone was erected in Stakendorf to commemorate his discovery. His achievements are also reflected in the flag of Stakendorf:
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The vaccinations in the provost's office took place 5 years before the discovery of the modern smallpox vaccination by Mr. Edward Jenner, who reaped fame as a researcher:
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Dr. G.

May 10, 2024

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By the way, the word ‘vaccine’ comes from the Latin ‘vacca’, ‘cow’.

Precisely because the first vaccinations were carried out with cowpox viruses.

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Dr. G.

May 7, 2022

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Peter Plett vaccinated with cowpox in 1791, 5 years before the English country doctor Jenner, who is considered a pioneer of vaccinations, and thus successfully protected against the deadly smallpox virus.

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