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George Washington ordered the Continental Army inoculated against smallpox in 1777.

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Is it true that George Washington ordered the Continental Army inoculated against smallpox in 1777?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed sources state that George Washington ordered inoculation of the Continental Army, with one 2016 article specifying the order came in 1777. A 1986 JAMA letter disputes the wording but is answered by a reply confirming Washington did order the army inoculated.

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Smallpox in Washington's Army
2022
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Smallpox in Washington's Army. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781978727434

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George Washington and Variolation; Edward Jenner and Vaccination
1986
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George Washington and Variolation; Edward Jenner and Vaccination. (1986). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1986.03370140079022

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Smallpox vaccination: an early start of modern medicine in America -
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Smallpox vaccination: an early start of modern medicine in America - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2016.1273611

George Washington and Variolation; Edward Jenner and Vaccination-Reply
1986
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George Washington and Variolation; Edward Jenner and Vaccination-Reply. (1986). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1986.03370140079023

The Smallpox Epidemics in America in the 1700s and the Role of the Surgeons: Lessons to be Learned During the Global Outbreak of COVID-19
2020
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Hasselgren, P. (2020). The Smallpox Epidemics in America in the 1700s and the Role of the Surgeons: Lessons to be Learned During the Global Outbreak of COVID-19. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05670-4

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