Editing Edward Jenner (section)

== Legacy ==
In 1980, the [[World Health Organization]] declared smallpox an eradicated disease.<ref>{{cite web |author=World Health Organization |title=Smallpox |url=https://www.who.int/health-topics/smallpox#tab=tab_1}}</ref> This was the result of coordinated public health efforts, but vaccination was an essential component. Although the disease was declared eradicated, some pus samples [[Smallpox virus retention debate|still remain]] in laboratories in [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] in [[Atlanta]] in the US, and in [[State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR]] in [[Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast]], Russia.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/08/smallpox-vials-found-cardboard-box-maryland-laboratory "Forgotten smallpox vials found in cardboard box at Maryland laboratory"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2016</ref>

Jenner's vaccine laid the foundation for contemporary discoveries in [[immunology]].<ref name="JennerEssortment"/> In 2002, Jenner was named in the [[BBC]]'s list of the [[100 Greatest Britons]] following a UK-wide vote.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2002|title=100 great British heroes|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2208671.stm|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> Commemorated on postage stamps issued by the [[Royal Mail]], in 1999 he featured in their [[Great Britain commemorative stamps 1990–1999|World Changers]] issue along with [[Charles Darwin]], [[Michael Faraday]] and [[Alan Turing]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Issue: World Changers (21.09.1999) |url=https://www.bfdc.co.uk/1999/world_changers/page1.html |access-date=30 September 2022 |work=BFDC}}</ref> The [[moon|lunar]] crater [[Jenner (crater)|Jenner]] is named in his honour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Jenner on Moon|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2819|url-status=live|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (IAU)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531095906/https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2819 |archive-date=31 May 2018 }}</ref>