“George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army,” reads the text of an image that’s being shared on social media with an illustration of the first president of the ...

In 1751, a teenaged George Washington emerged from a harrowing bout of smallpox, which he had contracted in Barbados, that left him weak, pockmarked, and well aware of just how catastrophic an ...

A viral photo claims that George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army. That's Mostly True, although the inoculation process back then went by another name, variolation.

Gen. George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, setting a precedent for President Biden's COVID-19 vaccinations of today.

George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, was initially hesitant to have his Revolutionary War troops inoculated during a smallpox outbreak, writing, “should We inoculate ...

If you are a patriot, you will vaccinate yourself against COVID-19 as soon as it becomes available to you. In doing so, you will follow in the footsteps of George Washington, the "Father of Our ...

In 1777, the general required his troops to get inoculated for smallpox. In 1777, the ... Why George Washington mandated inoculations. by Christian Spencer | Sept. 20, 2021 ...

George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is placing a newly acquired document on display that shows Washington’s awareness of medical advances to help halt the spread of smallpox among his troops.

And Brielle Claremont added: "Actually George Washington was very fond of mandatory vaccination. Ben Franklin wrote movingly about his regret about not inoculating his son who later died of smallpox." ...

George Washington saw smallpox as "the most dangerous enemy." Today, Biden must do the same for COVID-19 and mandate vaccines for the military.