Identifying the Text's Central Claim
What is the central claim of the text?
Although many illnesses have existed, smallpox has been the most devastating disease in the history of
humankind.
Although people use vaccinations today, Edward Jenner's original inoculations were actually a more effective
way of protecting people from disease.
Although many people worked to fight smallpox, Jenner has been given credit for starting and spreading the
practice of immunization.
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