What´s that for? A premium medal for parents willing to have their children vaccinated

In the exhibition “What is Enlightenment? Questions for the 18^th Century” there is a premium medal from the DHM collection that celebrates the medicinal progress in smallpox immunisation and is awarded to parents who allowed their children to be vaccinated. Saro Gorgis, research associate for the exhibition, explains what vaccination has to do with the Enlightenment and why medals were issued to accompany the state’s campaigns for vaccination.