For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left survivors horribly scarred. But Simona Zompi commends the brave souls — a Buddhist nun, a boy, a cow, a dairymaid and physician Edward Jenner — who first stopped the spread of this disastrous disease, to make us smallpox-free today.

One of Raven the Science Maven’s former students asked her for help with their biology final exam so of course she remixed Megan Thee Stallion’s Body song into #Antibodyody to teach a little about antibodies and the immune response. A quick little song from your favorite scientist #body LOL!



Dear Vaccine is a global community poem, inviting all to share their voices to promote COVID-19 vaccination through the imaginative language of poetry.