<prompt> Pioneer in concept of Specific protection by vaccine:Chinese medicineRobert KochAmbroise PareLouis Pasteur  <response>: Ans. a Chinese medicine Chinese were early pioneers of immunization They practiced variolation to prevent smallpoxALSO REMEMBERChinese Barefoot Doctors Farmers who received minimal basic medical and para- medical training and worked in rural villages of China Name comes from southern farmers, who would often work barefoot in the rice paddies promoted basic hygiene, preventive health care, family planning and treated common illnesses Purpose: To bring health care to rural areas where urban-trained doctors would not settle 