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did you have people pushing back against the smallpox vaccine back then
did you have people pushing back against the smallpox vaccine back then
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Absolutely you did. There's a whole book from ~1900 now widely circulated in anti-vaxx circles (even today) where the author argued against mandatory smallpox vaccinations. I can't find it now, but to be honest his arguments - even though mostly proven wrong with time - were dozens of times more sophisticated than today's anti-vaxxers.
@kravietz @absturztaube Fascinating. Do you perhaps recall what it was called?
That's the whole problem - I've just been frantically digging through my bookmarks but can't find it. Probably filed it under some different tag, but I'll find it eventually.
@kravietz @absturztaube Do remember me if you come across it later. I would like to read it.
