<![CDATA[Nineteenth-century antivaccination movements grew from uneven medical standards and opposition to compulsory public health laws.]]>Nineteenth-century antivaccination movements grew from uneven medical standards and opposition to compulsory public health laws.

Some early concerns reflected genuine procedural problems. Their conclusions did not survive the evidence: vaccines became safer, reduced smallpox mortality, and ultimately helped eradicate the disease worldwide.

Context explains opposition. It does not prove opponents correct.

https://brewminate.com/dissent-and-disease-the-origins-of-anti-vaccination-thought-in-the-19th-century/

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