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Can you tell me why there was so much opposition to smallpox vaccination throughout the nineteenth century.?
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Smallpox vaccine?: “Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination” by Stefan Riedel MD, PhD is a fascinating read. Appears that Benjamin Jesty was the first to vaccinate against smallpox (1737-1816). See: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/ ** I read the article - but didn't see anything about opposition to smallpox vaccine in the 1800's.
Answered 10/6/2014
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