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Dr. Jose Rossello, MD, PhD, MHCM
Preventive Medicine & Public Health Specialist
Last Reviewed: February 21, 2019
Science being ‘debunked:’ Why are some countries making a vaccine U-turn? CNN News February 18, 2019 More than a century before Facebook, anti-vaccination campaigners had another method for spreading their message — an eye-catching march through town with tiny children’s coffins emblazoned with the words: “Another victim of vaccination.” The year was 1885, and smallpox vaccinations were compulsory in the UK — reportedly inciting 100,000 people to demonstrate in the city of Leicester, England, one sunny March day. Fast-forward to 2019 and the anti-vaccination campaign is a global, multi-faced beast — spurred by safety concerns, religious and political beliefs, preferences for …
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