The long and fascinating history of opposition to vaccines

[kenny]

... interesting to read the role politics and religion have always played.
The more things change, the more they remain the same.

The anti-vaccination movement that gripped Victorian England

Opposition to vaccination has its roots in a militancy that was at its height more than 100 years ago.

www.bbc.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I'd like to read this Kenny but im having a reasonably good day today so ill read it tomorrow
I find the antivaxers a bit OTT

 

[Rockdiamond]

Even further back...

Where did the article “George Washington and the First Mass Military Inoculation” go? - Ask a Librarian

www.loc.gov

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

i got some very dangerouse junk mail in our letter box i was so angry
advising parents of 12-15 year olds (chuldren that age are entitled to deside for them selves if they wish to be vacinated here)
going on about the vacine was going to change one's dna
just utter tripe
expensive looking leaflet too .
the worst thing is that my town is on target to be the last distrcit in NZ to get to the govt 90% target
it appairs to be an ethnicality thing
if your asian, white or even pacific you vacinate
if one is maori you hesiatte
my neighbourhod is prdominatky maori so im worried

 

[chemgirl]

@Daisys and Diamonds unfortunately we’re also dealing with antivaxxers targeting children here in Canada.

These people are sick. Around 100 of them set up outside of a children’s vaccination clinic and berated the parents trying to take their kids in for an appointment. It took a turn when several of them decided to approach kids and tell them that their parents were trying to murder them and they were going to die in their sleep after getting vaccinated. A few close friends were there and police had to hold a dad back from a man who was threatening his 7 year old.

They’re taking advantage of their constitutional right to protest and using it to harass and threaten people.

Child abusing scum.

There’s my vent of the day.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

@Daisys and Diamonds unfortunately we’re also dealing with antivaxxers targeting children here in Canada.

These people are sick. Around 100 of them set up outside of a children’s vaccination clinic and berated the parents trying to take their kids in for an appointment. It took a turn when several of them decided to approach kids and tell them that their parents were trying to murder them and they were going to die in their sleep after getting vaccinated. A few close friends were there and police had to hold a dad back from a man who was threatening his 7 year old.

They’re taking advantage of their constitutional right to protest and using it to harass and threaten people.

Child abusing scum.

There’s my vent of the day.

OMG thats terrible
i guess these people never had parents who remembered the polio epidemics or known anyone who got really really sick with measles (or the actual flu even)