Anti-vaccinationists past and present
The vaccination acts of 1853 and 1867 made smallpox vaccination
compulsory for all children under 14. After nearly 60 years of
protests by those who saw enforced vaccination as an infringement of
personal liberty and choice, cumulative penalties were abolished in
1898 and replaced by a conscience clause. This allowed parents who did
not believe vaccination was efficacious or safe to obtain a certificate
of exception. Wolfe and Sharp (p 430) say that the activities of
today's protagonists against immunisation are directly descended and
little changed from the 19th century anti-vaccinationists' stance.
(Credit: REX)
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