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[–] 7 pts

the Vaccination Act of 1853 made smallpox vaccination compulsory for all children born in England. Parents who chose not to vaccinate their children were subject to fines. This instigated the first anti-vaccination movement, which gained sufficient attention in Great Britain that a commission was appointed in 1896 to evaluate its concerns versus the benefits of vaccination. Although the commission concluded that smallpox vaccination was protective against disease, it also recommended against levying financial penalties, and a subsequent Vaccination Act in 1898 allowed parents to obtain a certificate of conscientious objection, a harbinger of things to come.

[–] 3 pts

Amazing to see how little things have changed in almost 200 years.

We've regressed so far.

[–] 0 pt

What? Vaccine mandates?

Dun dun duuuun!