It's been tempting to conclude during the long haul effort against COVID-19 that a substantial chunk of humanity --- the anti-vaccination crowd --- is just too obtuse to survive. And that's actually proved to be true in many instances.
But there's actually nothing new here, as author and journalist Jess McHugh pointed out in a piece written for Sunday's Washington Post.
Edward Jenner and his successors, who pioneered vaccination in the hugely successful long-term fight against smallpox, faced similar pushback commencing soon after 1796 when its efficacy first was demonstrated.
Here's a link to McHugh's article, which I found interesting this morning.
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