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Michael Willrich

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The Smallpox-Fighting “Virus Squads” That Stormed Tenements in the Middle of the Night

In the 1800s, they helped lay the groundwork for the anti-vaccine movement.

by Rebecca Onion, Michael Willrich via Slate on February 9, 2021

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Sign reading "Is your child vaccinated?"

Contagion

How prior generations of Americans responded to the threat of infectious disease.

via BackStory on February 19, 2016

How The 'Pox' Epidemic Changed Vaccination Rules

During the 1898-1904 pox epidemic, public health officials and policemen forced thousands of Americans to be vaccinated against their will.

by Fresh Air via NPR on April 5, 2011

A teenage boy is vaccinated against smallpox by a school doctor and a county health nurse, 1938.

The U.S. Has Had 'Vaccine Passports' Before—And They Worked

History shows that the benefits of such a system can extend far beyond the venues into which such a passport would grant admission .

by Jordan E. Taylor via TIME on April 5, 2021

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