I think it’s interesting to note that the resistance to immunization campaigns is nothing new….in fact it’s been going on for over a hundred years and birthed the term "conscientious objector." Read more below....

"In 1898, the British government finally gave in (ed. to the anti-vaccine crusaders), appeasing angry citizens by passing a conscientious-objection law. People who didn't want to get a vaccine didn't have to. (The term "conscientious objector," born of England's anti-vaccine movement, was later applied to those who refused to fight in WWI and subsequent wars.)”

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