The Coronavirus pandemic that began in 2019 brought to the fore, the presence of a significant minority of individuals who strongly oppose vaccination. This opposition is by no means recent. Ever since the very first attempts to immunize individuals, opposition has been intense in some societies. The reasons for this opposition range from religious to political to medical. Although vaccines have eliminated smallpox and largely eliminated polio and measles, opposition to vaccination persists and, in some countries, has grown stronger. The History of Vaccine Hesitancy seeks to describe the history of this opposition as well as its changing rationale over the years and in different societies. The discussion may ultimately provide some suggestions for reducing hesitancy in the future. Demonstrates vaccine hesitancy is not new and is widespread around the world Presents the history of the opposition to immunization Provides counterarguments to the opposition today INDICE: 1. Variolation, the early years. Mather and Boylston 2. The necessity of variolation. Washington and his armies; Franklin and disinformation 3. The introduction of Vaccination and the societal responses in the United States, England, Spain, and Italy 4. Making vaccination mandatory in the United States. The growth of vaccination in the early years 5. The Milwaukee and Quebec Vaccination Riots 6. The Supreme Court weighs in 7. Making Vaccination mandatory in the United Kingdom 8. Polio vaccines and their problems 9. Measles hesitancy 10. COVID-19 11. Bona fide objections 12. Personal beliefs and political arguments 13. Medical exceptions
- ISBN: 978-0-443-13434-0
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2023
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés