A crowd has gathered in the street in opposition to vaccinations. Verso: WHO/11845. General-Smallpox. Jeers and cheers for Jenner. The advent of smallpox vaccination was the opening of a great chapter in the history of world medicine, but there were vasted interests at stake and Jenner's method was opposed by incculation specialists. However, after a good many tests and counter tests, all of which were sucessful, the wind started to turn. Vaccination spreads to many parts of the world despite opposition. In Boston the antivaccinationsts start riots. In New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the public hesitates. In Paris, there is propaganda against the vacccinators.
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