Questions about vaccines linger in the public and are often repeated by public figures. One question is which vaccines are the most necessary. In this post, we tell you which are not necessary and why.
Tag: Smallpox
In 1904, an anti-vaccine uprising almost brought down the Brazilian government. A combination of social strife and lack of confidence in the government boiled over when new vaccine requirements were about to be enforced by public health authorities with the backing of the police.
An African slave by the name of Onesimus might have been the key person in beginning the fight against smallpox in the American Colonies in the early 1700s.
While diseases like Ebola or Coronavirus make the news and scare many people, there are a myriad of other zoonotic diseases that make thousands sick each year as well.
¿Qué tanto debe preocuparnos el posible retorno de la viruela como arma biológica de guerra?