"Vaccination a Delusion: Its Penal Enforcement a Crime" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a strong criticism of vaccination that was written in the 1800's. The book questions required vaccination laws by sharing proof that says vaccination doesn't work and is bad for you. The author wants these laws to be cancelled, considering required vaccination a crime against people's freedom and a danger to everyone's health. The book starts in an argumentative way, explaining the author's plan to persuade lawmakers to look closely at the "lack of knowledge and skill" in the Royal Commission's findings about vaccination. It analyzes old and modern numbers about vaccinations and smallpox, claiming that the numbers have been changed to support vaccination. By carefully looking at old medical practices and results, the author tries to show how the public was tricked about how well vaccination works, claiming that better hygiene, not vaccination, should get the credit for diseases becoming less common.
Vaccination a Delusion: Its Penal Enforcement a Crime Proved by the Official Evidence in the Reports of the Royal Commission
By Alfred Russel Wallace
Step back in time to discover how one person challenged the status quo, armed with data and a fiery conviction, in an era where medical practices were under intense scrutiny.
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About the AuthorAlfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.
Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.
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