Continuità e discontinuità nelle posizioni intorno alla vaccinazione
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4454/mefisto.6-1-2.530Keywords:
Vaccination, History of Medicine, Science and pseudoscienceAbstract
In this paper the author presents a brief history of vaccination. From the first vaccinations in the 18th century to the recent vaccine disputes, the author traces the history of vaccination and anti-vaccine movements, showing that the controversies involved very different aspects and referred to different values and principles: religious, political, and medical. Distinguishing between the different types of arguments provides a better understanding of the reasons for resistance to vaccines and the dialectic between science and pseudoscience.
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