Jake Wynn: Pennsylvania’s long anti-vaccine history

Jake Wynn: Pennsylvania’s long anti-vaccine history

In the spring of 1855, school officials in Pottsville, Pa., gathered to debate how to protect their community from a deadly epidemic. The year before,...

Smallpox Vaccine Debate in Pennsylvania | 1855 & Beyond

In 1855, a smallpox scare in Pottsville pushed school officials into a debate that feels uncannily modern. Pennsylvania communities wrestled with questions of public health and personal freedom long before vaccines became a flashpoint in the 21st century. My latest story for Real Clear Pennsylvania traces how those early battles unfolded and why the arguments sound so familiar today. Read it here – Opposition to the Smallpox Vaccine in Pennsylva…