Arthur Allen

At that time, you know, it was considered ungodly, like, you know, not that people would take the craziest medicines. This has always been true, that people will take any kind of crazy medication to treat an illness. But the idea that you would prevent something in the first instance was considered sort of to go against religion.

And there were also people who argued and eventually successfully that, you know, vaccination was a gift from God.

And there were also people who argued and eventually successfully that, you know, vaccination was a gift from God.

And there were also people who argued and eventually successfully that, you know, vaccination was a gift from God.

Right. And especially with a baby. You know, like, you were injecting this sinful material into a baby, you know?

Right. And especially with a baby. You know, like, you were injecting this sinful material into a baby, you know?

Right. And especially with a baby. You know, like, you were injecting this sinful material into a baby, you know?

Well, actually, you know, a contaminated smallpox vaccine is why we have an FDA. I mean, around 1902, there was this terrible outbreak of tetanus, and it killed a number of kids in Camden, New Jersey, and in a bunch of other places, there were also deaths. And it was smallpox vaccine that hadn't been properly made and was contaminated.

Well, actually, you know, a contaminated smallpox vaccine is why we have an FDA. I mean, around 1902, there was this terrible outbreak of tetanus, and it killed a number of kids in Camden, New Jersey, and in a bunch of other places, there were also deaths. And it was smallpox vaccine that hadn't been properly made and was contaminated.

Well, actually, you know, a contaminated smallpox vaccine is why we have an FDA. I mean, around 1902, there was this terrible outbreak of tetanus, and it killed a number of kids in Camden, New Jersey, and in a bunch of other places, there were also deaths. And it was smallpox vaccine that hadn't been properly made and was contaminated.

And so there were frequent reports, if you look in the literature from these days, like I extensively looked through everything in Pennsylvania, like the first 10 years of the century, and swollen arms were really common, bad infections, there weren't any antibiotics, so you had a bad infection, there wasn't much you could do about it. And the public health people in those days

And so there were frequent reports, if you look in the literature from these days, like I extensively looked through everything in Pennsylvania, like the first 10 years of the century, and swollen arms were really common, bad infections, there weren't any antibiotics, so you had a bad infection, there wasn't much you could do about it. And the public health people in those days

And so there were frequent reports, if you look in the literature from these days, like I extensively looked through everything in Pennsylvania, like the first 10 years of the century, and swollen arms were really common, bad infections, there weren't any antibiotics, so you had a bad infection, there wasn't much you could do about it. And the public health people in those days

It was like a new tool that they had and they were pretty brutal at times. I mean, they were forced vaccinations where they would chase down workers and they would, you know, pull them out of like drain pipes to vaccinate them and this kind of thing. And the vaccines were not entirely safe and they were very varied. Some were, some weren't.

It was like a new tool that they had and they were pretty brutal at times. I mean, they were forced vaccinations where they would chase down workers and they would, you know, pull them out of like drain pipes to vaccinate them and this kind of thing. And the vaccines were not entirely safe and they were very varied. Some were, some weren't.

It was like a new tool that they had and they were pretty brutal at times. I mean, they were forced vaccinations where they would chase down workers and they would, you know, pull them out of like drain pipes to vaccinate them and this kind of thing. And the vaccines were not entirely safe and they were very varied. Some were, some weren't.

And so, like I said, that was one of the things that led to the creation of the FDA. So that's smallpox. And then, you know, you have time marches on and medicine starts to have some legitimacy. And then after World War II, you know, it really has legitimacy because you've got antibiotics.

And so, like I said, that was one of the things that led to the creation of the FDA. So that's smallpox. And then, you know, you have time marches on and medicine starts to have some legitimacy. And then after World War II, you know, it really has legitimacy because you've got antibiotics.

And so, like I said, that was one of the things that led to the creation of the FDA. So that's smallpox. And then, you know, you have time marches on and medicine starts to have some legitimacy. And then after World War II, you know, it really has legitimacy because you've got antibiotics.

You've got a bunch of, you know, viruses were kind of discovered and worked on by the military during World War II. And the flu vaccine was developed. It wasn't very good, but a ton of other things were developed. And all this research was done into viruses and it led to the polio vaccine.