Ben Franklin's Anguish: The Origin of the Modern Vaccine Cult
Examining Franklin's reaction to the death of his son from smallpox
Author and historian John Leake: "The 18th century American literature on smallpox suggests that our modern Vaccine Cult—that is, the faith that vaccines are a panacea for viral illnesses and that everyone should take them for every viral illness and not even dare question their safety and efficacy—has its roots in the trauma of smallpox. Out of the inconsolable anguish of parents like Benjamin and Deborah Franklin grew a fervent desire for a practical invention that would deliver humanity from the nightmare of smallpox. And so inoculation—and later vaccination—came to be viewed as mankind’s salvation."
https://open.substack.com/pub/petermcculloughmd/p/ben-franklins-anguish-the-origin
@PeterMcCulloughMD .
Examining Franklin's reaction to the death of his son from smallpox
Author and historian John Leake: "The 18th century American literature on smallpox suggests that our modern Vaccine Cult—that is, the faith that vaccines are a panacea for viral illnesses and that everyone should take them for every viral illness and not even dare question their safety and efficacy—has its roots in the trauma of smallpox. Out of the inconsolable anguish of parents like Benjamin and Deborah Franklin grew a fervent desire for a practical invention that would deliver humanity from the nightmare of smallpox. And so inoculation—and later vaccination—came to be viewed as mankind’s salvation."
https://open.substack.com/pub/petermcculloughmd/p/ben-franklins-anguish-the-origin
@PeterMcCulloughMD .
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Ben Franklin's Anguish: The Origin of the Modern Vaccine Cult
Examining Franklin's reaction to the death of his son from smallpox.