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Alfred Russel Wallace and the Antivaccination Movement in Victorian England


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Volume 16, Number 4–April 2010
Historical Review
Alfred Russel Wallace and the Antivaccination Movement in Victorian England
Thomas P. Weber
Author affiliation: Ispra, Italy


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Abstract
Alfred Russel Wallace, eminent naturalist and codiscoverer of the principle of natural selection, was a major participant in the antivaccination campaigns in late 19th-century England. Wallace combined social reformism and quantitative arguments to undermine the claims of provaccinationists and had a major impact on the debate. A brief account of Wallace's background, his role in the campaign, and a summary of his quantitative arguments leads to the conclusion that it is unwarranted to portray Victorian antivaccination campaigners in general as irrational and antiscience. Public health policy can benefit from history, but the proper context of the evidence used should always be kept in mind.

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Weber TP. Alfred Russel Wallace and the antivaccination movement in Victorian England. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet] 2010 April [date cited]. http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/16/4/664.htm

DOI: 10.3201/eid1604.090434

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