Vaccines — lessons from three centuries of protest

Vaccines — lessons from three centuries of protest

Three centuries of vaccine opposition

Immunization has always been a proxy for wider fears about social control, shows physiologist and science writer Jonathan Berman in his new book. “Anti-vaxxers is a book that reminds us of the historical precedents to the odd alliances — anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-5G, for instance — that are getting in the way of public health right now,” writes reviewer Julie Leask, who chairs the World Health Organization Measuring Behavioural and Social Drivers of Vaccination Working Group.

Nature | 6 min read