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In 1907, Evansville logged nearly 1,000 measles cases in five months, with no vaccine and no real prevention beyond quarantine and sulphur fumigation. A look at what fighting measles actually meant before there was a shot for it.
In 1970, the Albany Democrat-Herald reported on autism research at UCLA that had been underway for a decade. At a time when parenting was widely speculated to cause autism, the findings pointed instead to the brain and reflected nearly 30 years of study, decades before Tylenol was on shelves.
Contrary to recent claims from Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism was studied decades before Tylenol existed. In 1921, Dr. Stewart Paton described “autistic thinking” as wish-driven daydreams contrasted with logical thought.
For more than 200 years, reports have praised vaccination’s “increased public benefit,” with this 1803 article published in The Evening Post underscoring public trust in what was then a new medical practice.
An 1894 article warned of smallpox’s deadly toll in past centuries and praised vaccination as vital protection against the disease.
In August 1903, The Tribune of Scranton, PA published physicians’ advice on fighting smallpox, emphasizing vaccination, public education, and stricter prevention measures.
In 1963, measles was a major public health concern, causing severe illness and complications, especially in children. This article announces the arrival of the measles vaccine, expected to drastically reduce cases. Health officials emphasize its effectiveness and encourage widespread immunization to curb outbreaks.
Polio was a devastating disease, paralyzing or killing many, especially children. In 1952, it caused nearly 58,000 cases in the U.S., with over 3,000 deaths and 21,000 paralyses. The 1955 vaccine reduced cases by 90% in five years, but rising vaccine skepticism risks reversing this progress. Vaccines remain vital to preventing a resurgence.
This 1913 article highlights groundbreaking discoveries by French scientists in the fight against typhoid. Professor Vincent, a military doctor, has developed a new vaccine using
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