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The Pastor's Childhood Vaccination That Refused to Be Ignored
A Swedish-born pastor in Cambridge refuses a smallpox vaccination order - can one man’s bodily history block a public-health mandate?
The Pastor's Childhood Vaccination That Refused to Be Ignored
In this episode, we follow Henning Jacobson’s refusal to comply with Cambridge’s 1902 compulsory vaccination order and the legal journey that pushed the question to the nation's highest court. What happens when an individual’s documented adverse reaction collides with a law designed for collective safety?
Person: Henning Jacobson
Event: Cambridge smallpox vaccination order
Date: 1902 (outbreak) and…
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