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Paracelsus

Paracelsus (1493–1541) lived well before the age of vaccines.

He is though often thought of as the father of toxicology, famously saying that:

“Solely the dose determines that a thing is not a poison.”

This principle continues to be used today, helping to point out that small amounts of chemicals in vaccines are not toxic or poisonous.

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