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Recognizing Old Vaccine Scars

Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 3, 2018 / BCG vaccine, BCG vaccine scar, History of Vaccines, Leicester, meningitis, scars, small pox photos, smallpox vaccine, smallpox vaccine scar, tweets

Do you know which vaccines caused those scars on your arm?

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Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated – Smallpox Edition

Vincent Iannelli, MD / June 18, 2018 / delaying vaccines, graphs, history of the anti-vaccine movement, Leicester, smallpox, smallpox vaccine, unvaccinated, vaccinated vs unvaccinated, variolation

Have you seen the photo of the two kids with smallpox, only one of which had severe disease? Can you guess which one was vaccinated?

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The Plano Smallpox Outbreak of 1895

Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 13, 2018 / anti-vaccine talking points, clusters, fear, history of the anti-vaccine movement, homeopathic vaccines, Leicester, measles outbreaks, mumps outbreaks, smallpox, smallpox vaccine, variolation

Fifteen people died in Plano, Texas in 1895, even though a smallpox vaccine was available at the time that could have prevented this and most other smallpox outbreaks and epidemics. Tragically, the fight against its use mirrors much of what we see in today’s anti-vaccine movement.

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Which Vaccine Is the Most Dangerous?

Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 14, 2018 / 60 Minutes, Andrew Wakefield, autism shot, Dan Rather, eradicated diseases, Jenny McCarthy, Leicester, media, Paul Offit, risks, side effects, smallpox, smallpox vaccine

All vaccines are safe and effective, but if you had to rank them, the original smallpox vaccine would be the most dangerous because it has the most side effects.

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