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History Censored: In 1836 Charles Darwin brought back three natives from South America. One of them died from a smallpox vaccination.

submitted by obscenity to Controlavirus 2.8 yearsAug 27, 2021 01:44:09 ago (+4/-0)     (en.m.wikipedia.org)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_voyage_of_H.M.S._Beagle

I believe this is a popular part of the tale. Weird how so very long the Wikipedia article is yet it leaves out this relatively well known and, quite frankly, salient detail.


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Vaccines have never been perfect. There has always been a risk associated with them. Why there is a push to mitigate the acknowledgment of risk nowadays is the bizarre part.