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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/20/how-ben-franklin-went-from-anti-vaxxer-to-advocate/
Ben Franklin was anti-vax, but came around. Also these fuckwits are so dumb that they don't know vaccines have been around throughout when America was "great" and way beyond.
In his defense, in 1721 vaccines were really a new unproven technology. And if you don't know it works, or even what causes diseases in the first place, it's reasonable to be skeptical. It's also reasonable to change your mind when you see it does really work.
Hah, yeah, wasn't trying to compare smathering junk in an open wound versus modern medicine by any means. Just that the concept has been around for a very long time.
The tech also sucked compared to today
And, without the context we have today, I could see how it might be kinda counter-intuitive.