COVID vaccine denial? Let’s travel back in time to meet your grandpappy, smallpox vaccine denial. Faith in the smallpox vaccine reigned amongst the English, which automatically made Quebec a denialist province. The French-speaking majority of Montrealers saw the smallpox vaccine as a threat—a way for English-speaking Canada to show who’s boss. Climate attacks Fauci could find lessons, and maybe small comfort, from the experiences of climate generals like politician Al Gore or scientist Michael Mann.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2022 12:38 UTC