As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety.<\/p>\n
Back in 19th-century England, people rioted against a mandatory smallpox vaccine, claiming that it violated civil rights and was an affront to human bodily integrity<\/a>. In the United States, organizations dedicated to resisting vaccines have existed since the Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League of Brooklyn<\/a> was established in 1894.<\/p>\n Researchers generally refer to people who do not follow the standard advice of health professionals about vaccines, by either refusing or delaying some or all vaccines<\/a>, as vaccine hesitant<\/a>. Today, vaccine hesitancy is most famously associated with the Make America Healthy Again movement<\/a> and its standard-bearer, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. 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