Outbreak

A deadly smallpox epidemic in the early 1900s and a Boston-area minister who refused mandatory vaccination — how his case ended up in front of the Supreme Court.

Episode 13 of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "Outbreak" was published on May 2, 2019 and runs 22 minutes.

May 2, 2019 ·22m · Throughline

Summary

More than 700 measles cases have been recorded in the U.S. in the recent outbreak, the worst being in New York. This past April, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a public health emergency that required residents in parts of Brooklyn to get vaccinated or face a fine of $1,000. In this episode, we look back at a 1905 Supreme Court case that set a precedent for enforcing compulsory vaccinations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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