Benjamin Franklin on Vaccinations
In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.
Notes:
Franklin regrets not getting his son the small-pox vaccination, which resulted in his death.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1757)