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Papal vaccine campaigns offered punishments, rewards 200 years ago
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Papal vaccine campaigns offered punishments, rewards 200 years ago

An 1822 Vatican law described the new smallpox vaccine as a gift "put in place by divine providence" as a sign of God's "paternal love to save his children."  

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An 1822 Vatican law described the new smallpox vaccine as a gift "put in place by divine providence" as a sign of God's "paternal love to save his children."