Wariness and outright hostility to vaccines did not start with COVID-19, they date back to the 18th century when the first shots were given. From real fears sparked by side-effects, to fake studies and conspiracy theories, we take a look at anti-vax sentiment over the ages:1796: First Jab, First FearsSmallpox killed or disfigured countless millions for centuries before it was eradicated in 1980 through vaccination.In 1796 the English physician Edward Jenner came up with the idea of u

It has been slightly more than a year since the COVID-19 virus emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019. The current health crisis has taken over 2.7 million lives since then and continues to infect thousands of people every day. While more than 400 million people have been vaccinated with coronavirus jabs, nations across the globe are still struggling to contain the deadly virus.

The world greeted 2020 with sadness and fear as the deadly COVID-19 pandemic which emerged late last year continues to kill people worldwide. While nations across the globe are trying to contain the deadly new virus which has already killed 16,000 people, another disease that appeared a long time ago is continuing to infect people daily.