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Radio Oxford,06 Jun 2025,8 mins

The Charlbury anti-vax riots

Secret Oxfordshire

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In 1897, the residents of Charlbury, West Oxfordshire, took to the streets in an anti-vax protest so chaotic that it helped change the law. Is this riot really the reason why the UK hasn’t seen a compulsory vaccine for over a hundred years? And how much has it influenced the anti-vax movement we see today? Image Credit: Getty

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