In the article, Looking to the Founders: Immunize Your Kids, David Yee argues that Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were pro-vaccine. It's an interesting bit of history and one that I do not challenge. However, the article implies that Jefferson and Franklin would take the side of pro-vaccination in the debate taking place in our country today. It is this implication that I argue against, as the debate taking place today is not just about vaccinations, it is the same debate that took pla...