English Explanatory Dictionary

Vaccine Revolt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A period of civil disorder that occurred from 10 to 16 November 1904, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in response to government officials entering homes to administer smallpox vaccines by force.

Word forms

Vaccine Revolt

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Revolta da Vacina.

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