anti-vax

Article from The Atlantic "Gullible, Cynical America: The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time" regular link = https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/cynical-gullible-american-man/686079/ gift link =...

full article here https://overland.org.au/2019/11/anti-vax-anti-science-and-the-pitfalls-of-sharing-a-rare-condition-with-a-celebrity/

Interesting programme on iPlayer. Delves back into history of anti-vax, vaccine "hesitancy", Wakefield etc. Mainly focuses on UK and US. Suspicion of Pharma and their financial links with the establishment. Impact of social media. Worth a watch from a social history point of view if...

heard this being discussed on Radio2 today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47699791 whilst in this case I can see why they want to do it; but I think it might be a worrying precedent particularly for pwME given the power that certain people and the SMC have. eta: Maybe they should instead...