What鈥檚 Behind the Anti-Vax Movement?
Looking at the origins of scepticism towards vaccinations in the US and how it endures in the face of scientific evidence.
This July, it was reported that a woman from Washington State in the US had died of measles. It was the first measles death in the country in 12 years and comes after a huge spike in the number of cases of the disease. There is little doubt about what has caused the rise. The 'anti-vax' movement 鈥 activists who refuse vaccines believing them to be harmful to children 鈥 is vocal, vibrant and virulent. But with their claims proven time and again to be without any scientific basis, why are the 'anti-vaxxers' still going 鈥 and apparently growing?
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