Anti-vaccine activism

Anti-vaccination activist holding a sign at a 2010 Tea Party Express rally
Rally of the Anti-Vaccination League of Canada in 1919

Anti-vaccine activism, also called the "anti-vax" movement,[1] is organized activity to show opposition to vaccination, often designed to increase vaccine hesitancy by disseminating misinformation or disinformation.[2] Although myths, conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation spread by the anti-vaccination movement and fringe doctors increase vaccine hesitancy and public debates around the medical, ethical, and legal issues related to vaccines, there is no serious hesitancy or debate within mainstream medical and scientific circles about the benefits of vaccination.[3]

  1. ^ Benoit, Staci L.; Mauldin, Rachel F. (2021-11-17). "The "anti-vax" movement: a quantitative report on vaccine beliefs and knowledge across social media". BMC Public Health. 21 (1): 2106. doi:10.1186/s12889-021-12114-8. ISSN 1471-2458. PMC 8596085. PMID 34789206.
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  3. ^ Dubé, Ève; Ward, Jeremy K.; Verger, Pierre; MacDonald, Noni E. (1 April 2021). "Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health". Annual Review of Public Health. 42 (1): 175–191. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-090419-102240. ISSN 0163-7525. PMID 33798403. S2CID 232774243. the scientific and medical consensus on the benefits of vaccination is clear and unambiguous

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