Rather than accepting that negative circumstances were often the result of individual choices in the face of a global pandemic, #AntiVaccine conspiracists evoke global-domination conspiracies about the #WorldEconomicForum to explain away a complicated situation and ameliorate responsibility for personal circumstances.” (3/4)
Prevention is better than cure: Addressing #AntiVaccine#conspiracy theories - Jolley - 2017 - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jasp.12453 “In both studies, anti-conspiracy arguments increased intentions to #vaccinate a fictional child but only when presented prior to conspiracy theories. This effect was mediated by belief in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and the perception that vaccines are dangerous. (1/2)
A former #Canadian soldier who publicly defied #CAF's #COVID19#VaccineMandate was trying to undermine the federal government while in uniform, a military prosecutor argued, describing the behaviour as "very close to the legal definition of #mutiny."
James Topp, a 53-year-old former warrant officer, pleaded guilty to 2 counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order & discipline for posting #AntiVaccine videos on social media before launching a protest march to #Ottawa
#DrPeterHotez, author of the new book The Deadly Rise of #AntiScience: A Scientist's Warning, says the movement is well organized, well financed and includes powerful organizations in the U.S. such as the Republicans' House Freedom Caucus, certain senators and what he calls "contrarian-" and "pseudo-intellectuals."
Folks who have followed #antivaccine propaganda for many years probably remember Desiree Jennings, the cheerleader who got a flu shot and then had weird sequelae, including being able to only walk backwards. She's recently spoken about her experience and who's shocked that antivaccine advocates did her dirty? She eventually went back to school to get a degree in molecular biology and is looking for work on #vaccines.
DeSantis Just Made It Illegal for Doctors to Refuse to Treat Unvaccinated Patients – But Legal to Refuse LGBTQ Ones
In Republican Governor Ron DeSantis‘ “Free State of Florida,” as of July 1 it will be illegal for physicians and other medical professionals to refuse to treat unvaccinated patients. It will be illegal to mandate vaccines. It will be illegal to mandate the wearing of masks. It will be illegal to require a “vaccine passport.”