In my last post, How the “Anti-Vaccine” Movement Threatens Us All, I discuss the vaccine debate as high drama, by design. Parents are playing into a polarized narrative that’s a lose-lose proposition for us and a home run for special interests. We may think it’s about vaccines. It’s really about parental rights and the role …
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How the “Anti-Vaccine” Movement Threatens Us All
Step back and take a good look. It’s a full blown, parent on parent brawl. I’m struck with an urgency that the vaccine discussion is perilously off track and acutely needs correction. The anti-vaccine controversy isn’t really about disease, public health, science, autism, or chronic illness. It’s not even about vaccines. It’s about the role of government …
What Would Trump’s Vaccine Safety Commission Reveal?
A presidential vaccine safety commission led by Robert Kennedy, Jr. could raise questions about the incentives driving vaccine recommendations. I investigate some of these elements in my recent piece in The American Conservative. My interest in the issue did not stem from any personal experience with autism or vaccine injury. Nor, contrary to the speculation, did …
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