8.31.2020

Finding a vaccine will be only half the battle (or not even that)

 Infected by doubt

“Just from a research point of view, it’s fascinating to watch,” Smyser said. “Whereas public health is very disorganized in our approach to the pandemic, anti-vaxxers are extremely organized and are hosting online summits and doing advocacy training.”

Sorry about the paywall. The clip above is one of the salient points of this piece but if you can get access, it's worth reading further for what says about the power of media—online media in particular—to accelerate movements.

For my part, I will trust my own health care provider for an evaluation of any future vaccine but in the meantime, my sleeve's already rolled up.

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