Anti-vaxxers

Anti-vaxxers, people that are generally against vaccination

News

 * 22 Nov 2021, Economist.com, The latest covid wave - A deadly new covid wave in Europe is met by popular fury over lockdowns, Compulsory vaccination against covid-19 may become more common in EuropeAs such mandates are becoming likelier in many places, the polarisation between rival camps is growing. Anti-vaxxers consist mainly of supporters of populist and far-right parties, but also acolytes of alternative medicine, hippies and libertarians. 
 * 15 Nov 2021, Economist.com, Scepticism and cow bells - The latest wave of covid-19 is harrowing German-speaking countries, An alliance of anti-vaxxers and the far right is largely to blame
 * 16 Aug 2021, Politico.eu, The 10 tribes of the French anti-health pass protests, The protest movement has many disparate — and often contradictory — viewpoints.
 * 12 Aug 2021, Project-Syndicate.org, The anti-vaxx pox, Despite overwhelming evidence that vaccines are safe and effective against covid-19, sizable minorities in many countries remain unconvinced or even hostile to this proven public-health measure. But while advanced economies grapple mainly with the problem of vaccine resistance, poorer countries’ immunization programs are lagging far behind.
 * 20 Jul 2021, Pro.politico.eu, Science vs. religion as Greek priests lead the anti-vax movement, With covid-19 cases on the rise, influential clerics are urging people not to get vaccinated.