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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics

Richard Jaffe brings the antivax legal assault on state medical boards to California

Dr. Douglas Mackenzie, represented by Richard Jaffe
"Whatchoo talkin' about, Willis?" Yes, before his lawsuit, Dr. Mackenzie appeared in VAXXED videos.

Cancer quack Stanislaw Burzynski’s former lawyer Richard Jaffe is suing the Medical Board of California for disciplining Dr. Douglas Mackenzie for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. The antivax assault on state medical boards with legal thuggery continues apace.

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Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

What makes a physician become an antivaxer?

Dr. Douglas Mackenzie, represented by Richard Jaffe
"Whatchoo talkin' about, Willis?" Yes, before his lawsuit, Dr. Mackenzie appeared in VAXXED videos.

Even though they should know better based on their training, too many physicians embrace the dark side and become antivaccine. How does this happen? What personality traits common among physicians can facilitate a descent into pseudoscience?