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The Brownstone Institute embraces old antivax lies about measles

Post author By Orac
Post date March 20, 2024
45 Comments on The Brownstone Institute embraces old antivax lies about measles

Brownstone Institute Measles Mongers — What an...interesting...image chosen for this article. Nope, nothing threatening about this at all. Just an ominously backlit militant holding a military rifle with something burning in the background!

The Brownstone Institute long ago went full anti-COVID-19 vaccination. Now it’s embracing old antivax tropes about the measles vaccine. This was inevitable.

Tags Alan Cassels, antivaccine, Brownstone Institute, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, Great Barrington Declaration, measles, measles outbreak, measles vaccine, MMR, Pharmawatch Canada, vaccines

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Andrew Wakefield 25 years later: Paving the way for FLCCC and COVID quacks

Post author By Orac
Post date March 6, 2023
41 Comments on Andrew Wakefield 25 years later: Paving the way for FLCCC and COVID quacks

Andrew Wakefield, the measles, and JPANDS — Thanks, Andy, for the measles.

It was 25 years ago last week that Andrew Wakefield launched the modern iteration of the antivaccine movement.In doing so, he laid down a template that antivax quacks today still follow.

Tags Andrew Wakefield, antivaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, measles, measles vaccine, MMR, vaccines

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