Pandemic gives a shot in the arm to anti-vaccine movement
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Anti-vaccine graffiti in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in January | REUTERS
AFP-Jiji
Apr 25, 2021
Paris – Anti-vaccine campaigners once confined to relatively obscure groups have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to reach a wider audience online, feeding on public fears to sow doubt about the drugs now available.
But while the “anti-vaxxer” camp has long understood the importance of the information battle, says science historian Laurent-Henri Vignaud, the health authorities are often a step behind.