Dr. Kendrick: What is an Anti-Vaxxer?
by Dr. Malcom Kendrick
anti-‘ or a ‘
denier’, or a sceptic.
I think in great part this is due to constant attacks I have had to put up with because of my views of cholesterol and statins. I am often called a statin ‘denier’. I have also been referred to as a professional contrarian, a sceptic, a zealot and suchlike.
The best general insult was from Steven Nissen, perhaps the world’s most influential cardiologist:
‘A leading cardiologist has unleashed a blistering attack on “statin denial,” which he calls “an internet-driven cult with deadly consequences 1.”’