How to stop the anti-science charlatans 0 Shares A couple of weeks ago, I received a text from my aunt that included a link to a physician-created YouTube video about the COVID vaccine. The creator has built her fame and fortune as an anti-vaccination proponent. Knowing that her videos are rubbish, I ignored the text. A couple of days ago, I received the same text message, this time with my aunt imploring me to “PLEASE READ!” I went back and forth on whether to respond or not and ultimately decided to take the bait. I replied that the creator is a charlatan and a disgrace to the medical community. She is especially dangerous because attached to her misinformation about vaccines and COVID-19 in general is her medical degree, which gives her some credence to the layperson. She also promises her viewers “special information,” little secrets that “they” don’t want you to know. During a pandemic with a novel virus and much uncertainty, people will latch onto this sort of thing.