Dan GillmorDec 27, 2022

Big Journalism is still largely unwilling to call things what they are. Today's example is the Washington Post's use of "vaccine hesitancy" to describe a movement that is based on rejecting science and evidence in favor of dangerous and, increasingly, politically motivated lies.

The people who reject vaccines are attacking their communities. They spread disease and death. We should recognize this, and say it out loud.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/26/vaccine-hesitancy-measles-chickenpox-polio-flu/

Growing vaccine hesitancy fuels measles, chickenpox resurgence in U.S.

An Ohio measles outbreak among unvaccinated children comes at a time of heightened concern about the public health consequences of anti-vaccine sentiment.

The Washington Post
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@dangillmor to be fair a fair number of people are hesitant because they’re not sure who to trust or they feel lied to by the establishment. I’m somewhat sympathetic and hope to draw them to the science side. But the cynical, arrogant, or painfully stupid people orchestrating this ignorance can burn in hell. They’re literally getting people killed.
#VaccinesWork #GetVaccinated
Dec 27, 2022 at 5:50amWeb