The last five years has seen a sharp rise in anti-science rhetoric in the United States, especially from the political far right, mostly focused on va…
NEW: As #vaccine scientist + parent of an adult daughter with autism, I've debunked the fake #antivax "health freedom" movement. RFK Jr now calls me the "OG Villain". In @MicrobesInfect the OG Villain explains how US anti-science movement has globalized
Accusing @JoeBiden@KamalaHarris of being anti-vaccine? Let's call it out: It was the Trump campaign that re-energized antivax movement in 2015 causing a pivot to the political right, now escalating into a global anti-science confederacy. My details here
My latest in @MicrobesInfect:
"Anti-Science Extremism in America: Escalating and Globalizing"
I report on how what began as the #antivax pivot to the far right in 2015, especially in #Texas, grew to a full on international anti-science movement
@PeterHotez@MicrobesInfect .@PeterHotez my former President at Sabin Vaccine Institute has the 'gift of science'. The 'OG Villain' brings vaccine science to everyones level.