The Rise of Populism and Misinformation in the Anti-vax Movement

Routine childhood vaccinations have been on the decline in recent years, with the anti-vax movement rising during the Covid-19 pandemic.


But the conversation has shifted.


What was once affiliated with left-leaning counterculture has now become increasingly right-wing, with male health influencers leading much of the conversation. 

How did the shift happen, and what implications could it have on public health? 

Timothy Caulfield is a professor at the University of Alberta, with the Faculty of Law and Public Health. He’ll go through how and why the anti-vax movement changed.

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