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Hear Me Out: Anti-Vaxers Aren’t Just Extremists

Mar 26, 2024
35:48

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: getting the jab.


Vaccine hesitancy is not a new phenomenon in the United States, but it is a growing one… particularly in conservative Evangelical circles. 


At the same time, there’s a lot for all of us to dislike, and distrust, about the American healthcare system. So, for those of us who have a hard time working up any sympathy for the vaccine-skeptical crowd, it’s worth asking: what if this is a symptom of the problems we’re all experiencing?


Johanna Richlin of the University of Maine joins us.


If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com


Podcast production by Maura Currie.


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