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U.S. Health Sec. RFK Jr. touts new nutrition guidelines during Harrisburg rally

State Democrats push back against his actions undermining vaccinations.
By Jaxon White/WITF

‘My body, my choice’: How vaccine foes co-opted the abortion rallying cry

Armed with the language of the abortion rights movement, anti-vaccine forces have converged with right-leaning causes to protest COVID precautions.

By NPR

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Thousands of workers are opting to get fired, rather than take the vaccine

“I felt it was my right as a human being and a citizen of the U.S. to decide what I put in my body.”

By Tim Lambert/WITF

How ivermectin became the new focus of the anti-vaccine movement

U.S. health authorities and most doctors do not recommend using it to prevent or treat COVID-19, citing a lack of clear evidence on whether the drug works.

By NPR

Anti-vaccine activists use a federal database to spread fear about COVID vaccines

Many of the reported events are coincidental — things that happen by chance, not caused by the shot. But when millions of people are vaccinated within a short period, the total number of these reported events can look big.
By NPR

Anti-vaccine film targeted to Black Americans spreads false information

The film draws a line from the very real and disturbing history of racism and atrocities in the medical field — like the Tuskegee syphilis study — to interviews with anti-vaccine activists who warn communities of color to be suspicious of modern day vaccines.
By NPR