Anti-vax update as Canadian measles surges
Front Burner25 Nov 2024

Anti-vax update as Canadian measles surges

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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