Anti-vaxxers

​Anti-vaxxers

Diana Rojas

Audry Portilla

Valeria​ Bolaños

​Definition of anti-vaxxer

​a person who opposes the use of some or all vaccines, regulations mandating vaccination, or usually both

​Adapted from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer

Poll

Do you consider anti-vaxxers a counterculture?

• Yes

• No

​Main Beliefs

• Detrimental to health

• Government's invention

• Mistrust

• Spread fear​

​18^th century: mark of the devil

19^th century: Anti-Vaccination League in London

1998: Andrew Wakefield and autism

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History Examples

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Leads strikes

​Goes against Government

Discredits ​the Government and industry

​​Promotes its position

Endangers others*​

Why is it a counter-culture?

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​Current status of the movement

Poll

Do you feel influenced in any way by the content present in social media?

• Yes

• No

​Social Media

​Staci L Benoit & Rachel F. Mauldin

• 2417 participants

• 92.7%

• posts about vaccines

• Purity

  -Alan Levinovitz: medical concept vs. anti vaxxer's concept

  -​"God-given natural immunity"

• ​Morality

• Freedom​

  -​Jack Goodman and Flora Carmichael

  -28% of Americans​

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Symbols

natural immunity

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corruption

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greed

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microchips

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control

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Music

"Tricked" by  Royce da 5'9's

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Little Seed Big Tree by Ian Brown

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Fashion

​Pop Culture References

Multiple Select

Can you guess who has shared anti-vaccine views publicly? You can select more than 1 answer.

• Chris Hadfield

• Jenny McCarthy

• Donald Trump

• Ryan Reynolds

Jenny McCarthy

He has sold natural health products.

​​Joe Mercola

​​Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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​​Donald Trump

​Famous people

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Vaxxed II: The People's Truth (2019)

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​Movies

Slogans

"my body, my choice"

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"my body, my temple"

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​Our opinion/critique of anti-vaxxers

​We want to hear you!

Open Ended

Using adjectives, can you describe people who consider themselves anti-vaxxers?