World Health Anti-Vaxxers Anti-vaxxers in America continue to question the validity of vaccines, sometimes with devastating results: In the first two months of 2019, 159 cases of measles were diagnosed—more than was reported in all of 2017. But the U.S. is not alone in facing anti-vaxxers: Despite the widespread availability of a vaccine, measles caused 110,000 deaths worldwide in 2017, mostly in children under 5. Around the globe, populist right-wing parties promote anti-vaxxer propaganda, with religious groups and inadequate health care systems compounding the problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) has named vaccine hesitancy one of the biggest global health threats in 2019. Below are seven countries battling anti-vaxxer myths and misinformation—and facing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. France People hold placards during a protest against mandatory vaccination policies in front of the Health Ministry in Paris in 2017. JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images A 2016 study published in the journal EBioMedicine revealed that 41 percent of French respondents don’t believe vaccines are safe—far higher than the global average of just 12 percent. But reactionary politicians have been exploiting anti-vaxxer propaganda: “We know so little about the long-term consequences of multiple vaccinations, which fill the pockets of medical labs,” National Rally leader Marine… Read full this story
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