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Antivaxers are targeting minorities with their misinformation and conspiracy theories

RFK Jr.: Targeting minorities

Orac has been writing about this a long time. Finally, the mainstream media are noticing how antivaxers target minorities with their message.

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Molecular mimicry: The new old antivaccine abuse of science

RFK Jr. Harlem Vaccine Forum molecular mimicry
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in one of his more animated moments, as he lays down antivax nonsense

Antivaxers are nothing if not persistent and sometimes creative abusing science. This time it’s molecular mimicry, because of course it is. Anything to blame vaccines for autoimmune disease!

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V is for Vaccine: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Del Bigtree rile up an antivaccine demonstration against SB 276

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Antivaccine rally in Sacramento.

“V is for Vaccine” was an antivaccine protest at the California Capitol yesterday. RFK Jr. and Del Bigtree fired up antivaxers with their usual cocktail of pseudoscience, misinformation, and political posturing as “health freedom” advocates.

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Marianne Williamson is NOT a skeptic

Faye Flam and Marianne Williamson

Faye Flam of Bloomberg Technology defended Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson against charges of being antivaccine and antiscience. It does not go well. Flam ignores the worst nonsense and misunderstands science.

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Vaccine Injury Epidemic (VIE) Event: Antivaxers will march on Washington again

VIE event

Antivaxers are going to descend on Washington for their Vaccine Injury Epidemic (VIE) Event in November. Meet the new antivax march, same as the old antivaccine march.