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.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
Front Burner · CBC
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Show Notes
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.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts