Anti-Vaxers Aren’t Just Extremists
They’re often responding to real problems with American healthcare.
Hear Me Out · Celeste Headlee
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Show Notes
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: getting the jab.
Vaccine hesitancy is not a new phenomenon in the United States, but it is a growing one… particularly in conservative Evangelical circles.
At the same time, there’s a lot for all of us to dislike, and distrust, about the American healthcare system. So, for those of us who have a hard time working up any sympathy for the vaccine-skeptical crowd, it’s worth asking: what if this is a symptom of the problems we’re all experiencing?
Johanna Richlin of the University of Maine joins us.
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Podcast production by Maura Currie.
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