The Inquiry: What’s Behind The Anti-Vax Movement?

Opposition to vaccines in the US has led to the first measles death in the country for 12 years. It follows a big rise in cases, blamed on so-called “anti-vaxxers”, who say vaccines do more harm to children than good. Why are their views so popular when the accepted science says the opposite? Juniper Russo explains what drew her to the movement and why she later changed her mind about vaccinating her two children.

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