Vaccinations have been a staple of modern medicine for a sizable amount of time. The widespread use and acceptance of the practice has proven to be beneficial to improving global health. While better judgement would be thought to sway fear, there is still a long standing war against vaccines. The anti-vaccine movement—individuals referred to as anti-vaxxers—have long believed that there is not only a strong link to autism, but that all vaccines should be avoided by proxy. As you stated yourself, the original study done by Andrew Wakefield proved to be disingenuous. The findings were proven false and, in a perfect world, should have been the end of the anti-vaxx movement. However, the reality of chemophobic misinformation has proven to be powerful
