Mistrust of doctors, not fear of autism, drives most anti-vax posts online
More doctors and scientists should jump online to tackle these harmful messages, say researchers
21st March 2019
More doctors should get on social media and address harmful anti-vaccination messages, according to researchers who have analysed what is behind parental vaccine hesitancy.

A US analysis shows it's not all about autism on Facebook, and one of the major issues is that anti-vax parents are “highly mistrustful” of the medical and science community.
They say boosting the number of clinician-commentators in online forums will help cultivate trust in doctors and vaccines.
“Just as vaccination is needed to prevent the