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
Jocelyn Wright
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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.