Reddit's pre-covid anti-antivaxxer hysteria: Trying to nail down the time frame.

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[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

One thing that sticks out in my mind is the movie Vaxxed or whatever it was called, and especially the celebrities (De Niro?) and RFK Jr. being involved. I don't remember vaccines being so contentious before that, but then again maybe I just wasn't paying attention.

[–]bjam27 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I think you're right but even more was the "vaccines cause autism" thing where ever it came from was a big turning point for pro-vax. That was the ridiculous Alex Jones type thing people needed to make fun of it and to discredit anyone who disagreed.

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Oh, I remember that well. It was Rolling Stone magazine who published the now infamous article from Wakefield I believe. I think other publications had refused to run it, but R$ was trying to be cool.