Melissa Kite Melissa Kite

The rise of the johnny-come-lately anti-vaxxer

They are about as credible to a real anti-vaxxer as a dirty vegan to a fruitarian

Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Contributor 
issue 28 January 2023

‘No way am I having it now,’ said a friend, as she insisted on discussing the latest scare stories.

And she shook her head so violently that her long blonde hair was flung sideways across her face, and the resemblance to an anti-vaxxer in the throes of hysteria was extremely convincing.

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