Over the past two months, San Francisco's City Attorney Dennis Herrera has attacked anti-vaccine doctors and e-cigarette sales. In doing so, Herrera has replaced one fake fear with another and will endanger more lives than any anti-vaxxer could.
In the wake of an outbreak of measles in Europe and America, elected officials have sought to stop the spread of anti-vaccination fearmongering responsible for the recent measles outbreaks. News outlets, advocates, medical societies, and social media platforms – where the myth that vaccines are both ineffective and dangerous incubate and go viral – are rolling out campaigns to counter myths about the benefits and particularly the dangers of immunization.
