SPOTLIGHT
American anti-science activism is globalising
In an increasingly fragile vaccine ecosystem, American anti-science activism is crossing borders, spreading misinformation, politicising public health and endangering vaccine programmes. Its rise, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America, is a major threat to global health security
Peter Hotez, professor of paediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology; co-director, Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development; and dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine A ntivaccine sentiments can be traced back centuries to objections against Jenner’s original smallpox vaccine in the 1800s in England or, even earlier, to variolation in the founding American colonies and elsewhere. Today, in many countries, objections against vaccinations – especially compulsory immunisations
75 Health: A Political Choice – The Future of Health in a Fractured World
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