It's not limited to the US - I know anti-vaxxers here in Germany, and it really doesn't help that most scientific studies are in English and hard to understand

It's not limited to the US - I know anti-vaxxers here in Germany, and it really doesn't help that most scientific studies are in English and hard to understand for non-nerds. Conspiracy theories are much easier to digest. I think the people I know have simply seen the establishment fuck them over so many times (think [1], [2], TTIP, NSA, whatever) that they automatically believe the opposite of what "science" & the government want them to. Especially because "science" can be transparent bullshit too - the non-esoteric doctor we have on the countryside treats absolutely everything with a cocktail of antibiotics that never help. Why trust him to vaccinate anyone's children? [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-ind... [2] https://corporatewatch.org/company-profiles/monsanto-influence-lobbying https://corporatewatch.org/company-profiles/monsanto-influen... (Links with government)