>So it will be quite a long time before people have sufficiently "done their own research" (by dying). And even then, it may not be enough. Antivaccine is as o

>So it will be quite a long time before people have sufficiently "done their own research" (by dying). And even then, it may not be enough. Antivaccine is as old as vaccines, with the same arguments forever, and I would argue that the mass adoption of vaccination in the 20th century has as much to do with social and cultural forces such as post-war optimism, fascination with science and trust in modernity, as with hard data like "efficacy" and having your kids escape illness.