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What motivates anti-vaxxers?

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An active desire to harm people
Rank stupidity
Easily led by bad people
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I recently had to block a user on here for spreading harmful disinformation on Covid-19 vaccinations - they claimed that "more people are killed by the vaccine than by guns".

This claim is patently false and easily refuted by looking at the extensive scientific literature on the topic (a sample of which is available here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html).

Which got me thinking: what motivates people to spread this nonsense?
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SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
As others have mentioned, being skeptical about the mRNA Covid 19 vaccines is a smart decision. Being against taking this specific vaccine and still being open to vaccinations in general does not make one an "anti vaxxer"

My impression is that this post is virtue signalling.

You aren't really asking, you are looking for others to agree and back you up.
zonavar68 · 51-55, M
@SumKindaMunster The pro-covid-vax camp has been doing virtue signalling since day 1 of lockdowns occuring.