“You’re seeing strange things over the last few years,” Mendham said. “Not just the traditional quack medicine, but alternative stuff, the anti-vax movement, fear of technology, fear of 5G, that sort of thing.”
You do not have to look far to see this. Online, there is no shortage of complaints about mask mandates, vaccination schedules and the sudden installation of new infrastructure near suburban backyards.
The Uniting for Australian Freedom group claims to have 20,000 members and Australians for Safe Technology up to 50,000.
A July 2019 study by RWTH Aachen University in Germany found that a majority of climate change-related videos on YouTube disputed the scientific consensus.
Perhaps the most outrageous anti Covid-19 vaccine theory I have heard, is that those who administer the jab, deliberately leave the entire needle, buried deep inside the arm of the vaccinated person. For what intent or purpose - I have no idea. But it is certainly a rumour that has unsettled elderly members from some BAME communities. And it should unsettle the wider population too. Not because the rumour is true; but rather these false narratives are manifesting their way into legitimate debates about vaccine safety. Rumours such as these are not just circulating amongst young, vaccine-hesitant people, via WhatsApp messages. In some cases, they are unintentionally peddled by older members of BAME groups, who happen to be most at risk of dying from the virus due to age and race.
Apple fixed up its bloody syringe emoji as many people started to use it to talk about the COVID-19 vaccines. The tech giant removed the blood for a less graphic syringe, according to Emojipedia, [.]
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