Michigan activists boost ‘experts’ to justify anti-vaccine stance. Health officials say their science doesn’t hold up. Updated May 07, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 A nurse fils a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Kalamazoo Expo Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com Facebook Share Calling them “heavy hitters,’ anti-vaccine activists heralded the arrival of out-of-state experts intended to testify and inform Michigan lawmakers about hypothetical vaccine mandates. Instead, the Thursday legislative hearing before the House Oversight Committee featured wild claims from conspiracy theorists and comparisons to the Holocaust. Michigan House Republicans invited Naomi Wolf and James Lyons-Weiler to testify Thursday on legislation seeking a “preemptive” ban on so-called vaccine passports. Wolf and Lyons-Weiler have little credibility among health experts, but they’re rising stars among “health freedom” activists seeking a scientific justification to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.