The Influencers Who Keep Stoking Fears About Vaccines
The Atlantic Institutional authorities haven’t adapted to today’s media ecosystem. Other commentators are filling the gap. 6:00 AM ET Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty Life can go back to normal in the United States only if millions more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19. The problem is that today’s communication environment is perfectly engineered to discourage that. Wild claims go viral, and partisans exploit any scientific uncertainty for political advantage. So when the FDA and the CDC paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week, the problem wasn’t just that ...
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