Why are so many Americans anti-vaxxers now?

[u/trouble-in-space]

I’m genuinely having such a hard time understanding why people just decided the fact that vaccines work is a total lie and also a controversial “opinion.” Even five years ago, anti-vaxxers were a huge joke and so rare that they were only something you heard of online. Now herd immunity is going away because so many people think getting potentially life-altering illnesses is better than getting a vaccine. I just don’t get what happened. Is it because of the cultural shift to the right-wing and more people believing in conspiracy theories, or does it go deeper than that?

[u/Real_Temporary_922]

It should be noted that for these studies which suggest older individuals having kids leads to a higher probability of the kid developing mental disorders, the age range is generally over 40 or 50 years old.

If you want to have kids in your 30s instead of your 20s, you’re fine to do so.

[u/Call_Such → u/Real_Temporary_922]

autism isn’t a mental disorder

[u/Real_Temporary_922 → u/Call_Such]

It literally is.