Vaccine skepticism was originally the domain of the far left, fueled by suspicions of the profit-driven motives of corporate pharma.
In fact no less a darling of the lib-left, Robert Kennedy Jr., helped mobilize the global day against vaccine last October in 50 countries in tandem with various far right groupings.
Now we’ve witnessed one of the most ironic dichotomies in American history. Mr. Trump, who boasted about his ‘Warp Speed’ efforts in developing the new Covid-19 vaccine, has not taken the next step to unequivocally urge his far right base to help in the fight against a deadly virus that has already sickened 200 million people and killed over 4 million.
This very same far right is probably the leading anti-vaccine movement in whipping protesters into a frenzy of vigilante justice. This has been witnessed recently in Canada by threats of violence against businesses who intend to demand proof of vaccination before serving in restaurants or guaranteeing employment.
Like elsewhere, the Baltic states has its quota of this global denial of the truth. In Lithuania anti-vaccination and anti-“vaccine passport” actions have been associated with conspiracy theorists and those touting the constitution as protection against vaccination and the required proof. Individuals with ties to the Kremlin have been identified also as organizing demonstrations. Some 5000 amti-vaccinators participated in August at the Lithuanian parliament.
(Pikemalt saab lugeda Eesti Elu 10. septembri 2021 paber- ja PDF/digilehest)
