Anti-science extremism in America: escalating and globalizing.

Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: France NLM ID: 100883508 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1769-714X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 12864579 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Microbes Infect Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Paris ; New York : Elsevier, c1999-

COVID-19/*prevention & control ; Coronavirus Infections/*prevention & control ; Coronavirus Infections/*psychology ; Measles/*epidemiology ; Pandemics/*prevention & control ; Vaccination/*psychology; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/psychology ; Coronavirus Infections/immunology ; Germany ; Humans ; Measles/prevention & control ; Russia ; United States ; Vaccination/adverse effects ; Vaccines/immunology ; World Health Organization

The last five years has seen a sharp rise in anti-science rhetoric in the United States, especially from the political far right, mostly focused on vaccines and, of late, anti-COVID-19 prevention approaches. Vaccine coverage has declined in more than 100 US counties leading to measles outbreaks in 2019, while in 2020 the US became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the anti-science movement in America has begun to globalize, with new and unexpected associations with extremist groups and the potential for tragic consequences in terms of global public health. A new anti-science triumvirate has emerged, comprised of far right groups in the US and Germany, and amplified by Russian media.
(Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.)

Keywords: Anti-science; Covid-19; Vaccine hesitancy

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Date Created: 20200922 Date Completed: 20210106 Latest Revision: 20210106

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10.1016/j.micinf.2020.09.005

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