Do people in America actually believe Vaccine cause autism or is bad for health? Or Is it a joke? - eviltoast

So, my an online american friend said"My mom didn’t want to vaccine vax cuzs autism". Is he joking? I know many people say thing like that but i thought they all were joking?

In my country which is a third world country no one believe shit like that even my Grand mother who is illiterate and religious don’t believe thing like that and knows the benefit of vaccine.

  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 hours ago

    anti vaxxing is a thing that real people really engage in, they are in fact, stupid. But it is unfortunately real, just look into the resurgence in measles outbreaks and TB and shit, that’s why.

    ur friend very well may be joking, but i can assure it’s not a complete meme.

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      3 hours ago

      If this is the case, try to convince your friend to talk to their doctor about vaccinations. They may decide, for themselves, that they’re comfortable with it.

      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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        57 minutes ago

        If people were smart enough to listen to informed opinions, and listen to facts, they wouldnt have become antivax in the first place.