People should stop telling antivaxxers their kids will die young

You say it is part of the problem - I see the attitude of people I see online as part of the problem. Because the root cause is misinformation and distrust. We can absolutely keep the kids out of the nurseries - but it doesn't solve the root cause. And shouting or poking fun at the people causing the issue (antivaxxers) is not making them change their minds, it is making them dig their heels in. We need to educate to get them to change, not marginalise and belittle, which will only make the problem worse.

I'm not saying don't vaccinate. I'm so far removed from being an antivaxxer. But the current "solution" whereby people are shouting at and mocking antivaxxers isn't working. We need to look at using social media to educate.

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