Small but vocal right-wing and anti-vaccine groups have converged to spread the same dangerous message, writes Tara C. Smith, a professor of epidemiology at Kent State University, for NBC News THINK: The virus isn't a big deal, scientists and the government are lying to you, and you can be a patriot by ignoring fear of the virus and going about your business. Of course, this pandemic highlights exactly why we need vaccines. It's ironic how those who are most eager to "return to normal" are also those who seem to be least likely to take the steps that would make this possible, Smith writes. Worse, anti-vaccine leaders are already spreading fear about a coronavirus vaccine that does not yet exist. |