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    Antivax beliefs aren't exclusive to the political right. See also this Washington Post article which has some interesting references. Commented Jul 14, 2021 at 20:18
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    @JJJ: Antivaxxers aren't specifically Rightist, true; but the anti-covid-vax push is deeply rooted in Right-conservative politics, and heavily pushed by Right-wing political actors. Note that there is far more pressure against covid vaccines than antivaxxers ever mustered against their original targets (MMR & etc). There's no sense cramming the big group into the small group's tent. Commented Jul 14, 2021 at 20:34
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    @TedWrigley Being anti-vax is different than telling individuals to make up their own minds and do risk assessments whether they want to get the vaccine or not. This for the most part is a personal medical decision. I partially see the argument against this when people bring up the fact that someone choosing to not get the vaccine can potentially have an effect on others, especially those that are medically ineligible to get it. But I feel like the number of people that are medically ineligible to get it is pretty dang low, I could be wrong though. Commented Jul 17, 2021 at 0:51
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    @Jacob: (revised repost) Telling people to "make up their own minds and do risk assessments" merely leads to a Free Rider problem. No one who thinks this way will take even the most minimal risk if they believe they gain indirect protection by having other people in society take the risk instead. except that if too many people try to be Free Riders, the system collapses and the disease spreads unchecked. Commented Jul 19, 2021 at 5:09